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Overall very good game very few glitches. I am most proud of this purchase best Live Yet. And I was a 2kfan now im not

^ Good to hear...Anyone else get the game early?

I have it.My 10 year old is playing it.Ill give it a spin tommorrow.Im a 2k guy but Live has my very interested

I am a 2k fan but this year Live 10 is very impressive. Both games are good but I so far like Live 10 better.Hiring Mike Wang was a big help.Now EA needs to hire some of the 2k folks for their Madden football

Sorry for posting in the right place, thank you Kev for moving it! lol

Most of you maybe never got to play Live back in the glory days of the SNES and Genesis, but I was one of those guys who was with Live back in the beginning. (yeah, i'm old, lol). I started out with Lakers VS Celtics then one day, they started calling the game NBA Live then the legend was born. Live was the definition of fun and when I wanted my basketball fix, I played Live. What else was there? Shootout? NBA In the Zone? Nahh. Live all the way.

However, When things evolved to the 360 and PS3, something went horribly wrong for the series, then 2K picked up the pieces and left Live in the dust. But when I thought all was lost, E.A. strutted out NBA Live 09. While NBA Live 09 didn't mesmerize me, it did one thing right,, E.A.made Live fun again. Live 09 set the stage for Live 10. And man oh man, what a year can do for a game.

Live 10 is really a sick game. IGN's review of 8.2 while good for them, is still not an accurate statement. The key for any game is fun factor, and I have not had so much fun playing basketball for a good long time. NBA Live 10 does just about everything right. Spot on presentation, incredible, and I mean incredible graphics, sick disgustingly smooth animations, realistic gameplay (when you want it to be depending on your difficulty level) and the audio dept is nearly flawless.

Graphics: Okay, the players might be shiny, but why don't we just call it sweat and quit talking about it like it's a problem? Who really notices it when you see Kobe doing a windmill dunk in Dwight Howard's face? I don't care what anyone says, the graphics on Live are monumentally better than last years. Faces are animated, and the facial mapping alone is a sight to behold, especially when you see these guys up close and on replays. But what good is awesome looking player models if they don't look right? Well never fear, the animations are bar none the best I've ever seen. Its about transition from one animation to the next, and you won't see a guy on the floor magically get up with a cheap quick animation, I can't count the new animations I've seen, but you won't be able to either. Bar none, best stadiums I've ever seen. Bright, crisp, colorful and vibrant. The fans are animated nicely, and you'll be hard to find any gripes. Cheerleaders, camera man, assistant coaches, vending guys, mascots. So much to love and so much to enjoy. Graphics are nearly flawless.

Gameplay: Now I do miss the run and gun days of Live. But ya know, we've evolved and I think E.A. finally evolved the game to a nice standard that anyone can enjoy. Live can be played on any difficulty level. If you're casual, just leave it on rookie and you can be run and gun again, but if you're a fan of just NBA in general and want a realistic game, beef up that difficulty and prepare for a difficult but enjoyable experience. NBA Live 10 plays brilliantly as it looks. The computer A.I. is truly relentless and will give the most veteran fans of the series and monumental challenge for their season. NBA Live requires some pretty smart peeps at the helm to get a big win. Play calling, continuous subbing and moving the ball around is a requirement in NBA Live 10. I noticed fatigue plays a tremendous role this year and yes, guys get tired pretty fast if you leave it a the default level. You'll be taking your big name guys like Kobe and Howard quite frequently.

I love the knew quick strike controls, it took me about 5 game in the demo to get this new contorl scheme down, but it feels wonderful once you really practice at it. And while having one shoot button seems lame on paper, it's amazing when you know how to utilize it. One button does so much, it just all depends on the situation and how you're pressing on the control stick. Putting it mildly, but shoot button can do about a million things depending where you are, where you're pressing the stick, who's guarding you, and who you're controlling.

I had the most difficult time with passing and turnovers. Icon passing seems occasionally inconsistent, I'd have icon passing activated, I'd press a button and nothing would happen. I might be doing something wrong, but icon passing might need to be patched.

Defensively, Live 10 thrives with the amazing help defense when you play guys who continue to attack the paint and hte basket. The computer lockon button is still there, but the ability how your computer A.I. defense converges on the offensive guys driving is good for guys who live and die by defense. Again though, you got to call plays in Live 10 and be on your toes, as the computer A.I. is quite amazing in Live. I actually had to lower the CPU sliders about 10% on all-star difficulty and I found a good foundation on realism and challenge. The free throws are still too easy, even on higher difficulty levels, so make sure you alter that in the sliders to make it more difficult or you'll be swishing shots with shaq at the line consistently.

Sound: Marv and Kerr still repeat alot of the same stuff from last year, but nobody can deny they still make the game feel warm and cuddly. Marv and Kerr have as lot of new stuff to say this year and I love how they mesh well with the action. At times their comments don't make sense, but overall, I think these two guys are still the best in the business.

Not much else is wrong in the audio dept. Still solid sound effects, player chatter and the P.A. announcer is great. Fans of the series will notice the classic Live announcer they've had for years is gone, go back to Live 03-09 and you'll know. But the new P.A. guy sounds more realistic, sounds like the Laker P.A. guy, but it would have been nice to have different P.A. guys depending on the venues. Incredible crowd noise, music, chants of MVP on star players and boo's for the guys they hate. Everything meshes wonderfully.

Presention: Still no ESPN implimentation and no halftime show, just the usual, player hightlights and game halftime stats. It's better, but still lacking in this dept. But ya know what, the game plays so great, they can let the halftime show stink, doesn't really bother me. Stat screens are indept and fun to check out. But man, I'm sick of the micro text, people with small Tv's and no HD will be annoyed by how hard it is to read.

Final Call: Glory days have returned, no doubt about it. If you have any doubts about NBA Live this year, forget about it, this is the most complete basketball game I've ever played and I will be playing it until probaby NBA Live 11. This game is sick and well worth your 60 bucks this year. I don't care if there is another game on the shelf, you need to play NBA Live 10 and you will be hooked from the start. Thank you E.A., i'm back to your game and plan on staying. Thanks for keeping the couch all warm and cozy for me, I"ll be here for quite some time...

Graphics 9.2
Gameplay 9.0
Sound 9.5
Presentation 7.9
Final Call 9.0 Cha Ching! Live is back baby! Who says you can't teach an old dawg new tricks?

I know it's VERY early but when and where will we put our suggestions for Live 11. I know the dev team isn't probably going to look at that thread for a while but it's nice to have it there.

2K has the custom music thing which is nice but I'd like custom wipes. I'd like to make a mp4 of a real game's screen wipes from TV and import them into the game.

For me, after comparison the demo of nba live 10 and 2k10, my result is :

This year, I chose Nba Live 10 (PS3) yes man, it' s a better game

ps : The 2 Basket games (PS3) I like is : Nba 2K8 et Nba Live 10

Great Review, GisherJohn. Nice to see you like it. Also Total-ownership, it's not too early for a wish list and I will be starting one real soon.

9.0...Great review? I need to hire you guys as my PR team.

If I play LIVE 24/7 I'll burn my eyes out it's like staring at the sun on my HDTV.

There's also no backdown/post button other than the automatic.

I keep getting told theirs a patch, no there isn't theres a thread about what we want in the patch, but there's no patch.

Plus how many times do patches dramatically improve a game after the release? Rarely.

NBA LIVE is a 8-8.25 max, next year they should be giving us a 9 product, because if you think this game is a 9 you are selling yourself short.

Lack of a post button doesn't hide the fun factor. This game is just a blast to play, that's why it deserves a 9 in my opinion. Back in Live's glory days, it wasn't realistic, but what made it great, was just being fun to play. Now it's realistic and a blast to play. A wonderful mix of realism and fun meshed all together in one nice package.

ps3.Bullitt_711 wrote:9.0...Great review? I need to hire you guys as my PR team.

If I play LIVE 24/7 I'll burn my eyes out it's like staring at the sun on my HDTV.

There's also no backdown/post button other than the automatic.

I keep getting told theirs a patch, no there isn't theres a thread about what we want in the patch, but there's no patch.

Plus how many times do patches dramatically improve a game after the release? Rarely.

NBA LIVE is a 8-8.25 max, next year they should be giving us a 9 product, because if you think this game is a 9 you are selling yourself short.

There is a thread to post stuff you want in a patch. Also, 2K and Live neither have a manually back-down. Also the patch will include a lot of changes. A issue fixing rocket dunks, they will add forward leaners in the patch which will add a new option to score on offense, manual back-down and more. It will change the game.

i think they also need to consider bringing back the defensive stance. i know this was an issue with last year and all the exploits i.e. baseline but, without it i think theirs no lockdown defenders in the game. if you use the defensive assist, even if sparringly like told, you still eventually lose the ability to defensively stay set in front of your man. just my opinion. other than that, the game is a winner.

and im not even touching the otp.

ps3.crbeezy wrote:i think they also need to consider bringing back the defensive stance. i know this was an issue with last year and all the exploits i.e. baseline but, without it i think theirs no lockdown defenders in the game. if you use the defensive assist, even if sparringly like told, you still eventually lose the ability to defensively stay set in front of your man. just my opinion. other than that, the game is a winner.

and im not even touching the otp.

Defense was made hard this year. You don't want to try to stop your man, you want to contain angles, push your man into double-teams and such. If you try to stick a man like Kobe be ready to get owned.

Well..

Graphics are alright, I think Kobe looked better last year as well as a few other players.. Like D.Williams, I think he is too light. Other than that its fine. Sometimes I think the player models should be "taller." When I see Yao I should be like "Whoa" and I don't..

Sound is great actually. I like how the crowd yells out certain things in different arenas depending on whats happening in the game, and then the commentators saying something about what the crowd is saying.. Thats dope. Only problem I have here is when I hear say the same thing about a player two possessions ago.. Only heard it a few times though so its not that big of a deal, but still factors in.

Presentation is A LOT better than 09, but can be improved more. Its time for a Half Time show, think ESPN NFL 2K5 (Yea I said it) and that is what any sports game needs.. I was going to suggest replays of fouls but I noticed that they are in the game, and that makes me happy.

Gameplay has increased dramatically.. This should be the foundation for the next few Lives. Don't take anything away, just add to it. For instance, Post Play needs more attention. Needs more controls. Looking at players such as KG, Boozer, Chris Bosh, you can see the depth in post technique. I just don't feel like the "foot work" is there..

For once I agree with IGN, Live 10 is a 8.2/10
It is not anything more, and anything less really. Now that the Gameplay is improved, we need to get BETTER Game Modes... Starting with a "Superstar" type mode.

What many people forget is that Live is competing with 2K, and 2K is competing with 2K right now.. But after today, 2K is competing with Live again, and I honestly believe My Player Mode pushed 2K ahead of Live, without it they would have given up the crown..

Live is almost there, I think 2011 will be the year the Crown will really be up for grabs. All Live needs now is to touch up everything they did for 10 and add in Superstar and one or two ground breaking modes (just because everybody will say "Oh 2K had My Player first").

I'll be buying Live and renting 2K (strictly) for My Player mode. I hope my $60 goes to something great for Live 11.