NBA 2K16
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NBA 2K16 is a simulator developed by Visual Concepts, released 29 September 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What NBA 2K16 is
NBA 2K16 is a simulator game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2015. It was published by 2K Sports. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
NBA 2K16 is a 2015 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the 17th installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K15, while also being the predecessor of NBA 2K17. It was released on September 29, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. A mobile version for Android and iOS was released on October 14, 2015. There are three different covers for the main game, one featuring Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans, another featuring Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, and the last featuring James Harden of the Houston Rockets. A special edition version of the game was also released; it…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA 2K16 is the 130th of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was NBA Live Mobile Basketball in 2016. Its critic score of 90 is 17 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA 2K16 holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average. Players rate it 83, 7 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo or better (SSE3 or later), 4 GB RAM and DirectX 10.1 compatible (512 MB) or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
NBA 2K16 launched on 29 September 2015, within three weeks of Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone and Soma. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone, Soma.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NBA 2K16 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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