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NBA 2K15

NBA 2K15 is a basketball sports game that fits within the genre category of sports. The way in which this game presents itself in comparison to other games of this genre is by creating a sports RPG, this is different because not many sports games follow this pathway and the developers at 2K are the best at this style of genre.

The NBA 2K15 narrative consists of one primary focus; this begins with your character missing out on the 2014 NBA draft. From this point in the diegesis of the game your agent contacts a range of teams in order to get your player a 10 game contract into the NBA, in order to prove your worth to the league solidifying your chances of getting signed to a team. This story informs the gameplay by giving the players a sense of urgency and desperation in order to preform to the best of their limits so they will not get dropped from their 10 day contract. The story affects the players approach on the game by making them feel like they really have to prove their self in terms of having an earning their role and minutes on the court, this motivates the plyers to aspire to become the best so they can have the maximum amount of minutes.

The way in which you can interact with different characters on NBA 2K15 through either MyCareer or MyGM is by social media, this allows your character to negotiate with other players in meetings and help build friendships with other NPC players. These methods of interaction an increase your chances of winning championships within the diegesis of the game.

The production for NBA 2K15 began in 2014 and is the 2^nd NBA game release that 2K have produced. NBA 2K15 in terms of its production began with 2K14, using the same game mechanics from the previous game but enhancing the quality of players and colouring to bring verisimilitude to the game.

The game physics of this game have been improved in comparison to the previous game, you understand this because in terms of in game experience players on defence have become more physical  and other NPC character are now able to strategies in terms of either the offensive or defensive side of the game.

The way in which the character is relevant to the target audience is by allowing the target audience to create their own character based on their ideal self’s in terms of what they would like to be like or how they imagine them self’s, by doing this the audience will feel more of a connection with the game almost giving them a sense as if they are actually the player within the diegesis of this game. In terms of how strong I think the character are I really think 2K did it well with 2K15 because it really felt as if we were within the shoes of our own custom character during the highs and lows of his career.

Throughout this game you will encounter various challenges through the 82 game seasons, the playoffs or the All Star Weekend. Personally I believe that the biggest challenge occurs during the All Star Weekend, this is mainly because a lot of the challenges presented to you require you to have a continuous shooting rhythm if you were in the 3 point competition but if you were to be in the slam dunk competition you would need to have fast reactions in terms of button mashing. The Playoffs is also one of the hardest challenges presented in the game based on the fact that during the playoffs a team’s defensive and offensive intensity is boosted, therefore presenting a harder challenge for the player in order to gain the championship.

The main element of the gameplay that is the key to success in the game is strategy, you have to know how to use the various offensive and defensive formations that are provided on court by the coach, and this can make or break a team. The way the gameplay engages with the narrative is by making it out as if the more you upgrade your players attributes the better he will become and the higher the chances of getting endorsements. The gameplay is constantly evolving to keep the players attention by giving the CPU its own defensive methods of preventing the player from scoring at all costs, this means that the player will have rely on not just himself but the team too in order to progress.

 NBA 2K15 is targeted a mass audience for people from ages 3 and up, this is because it is quite a family orientated game that is made to suit a variety of people that are interested in sports games such as basketball.  I know that this game was produced for a mass audience due to the fact that there are various online lobbies that consist of players teaming up together to verse opponents.

I personally believe that this game is too advanced for people below the age of 7 due to the fact that there are quite a lot of strategic elements to the game that a child will see as too advanced for them.

This game in comparison to other games targeting the same audience is better due to its simplistic gameplay and easy to use controls. The only hard feature of this game is calling plays due to how advanced it is for people that are new to the world of basketball

NBA 2K15 is available on various platforms such as: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PC, IOS and Android. But the primary focuses in terms of platforms are the consoles due to there being a lot more features and thing to do on them.