Heh. Gamespot Wii Review: 3.0 out of 10.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:43 am
NBA Live's first appearance on the Wii is a complete disaster.
Perfectly harmless if you don't unwrap it
Players slide all over the court, completely disappear and reappear, don't take shots when you want them to, and can't play a lick of defense. It gets worse. Anyone within about eight feet of the hoop can go from standing still with his back to the basket to a flying dunk or layup with a flick of the remote. Steals are so frequent that you can't even tell what's going on sometimes because the camera is changing back and forth so quickly.
NBA Live's visuals serve only to add insult to injury, and they actually hurt the gameplay. Defense is almost impossible due to all of the warping and clipping that takes place. This problem is compounded by the lack of transition animation, so essentially you're trying to defend a player that can disappear, go through you, and then go from a standstill to full speed in the blink of an eye.
Live 08 is more a mystery than it is a basketball game. The two biggest questions are "What in the world was EA thinking when it made this game?" and "Is there anyone in the world that would enjoy playing it?" The answer to the first question has yet to be determined, but as for who would enjoy this game, the answer is "nobody."
3.0 (Bad)
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Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:48 am
Wow. About all I can say is......
<guffaw>
"Celebrate!"
<guffaw>
"Celebrate!"
Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:51 am
I want the celebrate feature 
Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:58 am
I also love these:
STAND UP TO PLAY!
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Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:01 am
LMAO
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:01 am
Bastard didn't provide a link
http://www.gamespot.com/wii/sports/nbal ... bs;reviews
http://www.gamespot.com/wii/sports/nbal ... bs;reviews
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:35 am
The Wii is so weak they couldn't make it decent or it would slow the game down to much.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:45 am
It is a hair more powerful than the original Xbox. NBA 2K7 on the Xbox is more than decent.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:52 am
Wow, the celebrate feature. Wow, just wow. That's all I have to say. Un-freaking-believable.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:59 am
benji wrote:It is a hair more powerful than the original Xbox. NBA 2K7 on the Xbox is more than decent.
How old is the XBOX?
Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:00 am
Irrelevant. The problem with the Wii is not it's technology but the developers.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:16 am
Stop complaining you ungrateful bastards. Thanks for an excellent attempt EA, at least you tried! I don't see any of you trying to put out your own multi-million dollar basketball games 
Kidding. What a pile of shit. I hope EA
all of the money they're going to make off this garbage. Absolutely ridiculous.
Kidding. What a pile of shit. I hope EA
all of the money they're going to make off this garbage. Absolutely ridiculous.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:51 am
ThaLiveKing wrote:LMAO
EMBRACE THE WII. . .And ACCEPT IT AS YOUR GOD
Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:26 am
That's the problem. EA focuses on all the extras and marketing features like celebrate, making players look like real people, giving players signature moves, that they don't have time or resources to focus on game play.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:29 am
Wii version is horrible 
But I have to say that it is so because the hardware is very low.
But I have to say that it is so because the hardware is very low.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:59 am
Celebrate. I hope they put that on the PC version (to jump after hitting a buzzer-beater, press Alt+F4) 
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:06 am
Why did even Nintendo made Wii that horrible (specs and hardware), can't they make it really "next gen" (look at PS3/XBOX360)? They could have probably keep the same idea of how the control system work just with better hardware. Can't they?
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:32 am
Elbeen wrote:Why did even Nintendo made Wii that horrible (specs and hardware), can't they make it really "next gen" (look at PS3/XBOX360)? They could have probably keep the same idea of how the control system work just with better hardware. Can't they?
It's obvious that that wasn't their goal or aim.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:48 am
all the games suck on the wii... a 3 is amazing for the wii.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:50 am
Metroid Prime Three, Resident Evil 4, Super Paper Mario, Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy call you a liar.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:05 am
thats all WII can do...
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:15 am
benji wrote:Metroid Prime Three, Resident Evil 4, Super Paper Mario, Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy call you a liar.
sadly thats ALL it has...lol
is there any NBA games out for reg xbox? I don't think ill buy Wii live...ever.
The Good wrote:
Good commentary.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:31 am
Rip32 wrote:sadly thats ALL it has...lol
That's like saying all the X360 has is Gears of War, Halo 3, and um...is there any NBA games out for reg xbox?
No, no more Xbox games, it is dead. Has been for a year now except for the two EA football titles.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:40 am
The only good game for the wii is resident evil 4....the original mario games are better then the new ones.
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:43 am
Boys boys boys, take it to the Video Games Section if you are going to debate the Wii. Keep this thread about the 50 dollar DVD video game.