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Ryan Friedlander’s Week 9 Power ratings
November 5, 2015
Sports fans love basketball. Gamers love the 2K video game series.
Marry the two and you get pound-for-pound the best sports video game that there is – year in and year out.
NBA 2K16 was released in late September – a date that is circled annually on the calendars of video game-loving basketball fanatics who are anxious to get their fix.
I was craving that sweet, savory 2K action in mid-October when I scooped up the title online with an Amazon discount card I picked up from doing an online survey.
The survey took 90 minutes to complete, but it was worth it because this game will take hours of my time.
It’s incredible.
Anyone who loves basketball will immediately fall in love with 2K16’s graphic engine. The player’s movements, tendencies and characteristics are absolutely spot-on. Playing the game feels like playing actual basketball. The intelligence of the computer-controlled players is insane. Long gone are the days of “cheesing” opponents and passing the ball through opponents.
Cheesing is a video game geek term for outsmarting a video game and using it to do unrealistic things while playing – things that would never actually happen in a real sport.
None of that exists in 2K16. You either play well or lose. There’s no in between.
If you don’t like to actually play the games, but are more a simulation fanatic, 2K has that, too, owning the best multi-season simulation setup that there is.
Simply put, it’s the best game out there for sports fans.
The realism of NBA 2K16 is insane for sports gamers and basketball fans. Featuring Anthony Davis (pictured) and all of the other top stars in the NBA, the game continues in a long line of successful titles under the 2K Sports umbrella.
