NBA Live 16 Review

Big on Offensive, Fails on Defense

Input lag.

Input lag seemed to feature heavily in this game, and although it looks great, when you can't control the ball in even the simple ways, you find yourself getting frustrated. I haven't tried it since, so it may have been patched, but when I played it, the input lag was immensely terrible.

NBA Live 16 PS4 Review

It's a tall order taking on the already-established basketball franchise of NBA 2K, but EA has its sights set on making a name for itself with NBA Live. The uphill battle has been fought for a few years now since its return, but the response to it has been mediocre at best.

There was a time when NBA Live was a dominant sports franchise, even rivaling the popularity and quality of EA's other blockbuster IP, Madden . However, the series has inexplicably fallen off the map in the past five years. There

Runner-up.

NBA Live 16 is an improved game from last year's offering. But while shooting, passing, and dribbling all feel a bit tighter this year, the changes are too minor to push the total package beyond mediocrity.

Jumpers off the dribble look and feel better; Online Pro-Am and Summer Circuit modes are new and interesting

Complex plays lead to bizarre defensive breakdowns and poor spacing; Rising Star mode is mundane; Setting screens and making long shots is just too easy