OFFICIAL: NBA Live 2004 Release Party Thread!

Hatorade drinkers not invited! Basically, (hopefully) we can use this thread to post any new information we find on the net about Live. I guess, it's official--Oct.14th baby! Man-I'm hyped up for this game!

I'm hoping we hear more info soon, EA and VC are being so Hush Hush.

Currently, I have been scavenging around the EA FTP files. As soon as I see a file marked as NBA live 2003 Demo, I'll post it.

As far as the full version goes, cocobee has said everything that I basically know.

Partay Time. W00000T

Instead of the aforementioned Haterade, I propose some

PARTAY @ Gamespot!

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/nbal ... index.html

screens look solid!

Currently, I have been scavenging around the EA FTP files. As soon as I see a file marked as NBA live 2003 Demo, I'll post it.

As far as the full version goes, cocobee has said everything that I basically know.

NBA Live 2003 Demo? I think you meant NBA Live 2004 Demo.... hehe.

I've seen those screens elsewhere before. But they do look good. Definitly worthy of "Partay" status.

lol i dont know about a party 27 days away from release but i'll give live pops if it comes out to be a great game. BTW can any post those gamespot screens ? for some reaso nthey dont show up on the gamespot page for me

Do any of you people know when it comes out in Australia? I'd really appreciate the info.

P.S. I'm new here and a loyal NBA Live player since 1995 (every game since then)

Welcome to the forums Carmo. The Release Date Thread and the Australian News thread might be of interest to you.

there's some new screens here i think:

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=13023&mode=thread&order=0

Thanks Andrew!

NHL 2004 is less then a week from release... Oops wrong site.

No I will be working the NHL Dynasty for the time being before I can get my hands on the NBA.

I have to do something to pass the time, before Live hits the shelves.

here ya go, might be old but gamespot says 9/16--oh well

PARTAY @ Worthplaying, thanks to OS!


http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php ... ad&order=0

My bad YoUnGzEE, I didn't see that you posted this already!

Currently, I have been scavenging around the EA FTP files. As soon as I see a file marked as NBA live 2003 Demo, I'll post it.

As far as the full version goes, cocobee has said everything that I basically know.

NBA Live 2003 Demo? I think you meant NBA Live 2004 Demo.... hehe.

Damn it... my bad. lol

this from a guy at OS who recently played Live at the Madden Challenge:

Well There was the Madden Challenge That came to my City today(Buffalo)... I was in the tourney but lost my 6th game and then walked around for a minute and noticed that they had a basketball game going, thinking that it was 2003 I walked away... Then after about 15 minutes I walked back over and to my surprise it was LIVE 2004... They had the new Tiger Woods Golf, and Fifa 2004 Going also...

But NBA Live 2004 is a completely different game than last years version... This years version is definately a simulation, unlike last years... After getting used to the new control scheme I was ready to go... Using The Cleveland Cavs (Lebron Is a Beast On this Game), I started playing... This years the triangle is for the Jump Stop (or Pro Hop as EA Calls it) and also the drop step when down low, while the square button is used for the Dunk/Layup/Floater, The O Button is used for strictly Jumpers and the rest of the controls are the same as last years for offense.

On defense the L1 button is no longer used as the defensive crouch button, Now you have to pull down on the R3 button for the defensive crouch... Other than that I believe that all of the other controls were the same as last years on defense....

The gameplay this year is smooth and sweet, they actually have gameplay sliders this year where you can adjust such things as game speed and what not..... You also cant expect to do a spin move through another player without your player getting knocked around a bit, also for you guys that used to love doing freestyle dribbling all day long to get to the hoop for an easy dunk its not happening this year... The help defense is excellent this year... Blocked Dunk animations are awsome.... Blocks are very very very realistic this year no more swatting the ball 12 rows into the crowd.. If your man gets double teamed and picks up the ball sometimes both computer guys will get thier hands on the ball and wrestle it away.. Also dont get to carried away with the dunk button because you will miss a lot of shots that way, because if a defender gets a good challenge on you your man will be forced to change his shot and toss up a double clutcher that will most likely miss... Rebounding is perfect as long as you get good position and jump at the right time... Free Throw shooting for me was hard as hell, they now have two white bars that go horizontally and vertically and you have to stop both at the top of the box on the backboard....

The Off the ball play is sick... Men fighting to get open and the defenders fighting around picks off the ball... Man I was in basketball heaven...

I did not get a chance to look at tne franchise mode and things of that nature because I was busy actually playing the game... Ohh and they had Lebron James Starting as the Point Gaurd for the Cavs and Dejuan Wagner was on the bench... As For the EA Trax I only noticed 2 which was a song by the CLIPSE, and another song by Da Brat...

But seriously this game is a Definite Winner in my book and I hated last years version... I cant wait until October 14th, madden and all my other games will be collecting dust when this one comes...

Ohh BTW I did not get a chance to play FIFA 2004 but I did watch a couple guys play it and the graphics were sick, and the game looked awsome...

thanks rawdog805 ! This is very good news and worthy of PARTAY STATUS!!!!

Nothing we didn't already know, but confirmation of some things we're expecting/hoping for.

Actually there is something new. (for me at least )

So if you force your player to dunk, and then he finds it too difficult as the defender has already got a good position on him, then he will automatically switch to a double clutcher?

Actually there is something new. (for me at least )

So if you force your player to dunk, and then he finds it too difficult as the defender has already got a good position on him, then he will automatically switch to a double clutcher?

I believe the double clutch he's referring to is the "press shoot again to switch to a lay-up" feature. Which should be used. Sounds great cocobee.

Partay status: granted

oh i never knew of that feature. sounds even better !

can't wait it feel like it can't come soon enough

That owns all.

here are some screens that we haven't seen(i don't think)

The second screen is from those 3 minute and a bit or so videos that Yohance (I think) had on his FTP. (Edit: Nope my bad they're playing the Rockets not the Kings) I don't believe I've seen the first one though. Here's what the official live 2004 site is offering us in the PC section.

Bibby setting up the offense
K-Mart and Divac battling
Eddie Griffin calling for the ball
K-Mart and CWebb battling
K-Mart and Yao battling

K-Mart sure is physical.

And the LeBron pics look like they're a lot higher resolution since I've seen them at least.

LeBron throwing it down on the Nets
Slamming over RJ
Dunking over K-Mart (K-Mart looks really good in this screen)
About to freestyle against RJ
Crouching with the ball[/i]

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The graphics in the second pic posted by cocobee look pretty good.