NBA Live 16
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Cover art featuring Russell Westbrook | |
| Developer(s) | EA Tiburon |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Distributor(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | NBA Live |
| Platform(s) |
PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
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| Genre(s) | Sports (Basketball) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
NBA Live 16 is a basketball video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One which was released on September 29, 2015 in North America, simultaneously released with NBA 2K16 by 2K Sports and on October 1, 2015 in Europe. NBA Live 16 features Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder as its cover athlete.
Development
In-game features
This game has improved defense and offense play, passing play, shooting play, dribbling play, and more animations for NBA Live 16. The game has also introduced Freestyle Control and Movement with improved visuals. This game mode allows you to play basketball life on the court and off the court with more clothes and a new Game Face app for IOS and Apple devices with App Store and Android Devices with Google Play.[1]
Live Run, a 5v5 online multiplayer mode, returned for the first time since NBA Live 10, while the game also introduced a new cooperative mode, Summer Circuit. Both modes are set in outdoor and indoor venues across various real-life cities such as Venice Beach, Brooklyn and Seattle.[2]
Reception
NBA Live 16 received generally mixed reviews from critics and users. IGN rated the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game 6.0 stating "poor fundamentals leave a few good ideas feeling crossed up".[3] NBA Live 16 has a score of 59 on Metacritic.[4]