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NBA Live 09 Quick Hitter Impressions

11:17 PM - October 3, 2008 by RaychelSnr

I currently have NBA Live and am prepping for the review to be released on Tuesday. In the meantime I have written up a quick set of impressions for anyone interested in them!

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	"-So far, the game is definitely an improvement over 08, but it's not a groundbreaking title. -You still get stuck in animations and the game isn't very fluid at times as a result. -Graphics are still solid, animations are pretty varied."

Game: NBA Live 09Reader Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Xbox 360Votes for game: 38 - View All

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# 1 DubTrey1 @ 10/03/08 11:34 PM

Look forward to seeing your thoughts & the score Tues.

# 2 mattc033 @ 10/03/08 11:59 PM

Can you try out create player?...also im looking forward to dynasty mode

# 3 Moegames @ 10/04/08 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by dave374


	My impressions were better than yours. So were Tomba's and Pared's.

and so are mine

# 4 marc68 @ 10/04/08 11:56 AM

I am afraid that EA's reputation has been tarnished by years of mediocre Live and Madden.

Yes, Madden 09 is a much better game than it has been, but people still put the Madden series under a microscope.

I think to a lesser extent they do the same with Live...especially with the 2k series being such a solid title.

I remember when Live was THE b-ball series to have...hope they get the magic back.

# 5 Pared @ 10/04/08 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dave374


	My impressions were better than yours. So were Tomba's and Pared's.

lol

Good stuff, Chris.

# 6 KiNgB25 @ 10/04/08 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by marc68


	I am afraid that EA's reputation has been tarnished by years of mediocre Live and Madden. Yes, Madden 09 is a much better game than it has been, but people still put the Madden series under a microscope. I think to a lesser extent they do the same with Live...especially with the 2k series being such a solid title. I remember when Live was THE b-ball series to have...hope they get the magic back.

I agree with you on every point. I don't see them getting the magic back until they change their way of thinking. They do a great job with coming up with all the bells and whistles but they don't listen to there fans. This was the 1st year on their message boards that the developers were allowed to interact with the people. 2k has been kind of doing it for a while. 2k is for the people and EA is not. Thats the whole problem with them. They hear what the people are saying but they aren't doing anything about it. They are stuck in the 90's. Why are their players still the same size as live 02? They are rail thin..... They need a change

# 7 Pared @ 10/04/08 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KiNgB25


	I agree with you on every point. I don't see them getting the magic back until they change their way of thinking. They do a great job with coming up with all the bells and whistles but they don't listen to there fans. This was the 1st year on their message boards that the developers were allowed to interact with the people. 2k has been kind of doing it for a while. 2k is for the people and EA is not. Thats the whole problem with them. They hear what the people are saying but they aren't doing anything about it. They are stuck in the 90's. Why are their players still the same size as live 02? They are rail thin..... They need a change

I can agree with this at all.

Developers are actually interacting with the fans. They are getting feedback constantly from many different groups and just looking at the change from Live 08 to Live 09... the difference is striking.

I think you guys are expecting the end-all, be-all game in a one year turn-around. Isn't going to happen.

# 8 Da-Man @ 10/04/08 04:33 PM

Is there fiba rules in the fiba tournament?

# 9 KiNgB25 @ 10/04/08 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	I can agree with this at all. Developers are actually interacting with the fans. They are getting feedback constantly from many different groups and just looking at the change from Live 08 to Live 09... the difference is striking. I think you guys are expecting the end-all, be-all game in a one year turn-around. Isn't going to happen.

Yeah it's a nice change but the core gameplay still feels the same to me. I give EA all the credit in the world for starting fresh with a new engine as opposed of 2K being a straight port but it's taken some time to get it to where it is now. we are 4 games into the next gen and i still feel like i'm playing Live 02 or 03. I think based on the demo i played live is good but not great. It has the potential to be great but they(EA) just can't seem to get over the hump.

# 10 marc68 @ 10/04/08 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	I can agree with this at all. Developers are actually interacting with the fans. They are getting feedback constantly from many different groups and just looking at the change from Live 08 to Live 09... the difference is striking. I think you guys are expecting the end-all, be-all game in a one year turn-around. Isn't going to happen.

I am not expecting perfection. But when it comes to Madden, people DO expect perfection. As far as Live, people are more forgiving because there is a CHOICE.

# 11 RaychelSnr @ 10/04/08 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Da-Man


	Is there fiba rules in the fiba tournament?

The court is a FIBA court (so the 3 pointers, etc. are the right distance as is the trapezoid lane).

The rest of the rules I am pretty sure are close to spot on. The timeouts are the correct number (1 each quarter, 2 in the 4th). I have turned the fouls up quite a bit and have yet to get a guy foul out, so I can't comment if that rule is the same or not.

# 12 texbuk84 @ 10/05/08 03:28 AM

great post man. have you played any 2k yet

# 13 RaychelSnr @ 10/05/08 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jwil5050


	great post man. have you played any 2k yet

I am in the same boat as the rest of you guys on 2K....waiting until release to pick it up

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