NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

[nflnutt]

NBA Live 14 is available for everyone today. Make sure you check out some of the reviews that have appeared online. As more reviews come in, we'll update this post.

• IGN (4.3/10)
• Darkstation (2/5)
• Bleacher Report (7.8/10)
• Gamesradar (2.5/5)
• PlayStation LifeStyle (5/10)
• Kotaku (NO)
• GameInformer (4/10)
• GameSpot (4/10)

[Hadlowe]

I had such moderate hopes for this game, and it still failed to live up to those. At least NBA didn't grant EA an exclusive license on this series.

[GJC1213]

Quote: Originally Posted by nflnutt

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/...live-14-review ONE WORD....OUCH!

Ouch indeed. That was the first word that came to mind for me too. I was really pulling for Live even after the weak vids we saw. After the Suns v Clips footage I knew we were in trouble. This is exactly what I had feared. I really don't put much stock in IGN reviews since those reviewers look like they have never taken a jump shot in their lives but 4.3? If it was even a 7.0 i'd give it a shot. 4.3 is one of the lowest game reviews scores i have ever seen.

[fluent2332]

Quote:

The poopy presentation

And this is supposed to be a professional review?

Anyway, I'm not surprised. I just hope it gets some decent reviews and sells relatively well enough to warrant continuing the series beyond this year.

[DaWolf]

Indeed not quite what I would call a professional review: "... underneath the garbage .."

[Gosens6]

A 4.3?! Holy hell. I can't wait to play this demo later.

[alaska2k3]

"BRICK"

In all-red caps at the top of the article. Ouch.

[Panicshade]

So far IGN is the only site to put a review up but I would imagine more will start coming in soon. If other reviews are similar with their scores/criticisms then I can easily see this franchise being shut down permanently. I don't see this game staying full price for very long.

I think the worst decision they made was to have this game be next gen only. That raises people's expectations (fair or not) because they know the new consoles can handle much more powerful and demanding games. If they would have made this a current gen release also like 2K did with 2K14 then that may have at least offset some of the cost of making the game since the PS3/360 have a much larger install base than next gen consoles.