Why I'm Done With NBA Basketball This Year: NBA Live 09

[sirjam]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigsmallwood

There is LITTLE to nothing wrong with this game. If anybody has ever played a real game of basketball or watched a game of basketball, you know that there are few teams that avg a high number of Offensive Boards. I agree with BehindShadows...this game is NOT unplayable. It is actually the best Live since 06' with freestyle superstar. IMO people are complaining about the wrong things with this game. Other than the players running the baseline and not going out of bounds, I believe the animations are pretty accurate. Of course they could add a few more and maybe change the free-throw system but the game is the BEST option available. And yes I own 2K9 as well, but NBA Live 09 employs strategy. In 2K9 the CPU AI barely calls any real plays outside of trying to back door passes to death. And as a person who has been an avid fan of NBA 2K......NBA Live is back and is the Better game and will probably be Phenomenal next year if they add all the right game features ( ie beef up Be A Pro etc. etc.) and get a few little things right...Live 10 will be the new standard.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Child Rebel]

I own both 2k9 and Live. I must say, I hate 2k9. Animations are excellent, the A.I. and gameplay not so much. No strategy involved, just run down the court with a superstar and throw up some nonsense.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

As long as their expectations and standards are at the highest level, it doesn't matter if some of their customers are already anointing them top dog.

Fantastic post. Judging by some posts here you'd think they don't need to change anything.

They know what's what and that's all that matters. Otherwise the rebounding would still be terrible next year.

[SageInfinite]

NBA Live has a ways to go, but it is my favorite bball game this season. The animations, rebounding, and presentation all need work. It definitely is nowhere near unplayable, and this is coming from a former NBA Live ***** and 2k lover. Now the roles have reversed, lol.

[Smokez4DAyz]

don't like Live 09 at all, and I played enough of it, to firmly say, it does nothing right, maybe introductions, and the crowd. Fundamentals are in 2k9, easy. Live is just not good. Live 10 should decent, finally, but that only means that 2K is still gonna be on top, because the same time they are using to make their buggy game work, 2K is perfecting its craft. I'd never talk about LIVE in the same conversation with NBA 2K9, its not an even match. LIVE still uses code from the genesis days. Come On, get to work.

[stephensonmc]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smokez4DAyz

don't like Live 09 at all, and I played enough of it, to firmly say, it does nothing right, maybe introductions, and the crowd. Fundamentals are in 2k9, easy. Live is just not good. Live 10 should decent, finally, but that only means that 2K is still gonna be on top, because the same time they are using to make their buggy game work, 2K is perfecting its craft. I'd never talk about LIVE in the same conversation with NBA 2K9, its not an even match. LIVE still uses code from the genesis days. Come On, get to work.

Say what you want about NBA LIVE, but the genesis comment is just ridiculous and 100% not true...

[thmst30]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smokez4DAyz

don't like Live 09 at all, and I played enough of it, to firmly say, it does nothing right, maybe introductions, and the crowd. Fundamentals are in 2k9, easy. Live is just not good. Live 10 should decent, finally, but that only means that 2K is still gonna be on top, because the same time they are using to make their buggy game work, 2K is perfecting its craft. I'd never talk about LIVE in the same conversation with NBA 2K9, its not an even match. LIVE still uses code from the genesis days. Come On, get to work.

That post was so backwards. Actually the crowd in 2K9 is miles better, but the fundamentals are about 50/50. Both games do some things good and some things bad. Also, this game has been buggy for quite a while and I have even hated on it the past few years, but Live 10 can be great if they accomplish what they say they are working on. I'm looking forward to it. I still currently like the 2K series a little more, but if you look at the progress the last few years it's obvious that Live is progressing faster than 2K these days.

[kwas676]

Quote: Originally Posted by thmst30

That post was so backwards. Actually the crowd in 2K9 is miles better, but the fundamentals are about 50/50. Both games do some things good and some things bad. Also, this game has been buggy for quite a while and I have even hated on it the past few years, but Live 10 can be great if they accomplish what they say they are working on. I'm looking forward to it. I still currently like the 2K series a little more, but if you look at the progress the last few years it's obvious that Live is progressing faster than 2K these days.

Now that's how you keep it real not some ridiculous it still plays like genesis