NBA Live 360 review after 3 days of Gaming (Bad, Very Bad)

[MAB30]

I cannot belive this is what EA is bringing to the Table for next gen. The gameplay (Even at 100 speed, as the default is like wathcing old people Fucke) is simply horrendous. How slow and poor response are the controls. The game feels very sluggish, slow and more like an Alpha Version than even a Beta.

The camera Angle. This could have only been dreamed up while someone was hitting Acid and Shooting Doritos. Even the Baseline view got screwed. How about sticking to the basics. get the Baseline view at least as good as NBA 05 or 06, but this crazy angle is like a Pirate made the game using one good eye.

Last, the netcode, oh the humainty of bringing "PS2 dial up" netcode to next gen Xbox Live. Have spoken to over 15 peopel in the EA Lobbys of NBA Live 06 360 and we all get the same fantastic laggy experience. Even when the connections shows solid on your screen, the game plays like it has Turrets. Very Jerky and Laggy, nothing but the best from EA Sports.

The 6.9 unfortunately was very accurate in terms of score. The players look great, the bodies incredible, but once the Loading Screen and Little Practice with Dewayne wade is over the game feels the develoeprs at EA decided to take a large "Bong Hit" before every line of code.

Please EA, patch this $60 Gem, or focus on the basics for 2007. Great Playermodels mean nothing if the game plays like it belongs on the Sega Saturn......................................

[Basketballer238]

yea 2k6 looks real good compared to this game

[ijbl]

This is a funny review

[MAB30]

I am not a big fan of 2k6. I like the Freestyle control EA has, not a big fan of the shot stick. I like Freestyle as it feels you have complete control. That is why this game is such a huge disappointment.

Focus on Basics: Gameplay(Make it sim not arcade), NETCODE (What we have in NBA 06 360 is like 28.8 dialup), and CAMERA View (How can they mess this up is beyond me, Bring back the 05 or 06 good baseline view).

[Mr.Funk]

i am a 2k6 fan!!!!!! forget the whole game, just look at the general movement of players. it don't matter how fast you set the game speed, the game's movement still feels rediculeous. remember how great live 2003(as a arcade game) feels. if you put the superstar controls in 2003, it would have been the greatest live game ever...no wait, it is the greatest game ever. every time i play 06 it just feels stupid. i thought they would fix the whole player movement in the next gen. how wrong i was! they move like old people without a support.

[flipz]

^^^^ahh hes back

[dada]

damn i never thought it would be that bad. does anyone have anything good to say about the game besides the loading screen and models?

[bigh0rt]

I played it on 360, and the honest to God answer is no. I prefer playing it on PC 100x more than 360. The awe of the graphics can only captivate you so long before you realize what a stinker of a game it really is.

[hipn]

They should have done a port from PS2 or Xbox to Xbox260 and just updated the graphics and animations and movements.

[jas]

the 360's graphics look nice at first but as you play for a while you notice things that should have been improved
I haven't played live in it yet but 2k6 was trash

[Mr.Funk]

wait, i don't get it. are the 360 that weak, that you have to take out a major feature to put in(the suppose) to be great graphics. and still 2k6 has better graphics(my opinion). i mean, what the hell were the devs thinking when they decided to take out freestyle superstar controles. did i miss something, did they put in an replacement better. i think they were drunk, that is the only reason i can think of.

and we can tell that the devs were trying to "sim" the live franchise--making the game slower(but not better) and occasionally having people run thru screens. but not close. i guess they are listoning to us. but they have a long way to go.

[hipn]

Ea decided to re-write the hoel game, so it took them a very long time, so they couldn't put a lot of features into the game.

2K6 is a port from the Ps2 and Xbox versions and its just the same game with better graphics.

if EA decided to do the same as 2K6, they would of gotten a better rating and made a lot more money.

[Jing]

hm nice and interesting review

[mikemach]

the 360's graphics look nice at first but as you play for a while you notice things that should have been improved
I haven't played live in it yet but 2k6 was trash

Talking out yer ass go back to the cave and play with the crickets. I agree with the review except the netcode I've played a few online games with no lag so it might be his connection. The games views as stated suck ass you feel like you got cheap seats on your ticket to play the game. Graphics wise this system kicks some major aSS. I've play PGR3, Madden,and 2k6 online lag free everytime I played it this week. They look as good or better than the 6800 GT ultra oc I'm running.
Mike

[mikemach]

the 360's graphics look nice at first but as you play for a while you notice things that should have been improved

You need to remember its not the console, its the game developers who fucked this stick and handed it out.
Mike

[nicosantos76]

I don't get it. Maybe some of you had too much expectations regarding this game.
Someone posted that even the Nba 2K6 is better in PS2 than in XBOX360 when the game is a port of the PS2 version but with better graphics and some extra animations. How could it be a worst game??? Impossible.
Regarding NBA Live 06 the only thing I'm really worried about is the camera angle problem but still there I have a question: at IGN.com there was a whole match movie if my memory is not joking on me, each quarter had a different camera angle and one of the cameras looked OK to play the game (I don't like the baseline camera, Press is my favourite), so, what happened to that camera angle??