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NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

03:03 AM - September 11, 2009 by 23

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 - Electronic Arts announced today that a playable demo of NBA LIVE 10 is now available for download on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace for all Xbox LIVE Gold Subscribers. Play as the Orlando Magic or the Los Angeles Lakers and re-write, or relive, last year’s NBA Finals match-up. The demo will be available to Xbox LIVE Silver members and on the PLAYSTATION® Network™ on September 17th, 2009.

With a renewed focus on creating an authentic 5 on 5 basketball videogame experience, NBA LIVE 10 introduces a myriad of gameplay improvements to the long running franchise. Computer controlled players will now move and react like their real life counterparts with enhanced player A.I. (artificial intelligence), and authentic, team-specific playbooks. In addition, all new dribbling, passing and shooting systems now give users more control over individual players than ever before seen in the franchise. Gamers can now control every movement as they break down a defender on the perimeter, drive to the basket, and finish at the basket using their left or right hand. From dishing no look passes to releasing a step back shot early or late to avoid a block from a defender, NBA LIVE 10 lets you to create highlight reel plays on your terms.

NBA LIVE 10 also features significant improvements in the franchises overall presentation. Arena specific lighting and crowd behaviors, signature pre-game rituals and celebrations, evolving storylines, and an all new broadcast package are just some of the many enhancements that will ensure that NBA LIVE 10 looks and sounds like a real life NBA game.

Powered by Dynamic DNA, NBA LIVE 10 will use the latest stats, rosters and tendencies for all the players and teams in the NBA*. With data supplied by Synergy Sports Technology – the premier analytics provider for over 25 NBA teams, Dynamic DNA allows NBA LIVE 10 to provide the most authentic basketball simulation experience in a videogame to date.

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# 301 bizcanos @ 09/11/09 05:11 PM

Has anyone blocked a shot from behind like on a fastbreak? When I try the player just jumps straight up like an idiot and not toward the player for a block. It seems like once there past you there is no lunging block. I mean we have all seen some of Lebron's and Wade's blocks... they get after you not just jump straight up.

# 302 baseballguy @ 09/11/09 05:15 PM

After playing 15 or so games, I'm not really sure what to think. The dribbling moves are fantastic and the shooting is improved, but there are a few big negatives that stand out in my mind.

The defense is terrible. It's near impossible to stay in front of your man. On occasion, it feels like the offensive player goes straight through the defensive player. And when I'm on offense, I'll work the ball around to get an open shot with an established shooter, and he misses way too often. On the flip side, the CPU makes the open shot 8 out of 10 times. Maybe, that's a little too often, but an open shot it an open shot. I'd rather be rewarded for taking the open shot instead of shooting 4 of 10 in those spots, if I'm lucky. To me, on All-Star, the CPU has a clear cut advantage.

# 303 DaoudS @ 09/11/09 05:20 PM

i knew the rim seemed too big - i just saw two balls go through at the same time in the shoot around. Maybe it is just the demo?

# 304 Dantecamp21 @ 09/11/09 05:22 PM

For everybody who is waiting for the PS3 demo, my thougts:

Presentation:

From the front-end menus to the transition animation splashes, everything is really sharp and well executed. The in game stats layout is very elegant as well, never getting in the way of the on-court action. Overall, that's an area where I thought EA always did a better job than 2K. If you played NBA Live 2005, you will see that the Live 10 menus are very reminiscent from that game (wich by the way, was the last NBA Live prior to this one that Ryan Santos was involved).

Graphics:

I've read some people complaining about it being too "cartoonish". Well, that's a point of view and it must be respected. In my opinion, people tend to think that way because the color palette used in the game is really vibrant. While 2K goes with a more real and sober flat look in terms of colors, Live assumes a more stylized look. I like it a lot, but it's definitively a personal matter. On the other side of the coin, I disagree with some reports about the player models. They are spot-on in terms of proportions and face-wise. Overall, I think this is a beautiful game to look at.

Sound:

The atmosphere in the stadium is terrific. The organ at the Staples really add to the experience. Overall sound fx are the regular fare. I don't have a problem with the rim effects. Marv and Steve could dig a bit more into the Game Storyline wich is revealed at the start of each game, but the demo has a disclaimer saying that in the final build they'll have a lot more to say so, we'll have to wait on that.

ps: the overall technical quality of the sound wasn't excellent. I don't know what it might be but I had that same feeling when playing Madden 10 as well.

Gameplay:

Before playing this game you have to forget everything you knew about previous Lives. The controls are very different and, as the CZar already stated, the game does have a learning curve. Once you get comfortable with the new mechanics everything starts to shine. The animations are great. Shooting (for me) is the highlight of the package. Never before I felt so much control while shooting the rock in a basketball game. Shooting just feels great. I only missed the ability to change your shot in mid-air (dunk to layup). I felt rebounding (a sore thumb in every Live) was very rewarding if you really focused on it (grabbed 8 rebounds in game with D-12 playing on All-Star leveI). I won't dig any further into gameplay (offense, defense, etc) because others already did it, but the feel of the game is amazing. My biggest complaint was playing the passing lanes. Never felt like I could snatch those careless passes out of the air.

Overall:

Regardless of weather Live is the new king (wich would be foolish to state since no one played 2K10 up to this point), it's definitively back. The game is so much fun. I could spend tons of hours solely working on my game at The Hangar. I believe it has the ability to become something trully special next year (just like what happened with the NHL series from 07 to 08).

Thanks Marcus, Mike, Garreth and the rest of the dev. team.
See you guys online on October 6th.

# 305 Altimus @ 09/11/09 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by baseballguy


	After playing 15 or so games, I'm not really sure what to think. The dribbling moves are fantastic and the shooting is improved, but there are a few big negatives that stand out in my mind. The defense is terrible. It's near impossible to stay in front of your man. On occasion, it feels like the offensive player goes straight through the defensive player. And when I'm on offense, I'll work the ball around to get an open shot with an established shooter, and he misses way too often. On the flip side, the CPU makes the open shot 8 out of 10 times. Maybe, that's a little too often, but an open shot it an open shot. I'd rather be rewarded for taking the open shot instead of shooting 4 of 10 in those spots, if I'm lucky. To me, on All-Star, the CPU has a clear cut advantage.

I agree, playing defense is difficult. I don't feel like I'm really getting up on the ball handler. I feel like I'm just standing in front of him.

# 306 iAmYungB @ 09/11/09 05:24 PM

i always been a "ill buy live when the price goes down fan"

but this year live has got me thinkin of buying both nba titles on oct 6...

game moves great... presentation is amazing... controls are good

and i love how DWIGHT HOWARD dunks with authority in the paint... he bodys people around for boards... this was missing from live and 2k last year...

2 thumbs up for live

# 307 baseballguy @ 09/11/09 05:33 PM

I know we've been told that All-Star is the SIM style of playing Live 10, but I'm just not sure. On All-Star, the ballhander can blow past you in a heartbeat, and still hit a crazy layup with two help defenders draped all over him. And on the user side of things, if you dribble into traffic with any one of your better ballhandlers, you're going to be stripped more times than not. I feel like this game is very unbalanced as it. Maybe it's different playing on the pro level? Any thoughts?

# 308 Pared @ 09/11/09 05:36 PM

I'm actually really enjoying Superstar difficulty.

# 309 Da_Czar @ 09/11/09 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	I'm actually really enjoying Superstar difficulty.

What's the difference that you have noticed I haven't touched it yet ?

# 310 Checmate101 @ 09/11/09 05:40 PM

Vince Carter is a beast in this game...He's killing me

# 311 Da_Czar @ 09/11/09 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by baseballguy


	I know we've been told that All-Star is the SIM style of playing Live 10, but I'm just not sure. On All-Star, the ballhander can blow past you in a heartbeat, and still hit a crazy layup with two help defenders draped all over him. And on the user side of things, if you dribble into traffic with any one of your better ballhandlers, you're going to be stripped more times than not. I feel like this game is very unbalanced as it. Maybe it's different playing on the pro level? Any thoughts?

baseballguy pro will allow you not to get stripped as much and also not have as many contact animations... If your getting stripped a lot then your just dribbling too much In high traffic. Its the games way of saying you should pass to the open man. If you check the dribbling ratings you may find that some guys aren't rated as high as you may think they should be.

Its almost like an anti cheese measure.

# 312 HeavenlyTouch @ 09/11/09 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by withauthority22


	All I can say is, 2k better start getting its act together, because Live has a real chance of eclipsing it in the near future. The game has slowly gotten better the past 3-4 years, and 2k has been going backwards and forwards.

The majority of people I talked too think the Combine is far ahead of Live's demo.

# 313 Da_Czar @ 09/11/09 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cf00


	So does DA_Czar. I've been playing these games for a long time so this isn't a case of getting used to the controls. I'm playing on allstar where the real ballers play Czar.

I am sorry you don't like the game. I still do !!! i don't recall making any guarantees that everyone would love the game. good thing you have an alternative.

# 314 Muzyk23 @ 09/11/09 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tha_Kid


	This.

can't agree

you can play d in this demo

# 315 bigboy75 @ 09/11/09 05:47 PM

Everything about this demo is top notch except for the rebounding and shot blocking. I hope to god these items have been tweaked for the final build.

# 316 Muzyk23 @ 09/11/09 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Da_Czar


	What's the difference that you have noticed I haven't touched it yet ?

the opossing team executes plays with perfection - that was my first thought as the Lakers went on 9-0 run to start the game

# 317 Illadelph83 @ 09/11/09 05:49 PM

I thought the demo was impressive. I am more of a fan of the 2k series but I must say that this year's Live has a chance to be special. I don't think the demo swayed me from sticking with 2k but on Oct 6 I will be at Blockbuster early to try to rent it.

# 318 Da_Czar @ 09/11/09 05:49 PM

still seeing some fantastic gameplay things going on. In various half's i have seen kobe be me first. The seen him be a distributor for an entire half. I saw pau get his number called a lot. The one person i haven't seen go off in the demo was artest he seems to be content playing off everyone else.

Anyone else learn not to play around with the ball being guarded by artest ??? gesh ! LOL

still way prefer the final than demo but its still fun to play.

hopefully you guys see what i meant its not perfect but if you love the gameplay those other issues don't seem that big. not to me anyway.

# 319 phant030 @ 09/11/09 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	I'm actually really enjoying Superstar difficulty.

Me too. But I've always been HOF/Superstar/Heisman/All-Madden guy.

# 320 Muzyk23 @ 09/11/09 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboy75


	Everything about this demo is top notch except for the rebounding and shot blocking. I hope to god these items have been tweaked for the final build.

yeah shot blocking is pretty suspect

just blocked Gasol with Dwight off the backboard

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