I watched and read many reviews about playgrounds 2 and just about every one focused on the micro transactions and how it's a cash grab. I get what the stink is about but just playing the game itself if fun and nice to pick and play. Sure I want all the great players and I can buy the whole roster if I want. I can also grind it out and try to unlock them too which is what I plan to do. Yes it is tedious at a point but also what makes me want to come back and play more. If I unlock all the players then I'll just be bored and won't play at all. I got the game for less than 20 bucks and it was a good investment in my eyes.

Like old school NBA jam. Loses a star for having to grind unlock 80 percent of the roster vs paying more money

Bought the game for my 8 year old for Christmas. I have spent as much time playing as he has. It takes you back to the days of NBA Jam. I only wish the process to unlock all the players (without paying for it) didn't take quite as long.

I bought this game on a sale after enjoying the first game well enough on Switch. The second game is a good return to form with expanded rosters and more classic players. The only problem is you start with an extremely limited random roster of I believe around 10 players or so. This makes it common that of your random starters you may not even have one player from your favorite team(s). The work around is playing the game and unlocking character packs as you go. The way the game attempts to push you is into buying the $7.50 dlc that unlocks everything (though you have to spend $10 in the eShop and have some change). But this is easily the best way to go as you get all players now and in the future with some extra cash for packs that feature cosmetic clothing upgrades. It's a fun game with some cool new modes but if you buy PLAN on spending the extra $10 to buy the DLC.

The kids love this game. They even roped me into it. It is not complicated and the tutorials help learn the moves. You can improve your players and unlock more simply by playing. Fun game for just $19.99 which is what we paid for it.