Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. got the opportunity to play “NBA Live 16†at the posh Terminal 23 in New York City last Saturday, a full two weeks before the game hits store shelves on Sept. 29 on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Here are a few things that stood out during his gameplay session.
Updated Visuals: Every year there’s a side-by-side graphical comparison between the Live series and “NBA 2K,†but this year, Live has stepped it up. During instant replay segments, one of the game’s developers, Ryan Santos zoomed in on the faces of Paul Pierce and Ryan Westbrook. There’s no doubt that the visuals are improved this year.
Cloth Animations are Beautiful: Taking a page from the FIFA and NHL series, the cloth animations in “NBA Live 16†are gorgeous. Seeing those shorts and shirts sway from natural movement is pure eye candy.
Plenty of Options in “Pro-Am Modeâ€: With 2K’s MyCareer mode always getting a ton of attention and their streetball mode being an instant hit last year, the “Pro-Am†mode in “Live†allows you to scan yourself into the game and with a host of create options, from major brand shoes and a ton of tattoos, it’s easy to put yourself in the game. While this option has been done by 2K in other ways in year’s past, it’ll be nice to see what EA does here. Promising quick loading times and the ability to just jump right in, the sandbox gamers will have a ball with this.
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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. got the opportunity to play “NBA Live 16†at the posh Terminal 23 in New York City last Saturday, a full two weeks before the game hits store shelves on Sept. 29 on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Here are a few things that stood out during his gameplay session.
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