NBA Live 16

NBA Live 16 is a basketball simulation video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports. It was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 29, 2015 in North America, simultaneously with 2K Sports' NBA 2K16, and on October 1, 2015 worldwide. NBA Live 16 features Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder as its cover athlete, and is the 20th installment of the NBA Live series. The following year, EA did not release a new installment in the series, instead resuming it in 2017 with NBA Live 18.

In-game features
This game has improved defense and offense play, passing play, shooting play, dribbling play, and more animations for NBA Live 16. The game has also introduced Freestyle Control and Movement with improved visuals. This game mode allows players to play basketball life on the court and off the court with more clothes and a new Game Face app for iOS devices with App Store and Android Devices with Google Play.

Live Run, a 5v5 online multiplayer mode, returned for the first time since NBA Live 10, while the game also introduced a new cooperative mode, Summer Circuit. Both modes are set in outdoor and indoor venues across various real-life cities such as Venice Beach, Brooklyn and Seattle. EA Sports describes their new league vs. league tournaments stating, "Work as a team and score as many points as possible to earn a win. Each member in the tournament will get to play 3 quarters. Select an opponent to play and score as many points as possible while playing good defense."

Reception
NBA Live 16 received generally mixed reviews, according to Metacritic. Critics highlighted the improvements in game modes and overall quality of picture, but the most common complaints were associated with lag. IGN gave the game 6.0, as they were completely dissatisfied with the gameplay of NBA Live 16, stating "flashy presentation and interesting new game modes can only go as far as the stiff and laggy gameplay will take it."