Amid the impending release of the latest basketball simulation video game “NBA 2K16” on the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and the PC in September, many gamers are still hooked on to its predecessor, the “NBA 2K15.”
While waiting for “NBA 2K16” which promises to bring in more improvements and new features, the next best thing for the game developed by 2K Sports and published by EA is settling with “NBA 2K15.”
When it was released last year, “NBA 2K15” takes pride with the fact that it came from the same franchise that was already nominated for 70 ‘Game of the Year’ awards.
The cover featured 2013-14 NBA regular season MVP Kevin Durant in its cover and came with an electric soundtrack curated by internationally-renowned artist and producer Pharrell Williams.
When the game hit the gaming consoles and the PC in September last year, it came with unprecedented life-like graphics, ultra-realistic NBA gameplay, among other things, notes GameStop.
Gameplay improvements
“NBA 2K15” also featured a good number of significant gameplay improvements from its predecessor, the “NBA 2K14” including 5,000 new animations, all-new defensive AI, shooting systems, new team-specific play sets, more control over rebounding, steals, and blocks, making gamers feel really engaged in every basketball decision and action they make in the game.
The video game also features broadcast-style presentation hosted by Ernie Johnson and Shaq, who deliver authentic commentary and analysis to the on-court action.
The game also features the MyCAREER mode in an all-new storyline; a MyPARK, which takes gamers to massive-multiplayer playground mode; and MyTEAM, which enables players to build their fantasy dream team with cards from every era by earning and buying MyTEAM packs.
Final roster update
Following the conclusion of the NBA 2014-15 season with the victory of the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals in June, 2K Sports has released the final roster update for “NBA 2K15.”
The final team lineups on “NBA 2K15” for the season have been trimmed to remove the names of injured players and quite noticeably, the changes on the team rosters is not too many, notes n4g.
The video game has also shown the evolution of a couple of NBA players who proved that they are superstar materials in the recently-concluded NBA season.
When the game was first released on the gaming consoles and the PC in October 2014, “NBA 2K15” only had four players with 90-plus ratings including LeBron James with 98, Kevin Durant with 95, Chris Paul with 91, and Tim Duncan with 90.
But over the course of the season, several players have moved up on the ratings and one of the original four slipped out of the 90-plus ratings.
The seven NBA players in the final roster of “NBA 2K15” who has earned 90-plus ratings are LeBron James with 96, Stephen Curry with 95, Anthony Davis with 94, James Harden with 94, Kevin Durant with 94, Russell Westbrook with 94, and Chris Paul with 90. Only Tim Duncan slipped out of the 90-plus rating roster.
One of the key features of “NBA 2K15” is its ability to constantly provide regular update patches that often brings roster changes and gameplay tweaks and improvements.
The updates also bring forth locker codes, attribute and accessory improvements, and bug fixes. More than gameplay improvements, these regular roster updates is what makes the “NBA 2K15” very dynamic and almost similar to the league itself.
The regular roster updates are actually the difference between the “NBA 2K15” and the “WWE 2K15,” so gamers are always aware of what’s happening in the league in as far as player movements or transfers are concerned.