NBA Live 09 Review

[sportyguyfl31]

I'm amazed at the tension between the NBA Live and NBA 2k camps.

If someone likes playing this years live, it doesnt mean they hate 2k or vice-versa. I havent played live in 4 years. I ahve played 2k. Why? Because I liked 2k better. It was the better product.

This year I can only by 1 NBA game and I chose Live. Why? because the demo really impressed me and I liked it..nothing more, nothing less.

Why cant it be that simple for everyone on both sides of the fence?

[killacam92]

Look, i like NBA LIVE 09 but personally, i think 2K9 is better. the graphics, gameplay and FEEl of the game is just more real than live

[PaulZweber]

Like I have said before, if you want an part arcade, part sim game, that has plenty of bugs, and a feature that MIGHT be cool, MIGHT ruin the game, then get Live. If you want a harder, more sim experience, with Living Rosters that won't be quite as good as 365 (if they can make it work), then get 2k9. I just personally think 2k9 is much better than Live again this year, and I wouldn't spend $60 on it, and I wouldn't buy it used because then you don't get 365.

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulZweber

Like I have said before, if you want an part arcade, part sim game, that has plenty of bugs, and a feature that MIGHT be cool, MIGHT ruin the game, then get Live. If you want a harder, more sim experience, with Living Rosters that won't be quite as good as 365 (if they can make it work), then get 2k9. I just personally think 2k9 is much better than Live again this year, and I wouldn't spend $60 on it, and I wouldn't buy it used because then you don't get 365.

I think for many, Live will be well worth the $60. I know several guys who have been playing NBA 2Kx for a few years who have decided to switch to Live this year to get a new perspective on basketball. The fact of the matter remains though that 2K just plays a better brand of basketball. However, EA has made another huge leap towards 2K this year and closed the gap even more.

I think I summed it up best at the end of the review when I said Live is for gamers who are looking for a new take on basketball who aren't as hardcore as many NBA fans. For casual NBA fans, Live will play more than good enough to make them happy but the guys who are looking for a more sim-style approach won't appreciate or like Live at all because it doesn't do that near as well as 2K nowadays. I think that's very fair to say

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

I think for many, Live will be well worth the $60. I know several guys who have been playing NBA 2Kx for a few years who have decided to switch to Live this year to get a new perspective on basketball. The fact of the matter remains though that 2K just plays a better brand of basketball. However, EA has made another huge leap towards 2K this year and closed the gap even more. I think I summed it up best at the end of the review when I said Live is for gamers who are looking for a new take on basketball who aren't as hardcore as many NBA fans. For casual NBA fans, Live will play more than good enough to make them happy but the guys who are looking for a more sim-style approach won't appreciate or like Live at all because it doesn't do that near as well as 2K nowadays. I think that's very fair to say

I'd agree with that assessment. I'm a more casual bball guy, I don't dissect the game like the bball nuts here (hell, I don't watch that many regular season games either), so the huge nitpicks for either side don't really matter to me.

[ExtremeGamer]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportyguyfl31

I'm amazed at the tension between the NBA Live and NBA 2k camps. If someone likes playing this years live, it doesnt mean they hate 2k or vice-versa. I havent played live in 4 years. I ahve played 2k. Why? Because I liked 2k better. It was the better product. This year I can only by 1 NBA game and I chose Live. Why? because the demo really impressed me and I liked it..nothing more, nothing less. Why cant it be that simple for everyone on both sides of the fence?

Why that happens, because it seems like many 2K fanboys infect the Live forums to just bash the game. You don't see Live guys going to the 2K forums to say the same thing.

Just an observation.

[PaulZweber]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

I think for many, Live will be well worth the $60. I know several guys who have been playing NBA 2Kx for a few years who have decided to switch to Live this year to get a new perspective on basketball. The fact of the matter remains though that 2K just plays a better brand of basketball. However, EA has made another huge leap towards 2K this year and closed the gap even more. I think I summed it up best at the end of the review when I said Live is for gamers who are looking for a new take on basketball who aren't as hardcore as many NBA fans. For casual NBA fans, Live will play more than good enough to make them happy but the guys who are looking for a more sim-style approach won't appreciate or like Live at all because it doesn't do that near as well as 2K nowadays. I think that's very fair to say

The thing about that is, if someone isn't a hardcore, or huge fan of the NBA, do they really care about 365? That seems to be included for more sim fans who want every update asap. EA might have closed the gap, for me, that isn't good enough. If I am going to buy a game I want a great experience. I have no problem buying two basketball games if they both offer great experiences that don't frustrate. Maybe it is still too early to judge Live, Madden wasn't very good on release date, but patches have definitly made it a better game. I don't know if that is going to be a trend in all upcoming games, but it seems like they need more time than they are given to complete a game, and it just releases incomplete. Opinion?

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

I think for many, Live will be well worth the $60. I know several guys who have been playing NBA 2Kx for a few years who have decided to switch to Live this year to get a new perspective on basketball. The fact of the matter remains though that 2K just plays a better brand of basketball. However, EA has made another huge leap towards 2K this year and closed the gap even more. I think I summed it up best at the end of the review when I said Live is for gamers who are looking for a new take on basketball who aren't as hardcore as many NBA fans. For casual NBA fans, Live will play more than good enough to make them happy but the guys who are looking for a more sim-style approach won't appreciate or like Live at all because it doesn't do that near as well as 2K nowadays. I think that's very fair to say

That's a very fair assessment. I think many who appreciate Live can still agree with that.