NBA Live 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here 360 & PS3

[Stumbleweed]

Quote: Originally Posted by ©roke

No. I mean control a player (specific position) through the complete game. I think its in the controller setup menu. Right under Select sice in the Pause Menu. Hope you can find it.

Woah, nice -- I found it. It's right where you said -- option at the top of "Control Settings" in the pause menu. Thanks a lot, that makes the demo even more awesome. Talk about feature-packed... full sliders, cameras, ratings, DNA, hotspots, commentary, full adjustable playbooks, and 3 different games to play (DNA/rosters)... All it's missing is replay and the 2nd half. Haha, I hate how it starts the 3rd but that end screen comes up... c**ktease EA.

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Why dont you guys pause with .1 sec left and hit rematch like Czar suggested?

Can you not do that?

[DakkoN]

Quote: Originally Posted by KDRE_OS

Why dont you guys pause with .1 sec left and hit rematch like Czar suggested? Can you not do that?

You can even pause it while they're walking to the back for halftime

[Da_Czar]

Dna seems to be working and its pretty sweet. After a large sample size I can see a difference between how Kobe played before and after Gasol. I got you Dre' ...

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by DakkoN

You can even pause it while they're walking to the back for halftime

Yeah I found that out but you better be quick though... LOL

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Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

Dna seems to be working and its pretty sweet. After a large sample size I can see a difference between how Kobe played before and after Gasol. I got you Dre' ...

Thanks Czar

Hearing some of you guys talk about this game the way you are for this long has me in cant wait mode now.

Im trying to play out the can't waits by playing Live 08 but it aint working

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by warnerwlf98

Maybe I'm just going about the wrong way to play 09. Is there a better strategy to go about controlling the action?

Warnerwlf what up BABY !!! Thanks for you comments glad to be helpful. To enjoy live 09 you have to forget everything you may like or enjoy or understand about 2k sports games. Its the only way to get locked in enough to enjoy what live is doing right.

The key for me was understanding when I don't have control. There are certain animations that live "helps" you out with like the automatic jump back with dribble animation when your being guarded.

What i have found happens is during one of these automatic animations your trying to do something which is not responsive because its automatic and you don't realize your not in control. so you stop moving and the animation stops and then another might kick in...

The offense and defense is a timing based system it seems so you have to let a dribble animation play out until you get to a break point which is simular to reading a defense. Last year the quick strike would allow you to branch out at anytime. Which made it much more responsive and at the same time unrealistic because depending on what move I do in real life. If the ball is in between my hand and the floor I can't just magically do another move.

Go into practice mode and without using turbo just use the right stick and move it right and watch the animation and then practice the timing of when to go to the basket.

I hope I explained that well enough for you to get. Once you get a feel for that do the same thing but crossover. The whole control scheme seems built around that timing so once you get it down you add moves in the same timing and then break that timing when your going to the rim.

[warnerwlf98]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

Warnerwlf what up BABY !!! Thanks for you comments glad to be helpful. To enjoy live 09 you have to forget everything you may like or enjoy or understand about 2k sports games. Its the only way to get locked in enough to enjoy what live is doing right. The key for me was understanding when I don't have control. There are certain animations that live "helps" you out with like the automatic jump back with dribble animation when your being guarded. What i have found happens is during one of these automatic animations your trying to do something which is not responsive because its automatic and you don't realize your not in control. so you stop moving and the animation stops and then another might kick in... The offense and defense is a timing based system it seems so you have to let a dribble animation play out until you get to a break point which is simular to reading a defense. Last year the quick strike would allow you to branch out at anytime. Which made it much more responsive and at the same time unrealistic because depending on what move I do in real life. If the ball is in between my hand and the floor I can't just magically do another move. Go into practice mode and without using turbo just use the right stick and move it right and watch the animation and then practice the timing of when to go to the basket. I hope I explained that well enough for you to get. Once you get a feel for that do the same thing but crossover. The whole control scheme seems built around that timing so once you get it down you add moves in the same timing and then break that timing when your going to the rim.

Hey, thanks for the response. I'll give it a try. I finally broke down and got a live subscription. I have to hit you up for a CHoops game sometime.