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Developer: Visual Concepts
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive 2K Sports
Game Details: Be the Story. The NBA 2K franchise is back with a true-to-life NBA experience in NBA 2K16. Guide
Be the Story. The NBA 2K franchise is back with a true-to-life NBA experience in NBA 2K16. Guide your MyPLAYER through the complete NBA journey, take control of an entire NBA franchise, or refine your skills online competing against gamers from around the globe. With animations that provide smoother movement and more realistic articulation, it promises to be the most authentic NBA gaming experience yet. [2K]

Developer: Visual Concepts
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive 2K Sports
Genre(s): Action General Sports Team Basketball Sim
Number of players: Up to 10
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Rating: E10+
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Critic Reviews
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87
Metascore Generally favorable reviews
47 Positive Ratings 92%
4 Mixed Ratings 7%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
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Sporting News
Mar 3, 2016
"NBA 2K16 has raised the bar not just for future iterations of the series but for every sports game developed beyond this point." ... Read full review
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Everyeye.it
Oct 13, 2015
"The story mode might be predictable, and there might still be issues with the online play, but NBA 2K16 is one of the best sports simulations out there." ... Read full review
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GamesRadar+
Sep 28, 2015
"NBA 2K 16’s strong fundamental basketball smarts, world-class presentation, and multitude of options make it the most ambitious sports game I’ve ever played. " ... Read full review
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Softpedia
Oct 9, 2015
"NBA 2K16 is a great sports simulation, a title packed with content that will allow basketball lovers to live out their fantasies, create some impressive matches, and experience presentation that rivals real-world broadcasts. The only major problem with the package is that the Livin' Da Dream narrative is relatively poor, given the hype associated with the involvement of Spike Lee, and some people might actually give up on MyCareer early because of it." ... Read full review
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GameTrailers
Oct 4, 2015
"Although the microtransactions devalue certain aspects of the game, and Pro-AM has connection issues, the on-court changes and additions are worth checking out for basketball enthusiasts. " ... Read full review
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CD-Action
Dec 16, 2015
"Let’s forget about terrible cutscenes directed by Spike Lee – the game itself is still a joy to play. [12/2015, p.54]"
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Games Master UK
Dec 1, 2015
"An overly restrictive and often embarrassing career mode undermines the excellent gameplay. [Dec 2015, p.72]"
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6.7
User Score Mixed or average reviews
265 Positive Ratings 57%
95 Mixed Ratings 20%
101 Negative Ratings 21%
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kgst
Sep 25, 2015
Easily the best nba2k game yet, and best NBA game out there. And the story mode is great. This one is a no brainer, definitely worth aEasily the best nba2k game yet, and best NBA game out there. And the story mode is great. This one is a no brainer, definitely worth a purchase.

Also I'd you… Expand
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ItzChristian25
Sep 24, 2020
This is one of the best 2ks of all time it was so fun, 2k16 and 2k17 were just great games
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sgthombre
Sep 23, 2016
I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had givenI'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user.… Expand
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weatherstein91
Jun 12, 2016
I downloaded this game mostly for the career. I've always enjoyed sports titles with any kind of "story mode" aspect. (maybe one of the bestI downloaded this game mostly for the career. I've always enjoyed sports titles with any kind of "story mode" aspect. (maybe one of the best examples being champion mode in fight night champions) But, this career mode is not very good. I think 2k needs to stay far from any Spike Lee influence for the next title because I really did not like his take on the career mode. It felt very cheesy.

And the games graphics do not look 4th gen. The player models look, for lack of a better word, crappy.… Expand
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tingstrup
Jul 28, 2016
THE WAIT TIMES
For career mode and there is an incredible load time for every game
This game drags you along and makes you sit through everyTHE WAIT TIMES
For career mode and there is an incredible load time for every game
This game drags you along and makes you sit through every cut scene. There is a skip feature but it still makes you sit through the first few seconds of everything, (pregame shows, postgame shows. timeouts, freethrows, inbound passes, etc) It gets so frustrating I want to throw my controller at the screen in hopes it hits a secret button that allows me to get back the part of my life that was wasted on this.
Spike lee creates a story line that gives your character a preset personality, this was a big turn off for me. Your character is already set on an egotistical show-off personality which was a real turn off for me because it's not the sort of player I wish to be. The story line then goes on to try to convince you to feel sorry for your best friend who is an awful terrible human being that refuses to take responsibility for anything in life and would end up in the same spot in life no matter what.
They don't have as many interviews in the game which is really disappointing because that was one of the few features that let you develop your characters personality.

Overall the gameplay is really fun and I think does a good job of all the mechanics. If they did not have all the waiting time in gameplay and made some changes to the story making this more open I might rate this a 9.… Expand
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TheWrestlePixel
Sep 29, 2015
This game doesn't deliver for me. It feels exactly like 15, and they even made the controls worse. There are tons of glitches that we don'tThis game doesn't deliver for me. It feels exactly like 15, and they even made the controls worse. There are tons of glitches that we don't even know will be patched including Demigod glitches. MyCareer just seemed like a low-rate movie to me. You don't make a lot of decisions, it's just a bunch of stupid cut-scenes to make it look like a new experience. The story is literally set to the life of a black player. You have a black biological twin sister with BOTH BLACK PARENTS, meaning if you use a white player, (you'll have a black twin sister). You grow up in the projects, which is common for certain African Americans. You can add your voice to the game, but it just sounds awkward to me. It just seems like 2K is led to believe that they don't have any white fans. The face-scans are completely horrible. It's obvious that Chris Smoove lied about his face-scan saying that it was good. You could OBVIOUSLY see that it looked nothing like him. Live has better face-scans and you do it from your phone! The High School and College stuff only lasts for 4 games, so I don't even call that an addition. The only reason why I'm giving this a 2 is because even though it is a refurbished game, it is still a solid simulation basketball game, but it just gets boring after while. The servers are still crappy, so good luck with that. I've experienced my fair share of glitches, and I think it's time that I take this back to the store.… Expand
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Fukknba2k16
Jul 31, 2016
this is the worst my career ever. you cannot do a fast small forward like durant or lebron or carmelo. If you make a small forward inside,this is the worst my career ever. you cannot do a fast small forward like durant or lebron or carmelo. If you make a small forward inside, he's only gonna be 80 in layup, ***kin 80 man!!! that's the stupidest thing i ever heard man for real. Also, if you make a 6'1'' point guard, you can only be 86 in speed:who the *uck made this game was high as hell… Expand
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