# NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition — Real 2K Basketball Experience

> Authentic NBA basketball simulation with franchise management and career modes. (iPhone/iPad app by 2K Sports.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nba-2k22-arcade-edition/id1571881224 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [2K Sports](https://appshunter.io/developer/324563547)
- Category: Games, Sports
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.73/5 from 77,066 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 3.6 GB
- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and 3 more
- Released: 2021-10-19
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nba-2k22-arcade-edition/id1571881224/reviews.md

## What is NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition?

NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition is the latest title in the world-renowned, best-selling NBA 2K series exclusively on Apple Arcade. Live your NBA dreams on the hardwood and run with today’s top stars like Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Zion Williamson, Anthony Davis, Rui Hachimura, Karl-Anthony Towns and more - in an authentic NBA 2K experience.

Choose from your favorite NBA teams and take on competitors in Quick Match featuring updated 2022 NBA rosters. Compete head-to-head with a friend in Online Multiplayer mode, or play 3v3 street basketball in Blacktop mode.

Become the GM and Head Coach of your favorite NBA Franchise and build your NBA dream team in Association Mode. Manage your NBA roster and make trades, sign free agents, scout up and coming prospects, and control your team’s finances. Do you have what it takes to lead your franchise to an NBA championship?

Start your own NBA journey in MyCAREER mode. Customize your personal appearance, position, jersey number and live out your NBA career as a deadeye sharpshooter, elite ball handler, high flying finisher and more! Customize and practice your own MyCOURT where you can run drills and hone your skills. Train and level up your stats on the way to reaching NBA All-Star status.

Experience NBA 2k basketball like never before in NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition with more ways than ever to enjoy the game!

NBA 2K22 FEATURES:

MyCAREER:
- Create your player: Choose physical characteristics like height, wingspan, weight, playstyle & more
- Choose your position and play on your favorite team
- Modify your stats and build: Become a 3 point specialist or dominate and slam dunk in the paint
- MyCOURT: Enter your own private court and practice drills and tutorials to improve your abilities
- Start your NBA journey - from a young rookie to an NBA legend

Quick Match Modes:
- Play Now: Choose your favorite team and play against rivals from around the NBA in 5v5 basketball games.
- Blacktop Mode: Select your favorite players and play street basketball in 1v1, 3v3, or 5v5 game modes
- Test your skill with authentic basketball gameplay


The Association Mode:
- NBA manager: Build your dream team by making trades and signing free agents
- Scout prospects and add them to your team through the NBA Draft
- Control your team’s contracts, finances, salaries, personnel and more

Online Multiplayer Mode:
- Choose one of the 30 NBA teams and go head-to-head against a friend
- Online Multiplayer games: play real-time PVP basketball in online matches

Controller Optimization:
- New improved controls for a better gameplay experience
- New Casual controller and AI assist for both offense and defense

Cross-Platform Gameplay:
- Play on your own or against friends via iCloud–on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV.
- Compatibility with Xbox or PS DualShock controllers

NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition is the authentic Apple Arcade experience for the NBA 2K basketball game.

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## Key features

- Create and customize your player
- Manage NBA franchises
- Play quick matches with updated rosters
- Compete in online multiplayer
- Experience 3v3 street basketball
- Controller optimization for improved gameplay

## What do users think of NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent graphics
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🎮 Great mobile port of console experience
- 💡 Variety of game modes

**Cons**

- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🎮 Unresponsive controls
- 🤖 Unrealistic AI difficulty
- 🔇 Lack of commentary and sound effects

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game crashes and progress loss
- Inconsistent shooting mechanics
- Issues with player contract/free agency logic
- Camera getting stuck on wrong view

**Most requested features**

- Add park/online multiplayer mode
- Ability to save mid-game in MyCareer
- More customization options for MyPlayer
- Improved badge progression system
- Implement icon passing and advanced plays

## Recent user reviews (10 of 50)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nba-2k22-arcade-edition/id1571881224/reviews.md

### 3/5 — My player malfunctions

*2023-02-06, version 1.6.0*

This game has excellent graphics but control for da my player mode. The player be tired and can’t run back up da court to get back on defense quick enough cuz he tired. And even wen full energy he still slower than da other players. While running behind a player getting on defense he stops running and get in defense stance wen he not in front of player. If y’all are listening 2k20 had da best mobility for my player. Copy that to da newest one wit da graphics. Then u got u an good game. More ppl will play it too. Ppl complain about da shooting and controlling so it be far to get ppl to join da 2k mobile world

### 2/5 — Lipstick on a pig

*2022-10-13, version 1.6.0*

Congratulations on improving the graphics. They are very impressive. And that’s where the improvements stop unfortunately. Take me back to 2020. Where I could go to Play Now mode & play with teams of all time greats. Why would you take Magic, Bird, Jordan, etc, away from us? Why drop this? It was the best. 

I play a lot of MyCareer mode but occasionally life interrupts a game. Why can’t I save the game? Why do I need to start it over if I decide to get up & make a sandwich? What happened? Everything was going so well in the 2020 version. You had an opportunity to build on that & instead you decided to move backwards. It really disappointing.

### 5/5 — Favorite Game

*2022-10-09, version 1.6.0*

I REALLY love this game,the graphics are insanely good it’s even hard to believe that this is a mobile game. But the only things I don’t like is the fact that all the players have to wear the same shoes,and also there’s no commentary in the game is really not good. But hopefully with 2k23 we’re going to get some commentary and also if we could get different shoes like every player’s with their own shoes. But even with those lack of features,I’ll give a 5 stars because I love this game sooo much,and the fact that you can either play it online or offline just makes it more enjoyable,thank you 2k🙏🏾

### 4/5 — Good Game

*2022-08-10, version 1.6.0*

Honestly I really enjoy the game. I would go as far to say I prefer it over console but in good conscious I don’t recommend it to anybody who is new to playing 2K because it lacks the immersion verses console: their no mycareer story, you can’t run plays, you can’t see the plays being called, my association when you play you can’t lock on to a certain player, on multiple occasions I wasn’t given my badge and had to grind for it again (defensively badges so that’s really annoying), there no commentary announcers, and passing is abysmal especially when I use my controller. But if you are like me and have been playing 2K a long time but are tired of them releasing the games unfinished, empty promises and VC hungry. With all that being said if you want just the basic game without the bells and whistles then I will definitely recommend it and getting VC is easier and fun, it’s easier to grind MYC and I’m honestly thinking of staying here playing 2K and not returning to console

### 3/5 — DEVS Please

*2022-08-09, version 1.6.0*

i’m a controller user and i feel as you should put the RB/R1 icon function in because it hard to pass the ball if you want to pass too the guy in the corner put at the last second the icon switch’s to the guy in the paint or a turnover…i’ve come back with something i don’t know why isn’t there an right bumper function/input?all the other ones have a function…I play 2k on consoles and pc  and that’s not right that all functions of the game beside Right bumper or Right1 it would help a lot with the T/O ratios and it doesn’t feel like 2k tried of throwing the ball the the person on the other side of the court when i have a guy in the corner or under the rim PLEASE Input the RB/R1 Functions for the controller users

### 5/5 — To the devs: Great Game But..

*2022-08-05, version 1.6.0*

There are a few things that come to mind that I know many other players as well as myself would like to see added to the game. One is that there should be a option to purchase Vc for those that don’t want to grind out mycareer or be able to obtain it faster by adding in game challenges that might even make the games (mycareer) a lot more fun also. A big one is being able to get badges faster. The process takes way too long..I could see if we wanted to be competitive in park or a game mode like that but since we are playing by ourselves it should be a lot easier to upgrade our players and see how good they would be maxed out (stats/badges). I’m not saying take out the grind entirely, but it shouldn’t be as hard as it is right now to get one badege. To get all the badges we would have to play generously maybe 2 or more seasons in our mycareer. I know this 2K22 arcade but it doesn’t have to be exactly like the console version. It might be a change for the better in the mobile 2k community.

### 4/5 — Good but missing some key features

*2022-07-31, version 1.6.0*

It’s a good mobile port but its missing some key features and has some bugs. For one, I need the ability to pass to specific players via an assigned button per teammate like the other games instead of always relying on the inconsistent “directional” passing. We also need the ability to run plays in game. A few bugs i have seen is where you run a certain layup and it gets blocked always from defenders that shouldn’t have been able to block a shot from behind on a 6’5 player. I have seen Too many complete stuffs of players like Anthony Davis on gimme layups that it needs adjusted. It can also get annoying sometimes when your teammates just cant seem to be capable of setting a decent pick. Lastly, the blatant misses despite a shot that should be in is annoying. If my character is a 95 rating in 3pters he should be shooting 20% from the 3pt line esp not on wide open shots and the shot timing on the layups is crazy inconsistent. How do I know what animation my character is going to perform and how slow he will do it?    All in all, it is still fun and the my player works okay.

### 3/5 — Please fix your game!!

*2022-07-27, version 1.6.0*

Okay so I mostly play this game because of the career mode. It is so fun! But I have an 83 ovr Shooting/Slasher build and I put 40k+ VC into the build, only for me to log on the next day and have the build REMOVED FROM THE GAME. I couldn’t log back onto the build and it was deleted. No VC refunded, none saved. So could there at least be an option to refund a build you already created? I have a 95 ovr SLASHER ONLY build that I don’t like anymore but there is no possible way to get my 150K+ VC that I spent on the slasher back. If I could refund my slasher build VC, I could make a new 95 OVR slasher/shooter build. And this happens a lot! I got an association file removed that I spent time on. So please, fix this in another update. You make so many updates to 2K22 mobile and the actual 2K22 but not so much to the best one on mobile, 2k22 arcade edition. FIX THIS PLEASE!!!

### 4/5 — Awesome game that is missing 1 key feature

*2022-07-10, version 1.6.0*

Have really enjoyed this franchise and the developers add a few new features with each international but unfortunately one of my favorite features this was in a previous installment got taken away. This was the ability to save a game that is currently taking place and be able to jump back in where you left off, specifically on my career. If I am in the 3rd quarter of a contested game and a phone call comes up that I can’t miss I’ll unfortunately lose all of my progress in my current game and I’ll have to restart from tip off which is a bit frustrating. If my memory serves correct this feature was in the game all the way up until 2k20 or 2K19, and I’m not sure why it got removed. If this feature returns I will happily rate this game 5 stars.

### 2/5 — Game Center connection lost every 2-3 mins it seems

*2022-07-08, version 1.6.0*

No matter what game it is I choose to play I'm an avid online competitor I love playing against other people win lose or draw but unfortunately this has been one of the hardest things to do with NBA 2K22. Connection issues are guaranteed every game that I play if I’m even allowed into a lobby. Game constantly lags. I get that it is online gaming so networks will peek and spike at times as well as servers but being in the middle of a game fourth quarter and you get connection issues like this is almost every game like somebodies or some bodies are not doing their job. Buttons sometimes are non responsive. I’m playing on a iPad Pro 8th Gen with Bluetooth paired ps4 controller. The game is good for playing career mode if you wanna max out a player‘s archetype other than that it’s just spaced token up on your device. I will continue to leave one or two star reviews every time the game asks me to leave a comment or star rating until the issue is resolved. Keeping my fingers crossed hoping that by the release of 2K23 they will have fixed and solve this issue. This is the only game that I play online that experience this level of disappointment from.

## Frequently asked questions about NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition

### What is NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition?

NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition is a basketball simulation game that offers an authentic NBA experience. It allows players to manage teams, create their own player's career, and compete in various game modes.

### What are the key game modes available?

The game features Quick Match for playing with favorite teams, Blacktop Mode for street basketball, Association Mode for franchise management, and Online Multiplayer for head-to-head competition.

### Is NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition free to play?

Yes, NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition is available for free on Apple Arcade. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the description.

### What devices is NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition compatible with?

The game is designed for Apple Arcade and can be played on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV. It also supports controllers like Xbox or PS DualShock.

### Can I play with friends in NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition?

Yes, you can compete head-to-head with a friend in the Online Multiplayer mode. The game also supports cross-platform gameplay via iCloud.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.0 — 2022-06-09

- Updated NBA team rosters, player attributes, and ratings.
- Misc. bug fixes and improvements

### 1.5.0 — 2022-03-17

Your favorite NBA 2K game on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple TV now includes:
- New NBA All-Star 22 court, jersey, and lineup in MyCAREER and The Association mode.
- Updated NBA team rosters, player attributes, and ratings.
- Brand new replay mode shows off your game highlights.
- Option to swap your language preference from the settings menu - reboot no longer required.
- Over 50 bug fixes.

### 1.4.0 — 2021-12-09

-Team roster updates including new NBA rookies
-Full support for the latest iPad mini
-Updated Game Center Access Point
-Achievement names added to in-game notifications
-Adjusted the starting position of the virtual controller
-Optimized player models and player portraits
-Various Bug Fixes

### 1.3.0 — 2021-10-18

In the all-new The Association mode, players can be the GM or Head Coach of their favorite NBA Franchises and build their own NBA dream teams, while in MyCOURT, players can level up stats with special drills in a custom court tailored to their individual athletes. Fans can also compete head-to-head with a friend in Online Multiplayer mode, play 3v3 street basketball in Blacktop mode, start a personal NBA journey in MyCAREER mode or jump into Quick Match featuring the latest 2021-22 NBA rosters.

### 1.2.0 — 2021-10-12

NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition is the authentic Apple Arcade experience for the NBA 2K basketball game.

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