This game has become so involved, it basically serves as an online university where kids major in NBA General Manager Training.
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“Early tip-off access happens every year.”Ĭolor me ignorant. “Dad, this isn’t a new thing,” my son explained. These extras also include playing as the 1992 Dream Team (cool) and something called “early tip-off access” which means kids can play a whole four days before anybody else.
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The mid-range ‘Legend’ edition includes a Kobe hoodie (not real, only virtual) Black Mamba controller skins (I HOPE these are actual items) and even a Kobe poster, which I would have loved as a kid. “I want the ‘Legend-Gold’ – it comes with all of Kobe’s shoes, a lenticular insert and 70,000 V.C.” “I’m not getting the lame Paul George version,” he explained when I said that the standard game would do just fine. There’s the Paul George cover edition, the standard version, that costs $59.99… and then there are the two “Kobe Legend” editions, retailing for $79.99 and $99.99. It’s a far cry from when I shelled out $22.00 for my copy of “Double Dribble” in junior high. The newest version of the video game (NBA 2K17) is set to launch this month and is available for pre-order in three separate bundles. Online, he follows NBA 2K YouTube stars who comment on the games–guys with names like JessertheLazer and Cash Nasty–and he has even begun talking smack to me when he defeats me by 30 when we play each other–even though I choose a team like the 2015 Cavaliers and he plays with the current roster Milwaukee Bucks. Whereas I play my stars all game long, as to not have to deal with substitutions, he finds the right rotation of bench players when his stars become fatigued. From an Anthony Davis alley-oop, to the fast break pacing of the 2001 Lakers, he has it all down. Since first getting NBA 2K16, he has mastered the game. Of course, there had to be a catch. Turns out, the NBA 2K video game franchise is not just a hobby, it is a lifestyle that my son has been irrevocably sucked into.
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“Dad, now can you buy me the Kobe Legend-Gold edition of NBA 2K17?” When I sat him down to thank him for his extra efforts recently, he listened hard, and then responded thusly: At first, I thought he had turned a corner, showing us that he had matured beyond his ten years and was becoming a little less self-absorbed. This past month, my son has been awfully helpful around the house, taking out the trash, turning off the lights and cleaning up more than usual.