Michael Jordan will grace the cover of the newest NBA 2K16 Special Edition video game announced by 2K Game recently. The game developer also confirmed that gamers who pre-order the Special Edition of the basketball simulation video game will get a treat by receiving the game on September 25, four days ahead of its international release.
Additionally, they will be given several Michael Jordan NBA 2K16 memorabilia including a Jordan NBA 2K16 poster; a Jordan fathead wall cling; as well as several in-game bonuses including a digital Jordan shoes for MyPLAYER; a digital Jordan T-shirt for MyPLAYER; a digital Jordan jersey for MyPLAYER; 30,000 virtual currency; a MyTEAM VIP+; 3 Emerald Packs; and the new Special Edition Exclusive Moments Card.
With this latest offering, gamers have been lining up on the pre-order Special Edition which is available for $79.99. To add to that, fans have been very particular of the details of the upcoming game to see if it will offer big improvements from the previous version, “NBA 2K15.”
According to reports, the new game will not disappoint. The MyCareer mode will feature the user’s journey from high school basketball to the pro league. There will be a surmountable time for storytelling that will include a plot, a protagonist, and an antagonist.
Spike Lee dives in to contribute in the MyCareer mode
The new “NBA 2K16” got even more exciting after 2K Games announced that they will be joined by the legendary Spike Lee in creating the game. 2K Games confirmed to USA Today that Lee will be lending his storytelling genius and his love for the hoops to create an even more enticing version of the “NBA 2K16.”
Lee told USA Today that in the new story, the gamers will follow a kid through the trials and tribulations of being a top high school player and the decisions that come with it. He added that even though he has managed to master the trivialities of a 12-day motion-picture shoot for 2K Games, his video game skills is still far from passable.
Lee said that he had to reach out to his son to teach him all about this new technology of consoles. He admitted that he is indeed a dinosaur in this field.
But Lee’s video gaming skills is not directly related to how good he is in narrating stories. Lee has directed, written, and produced award-winning pieces from the 1986 film “She’s Gotta Have It” to the documentary “Lumiere and Company” in 1995.
Lee went on to create historically relevant movies like the “School Daze” in 1988 which was set in a black school. The story revolved around the conflict between the school and the fraternities, of which he was a strong critic.
The following year, he created another racially-inclined film in 1989, “Do The Right Thing.” The movie was based on his own neighborhood, Brooklyn, New York. The movie focused on racial tensions that emerge in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of the town. The movie garnered Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Danny Aiello. The film has been so controversial at the time that it has been one of the moving facets for racial debates.
Lee and 2K Games
With Lee’s outstanding credentials, he is about to make “NBA 2K16” more relatable and more thrilling. According to 2K spokesman Ryan Peters, Lee will be the one to make the game a realistic story, like a film with drama. Peters said they added MyCareer in 2012 so that was the starting point of creating a plot of each character. They wanted the users to have a unique experience in their journey. With a storyline, they can definitely make a unique journey for each player, especially when each player would have a different decision pattern from the other.