82
This is the very first basketball game in which I have ever, and I mean ever been able to get realistic numbers while playing a full game using 12-minute quarters.
75
A solid if unspectacular start for EA Sports' next-gen hoops. Fans of the series will be genuinely pleased. But compared to what Visual Concepts is doing with the "NBA 2K" games, Live has a long way to go before it makes it to the Finals.
60
This is, in a nutshell, a piece of dung covered in gold dust.
NBA Live 2001
PlayStation 2
Released On:
Jan 22, 2001
Metascore
Mixed or Average
74
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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74
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Offers everything you'd want in a basketball game — fast and fun gameplay with tight and responsive control, gorgeous graphics and realistic animation, and many game modes, each with a boatload of customizable options.
81
True to their nature, EA Sports has created another title for the PS2 which delivers detailed graphics and sound, absorbing the gamer into the pseudo reality of video game sports.
80
A few steps shy from a classic and offers no compelling improvements over Sega's NBA 2K1 to convert Dreamcast owners away from their online-savvy gameplay and get them on a PS2.
75
More complicated moves like an over-and-under are possible, but nothing compares to working your man down low with Shaq, holding down the turbo button while turning the corner for a gorilla slam.
75
A solid if unspectacular start for EA Sports' next-gen hoops. Fans of the series will be genuinely pleased. But compared to what Visual Concepts is doing with the "NBA 2K" games, Live has a long way to go before it makes it to the Finals.
61
A bare bones arcade basketball game short on simulation elements and long on minor flaws.
60
This is, in a nutshell, a piece of dung covered in gold dust.
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SummaryThe dominant hoops franchise returns live, delivering high-flyin', fast-paced NBA action plus a whole lot more. With all-new player reactions and bench sequences, redesigned commentary, and crowd animations, NBA Live 2001 comes alive, bringing more emotion and atmosphere to the court than ever before. [EA Sports]
Rated Efor Everyone
