<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
16	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
2K	O
Sports	O
 '	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
20th	O
installment	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
its	O
cover	O
athlete	O
is	O
Russell	O
Westbrook	O
of	O
the	O
Oklahoma	O
City	O
Thunder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
a	O
new	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
instead	O
resuming	O
in	O
2017	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
18	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
16	I-Application
released	O
in-between	O
,	O
beating	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
defense	O
play	O
,	O
offense	O
play	O
,	O
passing	O
play	O
,	O
shooting	O
play	O
,	O
dribbling	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
animations	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
16	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Freestyle	O
Control	O
and	O
Movement	O
with	O
improved	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
basketball	B-Application
life	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
the	O
court	O
with	O
more	O
clothes	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Game	O
Face	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	O
Run	O
,	O
a	O
5v5	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
returned	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
while	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
,	O
Summer	O
Circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
16	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
highlighted	O
improvements	O
in	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
picture	O
,	O
but	O
common	O
complaints	O
were	O
associated	O
with	O
lag	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleacher	O
Report	O
rated	O
it	O
7.4	O
,	O
giving	O
mostly	O
positive	O
statements	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
16	I-Application
flows	O
incredibly	O
well	O
with	O
smooth	O
back-and-forth	O
action	O
at	O
venues	O
spanning	O
the	O
globe	O
and	O
most	O
times	O
details	O
look	O
great	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGMNOW	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
6.5	O
citing	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
16	I-Application
takes	O
a	O
small	O
baby	O
step	O
forward	O
with	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
core	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
smoothed	O
out	O
before	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
championship	O
caliber	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
