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jeliasko's NBA Live 2008 (PS2)
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| [February 8, 2008 11:34:41 PM]
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GAMEPLAY
Aside from the quick play option, there are a few other modes that add to the basic gameplay of NBA Live 2008. The Season mode allows the player to play out the entire schedule of an NBA team. Making trades, signing free agents and changing around starting line-ups are all interesting features outside of the actual game action that add to the basic play. Building on the season mode is the Dynasty mode in which the player is given full and complete control of an NBA franchise for up to twenty seasons! This mode is extremely complex with an amazing list of responsibilities normally designated to the General Manager of the team.
Additionally, the NBA All-Star Weekend mode of the game offers all the excitement of an NBA All-Star game and related activities. This means East vs. West in a showdown of the game’s best players AND the opportunity to participate in the Three-Point Shootout Contest and the Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest. The slam dunk contest is operational with one or two human players with more varying high-flying dunks than the player can even figure out. This game is both engaging and exciting. It is fun for players that simply enjoy the simulation of a great American sport and those who take advantage of the numerous and complex options this game has to offer.
GAME DESIGN
The simulation of passing years is a very innovative quality of the game. While participating in dynasty mode, the CPU is able to predict accurately the likely outcome of the career of every player. The innovation that I was most impressed by and most appreciated was the ability to practice play while the game loads the game world/arena, eliminating the painstaking ritual of sitting and waiting for the game to load prior to play.
There are many elements of the game which make it attractive and keep the player stimulated. One of the most drawing characteristics that really adds to the emotional feel of the competition is the noise in the background. The bass filled beats that play in the background are altered to sound like they are being played in a large stadium and the roar and chanting of the crowd (or lack thereof) really convey the emotion one gets from really watching a real basketball game. This game is ultimately the closest commercial simulation of the real physics, reflexes, and attitudes of an actual basketball game/environment.
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| [February 8, 2008 11:33:59 PM]
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SUMMARY
NBA Live 2008 is the latest edition of a long line of annually updated baskeball simulation games licensed by the National Basketball Association. This license allows the game to feature the logos, names and lookalikes of all players and teams associated with the NBA. The game is produced by EA Sports Inc. which has dominated the traditional sports videogame industry. (EA Sports also produces the Madden line of football games licensed by the National Football League and the FIFA line of soccer games licensed by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.) In NBA Live 2008 there are a few different game modes which supplement the main idea of the game which revolves around an NBA basketball game between two teams.
GAMEPLAY
The EA Sports games all offer an extremely authentic feeling of being able to take control of a real basketball game. The game is much more interesting if you follow professional basketball; however, my friend who participated in the multiplayer option of the game with me was unable to recognize any of the players and very few of the teams and he still enjoyed playing the game. In the quick play option, teams are chose, lineups are cued and jerseys selected. After that the player may select the level of play which greatly affects the difficulty of playing both offense and defense. This is a beneficial option to have so that every level of player skill can be accommodated.
This game is very fun because you can control to the tempo of the game and if you are aware of basketball strategy you can fully exercise just about every aspect of running up and down the court that you would in a real basketball game. You can throw alley-oops to keep the defense guarding the low-post players, opening up the outside three-point line where one of the long-range shooters can take advantage of a clear shot at the basket. This is just one of the many strategies that a knowledgeable player can use and it actually becomes clear once the player reaches the highest level of play that in order to score consistently and play good defense, knowledge of the actual flow of a basketball is not only helpful, but necessary.
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jeliasko's NBA Live 2008 (PS2)
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GameLog started on: Friday 8 February, 2008
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