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Friday 8 February, 2008
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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