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Instead they run through the key forcing defenders to open up gaps around the hoop and creating opportunities for passes and shots. The offence is more helpful this time round, though teammates don’t simply stand still, waiting for the players to beat the man on them. Players on the court can’t stop dead, spin and shoot flummoxing the AI instead they have to take into account how fast their player is moving before they try to short-foot the player guarding them. Momentum is now a bigger factor than before. Players can’t run the same play against the AI and hope to score cheap points this year pick and roll will work a couple of times, sure, but if you spam it as an offensive move the AI will fight players off early.
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That having been said, if you’re prepared to truly give yourself over to NBA 2K16 and work hard at mastering its mechanics and controls, it’s arguably one of the best games in this series – especially if you’re after a challenge. There’s always the option to look up the control system online – hooray for the internet – and practice in the Quick Game mode, but it feels a little like the developers dropped the ball on this. There are series of short videos in which some NBA stars demonstrate some moves but the barely scratch the surface of the game’s deep control system. Veterans will also experience some teething problems as the in-game action has been tweaked somewhat, and a quick look through the menus reveals very little help is on offer. If you’ve never played an NBA 2K title, this game throws you in the deep end. The campaign mode has no tutorial at all. The games he does get to play in are hellishly challenging – which probably makes sense since he’s a rookie – but for the five hours it takes Livin’ Da Dream to wrap up its narrative, players aren’t really going to feel like a young phenom staking their claim to future greatness as they have in previous NBA 2K games. Not only are they stuck in the shoes of Freq, but the cutscenes break up the momentum between actual games.įurthermore, once Freq graduates from college ball to the pros, he plays just 8 games in the entire season (which is comprised of 82 games) and spends most of his rookie year as a bench-warmer. The story is quite corny in places, although the performances are decent, but veterans used to getting stuck into the campaign action in previous iterations will find that the drama in Livin’ Da Dream is rather intrusive. There’s the feisty sister/manager, the doting parents, the shady sports agent and the friend from the ‘hood who seems to have a knack for getting into trouble. The characters are engaging enough, even if they conform to tropes widely associated with sports films and shows like ‘He Got Game’, ‘Ballers’ and ‘Hoop Dreams’.
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The opening of the campaign is framed much the same way as a movie it’s a parade of cutscenes peppered with basketball games, which is where the lion’s share of the player’s interaction is allowed. Written and directed by Spike Lee, ‘Livin’ Da Dream’ initially feels really restrictive – and not just because whatever you decide to call your player, everyone in the campaign will continue to refer to him by his nickname ‘Freq’. Instead of guiding a relative nobody named after themselves to stardom in the NBA, players instead take on the role of Frequency Vibrations – yes, really – as he makes his way from aspiring high school ‘baller from the projects to NBA top dog. The campaign is probably the best place to start with any assessment of the game as, in some ways, it’s the game’s most interesting aspect. NBA 2K16 looks, plays and feels like a dream and even though certain elements of its campaign mode, ‘Livin Da Dream’, may rub veterans up the wrong way at times, this is still the franchise basketball fans should plump for. It’s really that simple. As mean spirited as it may look to start a review of a superb game by kicking the publisher’s biggest competitor in this genre, EA Sports should probably consider throwing in the towel as far as NBA games are concerned.įor the foreseeable future at least, NBA belongs to 2K.