NBA 2K16

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  1. greedoinaspeedo
    Sep 25, 2015
    6
    Long time, year in year out, 2K player. All of the updates to the gameplay and AI are stellar as usual. The attention to detail and progression of the game mechanics is stellar. I have always played MyPlayer and MyGM.

    MyPlayer this year forces you to be a player named Frequency Vibrations from the projects in Brooklyn, and have an African American family with a twin sister. And it's    Long time, year in year out, 2K player. All of the updates to the gameplay and AI are stellar as usual. The attention to detail and progression of the game mechanics is stellar. I have always played MyPlayer and MyGM.

    MyPlayer this year forces you to be a player named Frequency Vibrations from the projects in Brooklyn, and have an African American family with a twin sister. And it's called "Livin' Da Dream". Not joking. I'm trying to figure out how to reconcile these things as I hear the story and look at the Spaniard I have created to resemble myself. I can't decide if it's a reverse blindside or if my character is just having Rachel Dolezal type delusions. Spike Lee has made myplayer mode feel like it's choosing to exclude me, and make me feel that by participating I am appropriating a culture that is not mine. These are not things that are currently enhancing my experience.    … Expand
  2. Mattyice
    Sep 25, 2015
    7
    NBA 2k16 is a solid offline basketball game. It plays smooth and gameplay is easy and intuitive. A few new additions to mycareer and myGM are solid as well. However, there are issues that hurt this game in other ways. The servers are completely unbearable and loading times are long, hindering the online experience because the online modes are great, but they never work. Also, the Spike LeeNBA 2k16 is a solid offline basketball game. It plays smooth and gameplay is easy and intuitive. A few new additions to mycareer and myGM are solid as well. However, there are issues that hurt this game in other ways. The servers are completely unbearable and loading times are long, hindering the online experience because the online modes are great, but they never work. Also, the Spike Lee directed story is cheesy and scripted, even though the addition of a college team is cool. It feels like you know what's going to happen next. Overall, it's a fantastic offline game and a few new additions try to freshen things up, but its online struggles and weak mycareer make 2k16 a game not worth purchasing if you already have 2k15.… Expand
  3. CanuckHoser
    Sep 30, 2015
    7
    Excellent game, excellent gameplay. Would have been a 9 or 10 if 2K hadn't included Livin' Da Dream. Horrible addition. Sports video game "create-a-player" modes are successful because they allow regular couch potatoes that cannot make it to the bug time in real life to live out their aspirations in the game. Spike Lee's overly scripted mode leaves NO room for freedom and very littleExcellent game, excellent gameplay. Would have been a 9 or 10 if 2K hadn't included Livin' Da Dream. Horrible addition. Sports video game "create-a-player" modes are successful because they allow regular couch potatoes that cannot make it to the bug time in real life to live out their aspirations in the game. Spike Lee's overly scripted mode leaves NO room for freedom and very little room for personalization. Should be called Livin' Spike Lee's Dream.… Expand
  4. Schoonie30
    Oct 17, 2015
    6
    Having to be twins with a black sister and being part of a black family as a white person will never make sense to me and will make me not enjoy this my player experience
  5. PointBreakCali
    Oct 13, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game itself is about the same as last year with some minor tweak and obviously updated rosters. I generally only play the career and franchise modes so i don't care about the multiplayer. The reason I give the game a 5 is the blatantly racist career mode where your only option is to play someone from the brooklyn projects. Its totally linear and no options at all like last year to mold the player they way you see fit. You wont be getting any more money from me 2k until you go back to the old career mode and get rid of Spike Lee's version of it.… Expand
  6. Jbussy
    Feb 15, 2016
    9
    The 2016 installment of NBA 2k is one of the best all-around basketball simulator put out by this company. The gameplay found in this game is pretty similar to past installments of the game minus a couple control tweaks. One of te biggest new improvements to the A.I. is that they adapt to the way you play, for instance if you shoot a lot of perimeter shots the defense will adapt to that.The 2016 installment of NBA 2k is one of the best all-around basketball simulator put out by this company. The gameplay found in this game is pretty similar to past installments of the game minus a couple control tweaks. One of te biggest new improvements to the A.I. is that they adapt to the way you play, for instance if you shoot a lot of perimeter shots the defense will adapt to that. My GM is relatively the same but now you can customize pretty much every aspect of your team if you have the funds. All of the changes made in My GM are present in the My League mode. The story mode added My Career is alright but I found myself waiting for the scenes to end and not really caring about what happens to them due to the lack of choices I got to make. NBA 2k16 feels like it has made some major improvements from the last year and the series is definitely still one of the best sports simulators out there.
    9/10

    JB    … Expand
  7. Irussell21
    Dec 19, 2015
    0
    Do not buy this game, and if you do purchase it, please don't play myTeam. The issue starts with Ronnie2K and the development team has begun mocking the community. They flooded the myTeam game mode with 96 overall Luis Scola, Jamal Crawford, JR Smith, and many others after blatantly going back on their promises.
  8. Stefan_ManUtd
    Dec 5, 2015
    5
    The gameplay is pretty enjoyable but the cheesy AI and the bad online servers are really bringing this game down. The fact that 2K were told this so many times and they still don't do anything about it makes me realise how they don't give a s**t about customers.
  9. Jkpotter
    Dec 20, 2015
    1
    The gameplay itself is great, however this game's community managers do a very poor job communicating ideas to the developers. In the most recent updates they created players that are better than some of the the sports greatest legends, but in real life have absolutely no chance of even seeing their names on a hall of fame ballot. It's honestly so frustrating that it is difficult to putThe gameplay itself is great, however this game's community managers do a very poor job communicating ideas to the developers. In the most recent updates they created players that are better than some of the the sports greatest legends, but in real life have absolutely no chance of even seeing their names on a hall of fame ballot. It's honestly so frustrating that it is difficult to put into words.… Expand
  10. Imballinbaby2
    Dec 20, 2015
    1
    Game is trash and has several issues dating back to release date that 2k has simply not bothered to fix, such as 0 0 "2k trash server" losses, terrible input lag, issues with bouncing the ball off a players foot everytime you come close to someone and so on. to cap it all off, they have the WORST community managers ever and they have an absolute TRASH ultimate team mode where they provideGame is trash and has several issues dating back to release date that 2k has simply not bothered to fix, such as 0 0 "2k trash server" losses, terrible input lag, issues with bouncing the ball off a players foot everytime you come close to someone and so on. to cap it all off, they have the WORST community managers ever and they have an absolute TRASH ultimate team mode where they provide "Content" maybe once a week and usually the content is garbage, so recently they have resorted to releasing 96 overall Luis Scolas Ty Lawsons and theyre gonna drop a 97 overall Andre Miller sometime soon(OMFG)

    Along with the my team issues, My career is repetitive garbage as the Spike Lee story lasts you 2 days at the most and after that its the same boring crap, My League is literally the same thing its been the past 3 years and Park is full of cheaters and LAG.

    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET PISSED OFF    … Expand
  11. Christianb
    Dec 20, 2015
    4
    Community managers are a joke and mock their community. The development teams and community team obviously don't work together. Online modes lack stability and the Offline modes can't even get things like jerseys, lineups etc. right. It's sad 2K has a hold on the market because any other developer would look at how the whole player base is complaining about lack of content, stability etcCommunity managers are a joke and mock their community. The development teams and community team obviously don't work together. Online modes lack stability and the Offline modes can't even get things like jerseys, lineups etc. right. It's sad 2K has a hold on the market because any other developer would look at how the whole player base is complaining about lack of content, stability etc and work towards fixing them, where as 2K and Take-Two are just robbing their loyal customers blind.… Expand
  12. Drew185
    Jan 13, 2016
    6
    I'm an experienced basketball player in real life, and a sports video game enthusiast. This game should not be this hard. I've been playing for a few weeks now.

    There is an extreme lack of tutorials for a game with such complicated (and poor) controls. I've had to go online to youtube to find tutorials on anything I wanted to learn for this game. I can play as the Warriors against    I'm an experienced basketball player in real life, and a sports video game enthusiast. This game should not be this hard. I've been playing for a few weeks now.

    There is an extreme lack of tutorials for a game with such complicated (and poor) controls. I've had to go online to youtube to find tutorials on anything I wanted to learn for this game.

    I can play as the Warriors against the Hornets on Rookie mode and the Hornets will match me step for step. Curry moves around screens like he's on sleeping medication. The lateral movement for the world's quickest players is inexplicably lethargic.

    The right stick (PS4) is downright dysfunctional. You never know which version of its many functions are going to happen each time you press it, if it even responds at all. I can run straight at the basket with a top player like Kawhi Leonard, with no defense in the way, hold R2 and press the right stick for a dunk, only to have him pull up and brick a jumper from just inside the free throw line.

    The opposing defense still has a superhuman ability to intercept your passes.

    Dribbling (another function of the much-maligned right stick) is awful. You never know if your player will even do a move. Driving into the lane is nearly hopeless. Even top players like Steph Curry will routinely lose the ball in the lane even if you are attempting dribble moves or various layup/dunk options.

    Your team's defensive AI is laughably bad. They will frequently camp out around the perimeter, just inviting the other team to drive in for a dunk.
    As for controlling your player on defense, it is complicated and challenging, but I can appreciate some of the nuances of risk/reward there. But CPU players can still blow past you with little effort. And forget about trying to intercept passes. I can stand right in between two CPU players, wait for the pass, press steal, and I still won't get the ball.

    I tried adjusting the gameplay settings and see almost no difference. The very high difficulty level is still there.

    As for the good parts of the game:

    -presentation - Fantastic. Commentary is the best in the business. Animations are very realistic - except for the super sluggish lateral movements of the ball-handlers.

    -Game modes- this really isn't a selling point for me, I just want to play a quick game whenever I have time. But there are loads of game modes in NBA2K16 - playing online, seasons, the Spike Lee story mode, etc.

    Bottom line: Looks great, sounds great, loads of game modes. Hampered by extreme difficulty and embarrassingly bad controls.    … Expand
  13. L4DLegend91
    Dec 2, 2015
    9
    *DISCLAIMER* I haven't played online or MyCareer yet, so this only from a MyGM mode and exhibition game standpoint.

    I liked last years game for being easy to pick up, get into and play without issue. 2K16 takes the simple gameplay, adds some small nuances to make it better, add difficulty to making shots and driving to the basket, and ultimately made the game better. The MyGM is robust    *DISCLAIMER* I haven't played online or MyCareer yet, so this only from a MyGM mode and exhibition game standpoint.

    I liked last years game for being easy to pick up, get into and play without issue. 2K16 takes the simple gameplay, adds some small nuances to make it better, add difficulty to making shots and driving to the basket, and ultimately made the game better. The MyGM is robust and adds a lot of features that is going to add many hours or game time, making it as thorough as any other season or GM mode from any sports game.

    The presentation is beautiful and the music adds a great vibe to the game.

    Of course, I haven't played online or the Career Mode, but I will soon.    … Expand
  14. Mr-X
    Feb 22, 2016
    9
    Beautiful Graphics, upgraded AI and gameplay, but occasionally laggy multiplayer and meaningless myCareer "movie" slightly hampers several aspects of the game.
  15. MaxPayneIsGod
    Jun 6, 2016
    8
    The best basketball sim available with tons of game modes and heaps of option. There is literally 100s of hours in this game if you have the time to invest. I do however have 2 gripes, 1 minor, the other major.

    Its a little too realistic to the point that it restricts gameplay. The shot mechanic is very hard to get used to and I find myself watching the gauge instead of the game. Then    The best basketball sim available with tons of game modes and heaps of option. There is literally 100s of hours in this game if you have the time to invest. I do however have 2 gripes, 1 minor, the other major.

    Its a little too realistic to the point that it restricts gameplay. The shot mechanic is very hard to get used to and I find myself watching the gauge instead of the game. Then again every time you sink a shot it feels that little bit more rewarding.

    Now, the major gripe. Holy Hell 2K what were you thinking with the Story Mode!? It is hands down the most ridiculous and worst video game story in the history of video games. I love Spike Lee, most of his movies are fantastic but the "brush" he has tainted 2K with is too glaringly obvious to ignore. I created a character to represent MYSELF therefore I made a white male with a beard; woah and behold the story FORCES my character to have a blatantly African American voice, be a twin of an African American sister and have African American parents. I could not believe that there were no options. And speaking of options, the story branches into what you would expect to be "Choice" situations, like which shoes do I like? which friend to I cut off etc etc. There are no choices what-so-ever and you're shunted on by the narrative which is, in effect, a poor man's He Got Game.

    No doubt 2K realises the huge mistake they made using the Spike Lee Joint to try and hook gamers (it worked on me) however it will be extremely unlikely that they take this route again.

    Oh, and one last thing, I started one of the owner/manager modes and who walked into the scene, my created character who I wanted nothing to do with. That's right, the game pigeon holes you into using the same broken character in whichever custom mode you play.

    2K16 is a good game let down by some poor choices by the publisher. I'm looking forward to 2K17 and its step away from a Spike Lee Joint. In the mean time its Madden 16.    … Expand
  16. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Jun 8, 2016
    8
    PS+ freebie June 2016:

    So, PS+ time again, and at last another AAA title for free, £55, for free. I assume this is only on the EU release as free, given our lack of love for Basketball! It's true, I don't really understand or like Basketball, so this is a review from that view-point. Unlike other sports sims, I found my first game of NBA2K16 actually really REALLY refreshing.    PS+ freebie June 2016:

    So, PS+ time again, and at last another AAA title for free, £55, for free.

    I assume this is only on the EU release as free, given our lack of love for Basketball!

    It's true, I don't really understand or like Basketball, so this is a review from that view-point.

    Unlike other sports sims, I found my first game of NBA2K16 actually really REALLY refreshing. Firstly, no commentary. If you're going to invest a lot of hours into a sports game, as I have in ProEvo in the past, I've grown to detest the commentary. First few plays its always okay - after hearing the same comments over and over again, it becomes like a knife in the side every time they repeat the sentence for the 4th or 5th time within 10 minutes. Instead, NBA2K16 has a soundtrack. Which I've liked so far!

    My understanding of basketball is that it's a game of attrition. The matches aren't about scoring as much as 'breaking the oppositions serve' as such. It's a given that the majority of runs at the hoop will see points, and the game makes this very fluid and very easy. I found using the Square button to shoot a little confusing at first, and my first game vs a friend was dominated by both of us endlessly travelling - but a few games in, I started using the right stick and shoulder botton's more for tricks, quick turns and extremely fluid play. I also figured out the balance of the game sits with your defence line blocking more than they block of you.

    To compare this to another sports title - I would compare it to the old NHL on the mega-drive. Something clicked with that game, it was very fast, simple to play, hard to master - and NBA2K16 feels like that. It took me literally 8 games to get a slam dunk in as such.

    As someone that has little understanding of the sport, or any knowledge of teams past knowing Michael Jordan, I am surprised at how enjoyable this game is. If you don't catch it on PS+, I would recommend paying up to £25 for this on future sales - but given its a sports sim, it will probably have an annual release and this version will be bargain bucket on ebay within the year if not!    … Expand
  17. kamykoski
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    Best sports game on the market, even better than the last one which is hard to believe for me. Hands down for this ultimate basketball experience. Get it ASAP!
  18. Jarbear28
    Mar 29, 2016
    8
    The gameplay is awesome and realistic. It feels like basketball. The voice acting was mediocre and the story itself wasn't that great but what can you expect from a basketball game. If you enjoy basketball, you'll enjoy this game.
  19. Deckz
    Apr 1, 2016
    8
    This game is so typical, yet not. the gameplay is insane, it is easily the best played sportsgame out there. but everything around it is a miss, the story just about ok, and the fact that there is a story is cool, so i don't mind that much, but i was expecting to have way more options in career mode. i like it when a sports game can explain how it works with simple setups, and yet haveThis game is so typical, yet not. the gameplay is insane, it is easily the best played sportsgame out there. but everything around it is a miss, the story just about ok, and the fact that there is a story is cool, so i don't mind that much, but i was expecting to have way more options in career mode. i like it when a sports game can explain how it works with simple setups, and yet have insane amounts of options that i don't have to fiddle with, but still be there. the character creation is **** and i also lost my cool since the first time i had to use their custom keyboard to register an account, later to find out, i had to confirm email, and then go though the horror of that keyboard again the next day.
    i realise im rambling here, but my main point is: gameplay = 10. everything else = a weak 6    … Expand
  20. josemr01
    Feb 26, 2016
    10
    El mejor juego deportivo del Mercado. La jugabilidad es exquisita, la ambientación y banda sonora buenísima. El modo GM además ofrece aspectos de gestión muy exhaustivos, por lo que el partido que se le puede sacar al juego junto al resto de opciones es casi infinito.
  21. Hyde_333
    Jun 13, 2016
    0
    This game is completely unplayable, I think it has something to do with the update servers, but don't expect to actually be able to play the game when you load it up, there will be an update which downloads painfully slowly. I am lucky that I didn't actually pay any money for this game (PS Plus) because if I did I would be furious.

    I would like to review the actual gameplay of this    This game is completely unplayable, I think it has something to do with the update servers, but don't expect to actually be able to play the game when you load it up, there will be an update which downloads painfully slowly. I am lucky that I didn't actually pay any money for this game (PS Plus) because if I did I would be furious.

    I would like to review the actual gameplay of this game, but I am not going to waste my life waiting for every 0.0001 MB to download.

    Awful, just plain awful.    … Expand
  22. Rallandollo
    Dec 17, 2015
    3
    Extremely disappointed with this game. I personally enjoyed NBA 2K15 helluva lot more.

    MyCareer story by director Spike Lee is so poorly written, stereotypical and boring. So I'm caucasian, but I have black parents, a black twin and **** up accent that doesn't seem to fit a white person. Dull and awkard. However, the most annoying aspect of this game is definitely the shooting.    Extremely disappointed with this game. I personally enjoyed NBA 2K15 helluva lot more.

    MyCareer story by director Spike Lee is so poorly written, stereotypical and boring. So I'm caucasian, but I have black parents, a black twin and **** up accent that doesn't seem to fit a white person. Dull and awkard.

    However, the most annoying aspect of this game is definitely the shooting. MyCareer player is maxed out at shooting, but I miss so many obvious and open 3 point attempts, mid-range shots and contact shots it' s unbearable. I strongly consider trading this game.

    Also the VC (Virtual Coins) is a god damn cash cow - so messed up!

    I really believed in 2K - now I'm not so sure...    … Expand
  23. irezfortips
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    gameplay is somewhat solid but the story in the create a superstar mode is horribly RACIST . dont make anything but a black character or you will be so removed from the story line it will be laughable. thanks spike lee for ruining the only good part of this franchise.
  24. DaMJops
    Sep 26, 2015
    3
    Way too many bugs. 2k servers are bad. Unbelievably nerfed player in the beginning - can't even do a decent mid range shot if timing is not perfect. Automatically reassigns a player to guard when you double team, then deducts coaching satisfaction for your initiative. Too sensitive with doing pick plays - although I have to admit I used to spam "set screen" to get higher coachWay too many bugs. 2k servers are bad. Unbelievably nerfed player in the beginning - can't even do a decent mid range shot if timing is not perfect. Automatically reassigns a player to guard when you double team, then deducts coaching satisfaction for your initiative. Too sensitive with doing pick plays - although I have to admit I used to spam "set screen" to get higher coach satisfaction, but right now illegal screening is called even if there isn't a problem. Cliche Spike Lee story line. Forces you to suck as a rookie - can't grind to become a better player quickly, which removes the real fun in an nba 2k franchise wherein you can do awesome layups and dunks soon. I mean, it's okay to suck at first, but forcing you to suck at first is really awful - unless you purchase points online.

    Another "pay to upgrade" game. I'm a big fan of the nba 2k franchise, but this game just blows it.    … Expand
  25. Milkdew
    Dec 20, 2015
    3
    Game suffers from very poor community management and technical issues like online lag and cheaters. 2K cares only for your money, the potential is there, they forgot to focus on making it a great involved game. I guess having a monopoly makes you lazy and microtransactions make you greedy. It's the customer that pays the price.
  26. SwayzeActual
    Sep 25, 2015
    5
    I play a few hundred hours of 2K every year, so I am always very excited by a new release. The gameplay is improved from last year. The UI is great and it's easier than ever to get right into the action.

    However, I primarily play MyPlayer, and this year's version is very troubling. I was very excited going in about Spike Lee's presence. I thought it would bring more depth to my yearly    I play a few hundred hours of 2K every year, so I am always very excited by a new release. The gameplay is improved from last year. The UI is great and it's easier than ever to get right into the action.

    However, I primarily play MyPlayer, and this year's version is very troubling. I was very excited going in about Spike Lee's presence. I thought it would bring more depth to my yearly wish fulfilment of getting to play basketball in the NBA. You see, I played into High School and had to stop because my knees just weren't made for the sport. That's why MyPlayer has always been so immersive to me, I get to role play that my basketball career didn't end in high school. Before this year, the game was very good about letting you fill in the blanks of your own character's story, showing you some behind the scenes BS that was amusing but not very worthwhile. Yet the crux of my characters "story" was always supplied by me, and that was perfect. I always rolled what the game supplied in the cut scenes into the continuity of my own story. That is not possible this year.

    Spike Lee has made the game less inclusive. It feels as if he's sending the message to anyone that isn't an African American from the projects, that basketball is not for them. Playing through the career has been strange to say the least. The game lets you mold and put yourself in the game. But then it chooses the nickname "Frequency Vibrations" for you, and there's a signature on court dance you cannot stop your character from doing, despite both those things going against the type player I want to be.

    You have an African American family and twin sister that the game continually reminds you of, and the in game commentators constantly bring up you coming from the projects in Brooklyn. This constantly breaks immersion if you have a character with differently pigmented skin. And none of this even mentions the casual demonization of all the white men working in the sports business or the simplistic and stereotypical representations of young African Americans that is uncomfortable.

    The high school and college games leading into the draft are brilliant, and the new gameplay is great as usual. I'm just severely disappointed that 2K and Spike Lee have made MyPlayer mode into something that doesn’t make me feel welcome. However, if you don't play MyPlayer mode, or you don't put yourself in the game every year as I do. You may have no problem with this.

    I will still play the game and I'm sure I will enjoy my time in MyGM mode, even though it isn't the mode I'd prefer to be playing. Collapse    … Expand
  27. justdoit
    Sep 27, 2015
    5
    2015 will be remembered as the year that the NBA2K franchise turned into a soap opera
    Rest in pepperoni, NBA 2K
    Even Live isn't this dramatic. That's saying something
  28. JamesMichaelMca
    Dec 20, 2015
    1
    This game has the worst community managers you will ever see in a game, along with online server issues lack of playable content, as the Park my career with Spike Lee with the worst story ever that allows you to make none of your decisions followed by the same repetitive boring BS My League, and especially my team are all trash. Especially my team, as they have resorted to the cash grabThis game has the worst community managers you will ever see in a game, along with online server issues lack of playable content, as the Park my career with Spike Lee with the worst story ever that allows you to make none of your decisions followed by the same repetitive boring BS My League, and especially my team are all trash. Especially my team, as they have resorted to the cash grab by releasing cards like diamond Luis Scola who are rated higher than HAKEEM OLAJUWON. Dont buy this game… Expand
  29. Crabzilla
    Dec 20, 2015
    0
    The community management and dynamic rating updaters/new card releasers doesn't give a **** about the community, especially on PC.
    In this game, you have a mode where you got to win 10 straight games to win one of the best players in the game.
    Because 2K didn't fix his game since 3 months, you can have your opponent dc, you'll lose the game and then you're done with this challenge. Nice    The community management and dynamic rating updaters/new card releasers doesn't give a **** about the community, especially on PC.
    In this game, you have a mode where you got to win 10 straight games to win one of the best players in the game.
    Because 2K didn't fix his game since 3 months, you can have your opponent dc, you'll lose the game and then you're done with this challenge. Nice job 2K.
    Actually they're adding trash and unknown Diamond players (highest rating in the game) that are better than some **** legends like Magic, Bird, Shaq or Jordan.
    WHAT THE **** ARE YOU THINKING???

    2K has no competition and their playerbase is just now a moneycow for them.
    The game is still pretty good, but i'll put them a 1 on metacritic because they have to LISTEN their community and stop the **** non sense bull****.    … Expand
  30. Joshua25kp
    Dec 20, 2015
    0
    0-0 losses, 96 diamond players who suck, terrible community managers, false promises. Don't buy it. The game can be fun but it's run so damn poorly that it will frustrate you more than you'll enjoy it.
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#15 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. Sporting News
    Mar 3, 2016
    100
    NBA 2K16 has raised the bar not just for future iterations of the series but for every sports game developed beyond this point.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    80
    Let’s forget about terrible cutscenes directed by Spike Lee – the game itself is still a joy to play. [12/2015, p.54]
  3. DarkStation
    Dec 15, 2015
    80
    NBA 2K16 continues to be at the top of its game, even if the new career mode isn’t everything I wanted from a Spike Lee joint.
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