Fact Sheets for PC/PS2, 360/PS3, Wii *New Info*

From EA's info website
http://info.ea.com/products/title.php?id=837

PC/PS2
The fact sheet for the PC page is different from the next generation ones. The only omission from the NG versions for the PC/PS2 versions is the Quick Strike Ball Handling.

Now granted, the info page for the PS2 version of Live 07 said there would be ESPN motion, sig shots, ect. But that info page was identical to the NG ones. These 08 pages are different, and directly from EA, but I don't know if we should completely trust this information.


This is the "fact sheet" that you can download.

NBA LIVE 08
Product Description
When the game is on the line and the ball is in your hands, what will you do? Will you penetrate, drive the lane and rise above the rim for a monster dunk, or find an opening on the perimeter and sink a game-winning three? Take control of the game with a full arsenal to win the one-on-one match-up from every spot on the floor with NBA LIVE 08.

Providing an unrivaled level of authenticity to the sport, NBA LIVE 08 introduces hot spots, where real NBA shot data is used to illuminate the locations on the floor where your players are most effective. Couple this with all-new signature go-to Moves that capture the essence of the NBA’s best, and you can now play the game on a console like you see it from the stands.

Pass the ball inside and rule down low with ‘own the paint’ post play. String together combos of fakes and shots to fool your defender into committing and create space for the game-defining bucket.

On the perimeter, in the paint, and with unparalleled depth, dominate with your go-to move with NBA LIVE 08.

Key Features
Own the Paint—Put the ball in the hands of your big men and go head-to-head in the lane. With all-new moves and counters, including pump fakes, drop-steps, and spins, post play has never been better.
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not — Using actual NBA shot tracking data, know who to feed and who to defend based on a shooter’s hot spots, an all-new on-screen overlay showing you exactly where a player is most dangerous.
Dominate with Your Go-To Move—Every player has a go-to move that they consistently go to when the game is on the line. Now the signature go-to moves of the NBA’s best players have been realistically re-created to help you to score when it counts. That patented step back jumper? A fadeaway with the big leg kick? If it’s in the game, it’s in the game.
NBA All-Star Weekend—Throw down a monster dunk in the slam dunk competition, or play with you’re a team comprised of your favorite NBA superstars in the NBA All-Star game.
Dynasty Mode™ Enhancements—All-new, Dynasty Scenarios allow even the casual gamer to immerse themselves into Dynasty Mode. Don’t feel like playing full games? Now you can customize your experience and play out a specific game scenario.
FIBA World Championship Mode— Compete in an eight team international tournament using authentic FIBA rosters and teams, including, the United States, Spain, France, and more.
ESPN Integration*– The worldwide leader in sports, will keep you up to date in the world of sports from the in game scrolling sports ticker, ESPN Radio and ESPN News.

Product Specifications
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
Developer: HB Studios
Ship Date: October 2007
Rating: E for Everyone

© 2007 Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

*INTERNET CONNECTION required for online play.

360/PS3
nothing really new

NBA LIVE 08
Product Description
When the game is on the line and the ball is in your hands, what will you do? Will you penetrate, drive the lane and rise above the rim for a monster dunk, or find an opening on the perimeter and sink a game-winning three? Take control of the game with a full arsenal to win the one-on-one match-up from every spot on the floor with NBA LIVE 08.

Taking a page out of NBA STREET Homecourt’s book, NBA LIVE 08 introduces Quickstrike Ballhandling. This intuitive gameplay mechanic is mapped to the right analog stick and gives you the direct responsiveness you need to perform a full repertoire of ankle-breaking ball-handling moves that let you dominate on the perimeter.

Pass the ball inside and win in the post with all-new ‘own the paint’ post play for the big men down low. Use the new shot-countershot control to string together combos of fakes and shots to fool your defender into committing and create space for the game-defining bucket.

Providing an unrivaled level of authenticity to the sport, NBA LIVE 08 introduces hot spots, where real NBA shot data is used to illuminate the locations on the floor where your players are most effective. Couple this with all-new signature go-to moves that capture the essence of the NBA’s best, and you can now play the game on a console like you see it from the stands.

On the perimeter, in the paint, and with complete authenticity to the sport of basketball, dominate with your go-to move with NBA LIVE 08.

Key Features
All-New Quickstrike Ballhandling—Whether you’re pushing the ball upcourt or backing down a defender inside, quicker, more responsive ball-handling moves allow you to break down opponents and take complete control of your game with the right analog stick.
Own the Paint—Put the ball in the hands of your big men and go head-to-head in the lane. With all-new moves and counters, including pump fakes, drop-steps, and spins, post play has never been better.
See Who’s Hot and Who’s Not—Using actual NBA shot tracking data, know who to feed and who to defend based on a shooter’s Hot Spots, an all-new on-screen overlay showing you exactly where a player is most dangerous.
Dominate with Your Go-To Move—Every player has a go-to move that they consistently go to when the game is on the line. Now the signature go-to moves of the NBA’s best players have been realistically re-created to help you score when it counts. That patented step back jumper? A fadeaway with the big leg kick? If it’s in the game, it’s in the game.
A New Look and Feel—5-on-5 gameplay has never looked so good. Featuring enhanced player spacing and behavior logic in the half-court, upgraded passing and rebounding mechanics, and an all-new two player interaction engine.
New Push Dynasty Mode™ – Now receive timely prompts from your coaches and team owner that ensure that you always get the most important information when you need it. You choose the parts of your organization you want to take charge of for a customizable experience.
All-New Shooting Mechanics—From deep three-point shots to 10-foot jump shots in the paint, every shot attempt has been redesigned to provide more fluid, realistic results.
FIBA World Championship Mode— Compete in an eight team international tournament using authentic FIBA rosters and teams, including, the United States, Spain, France, and more.
Online* Custom Leagues—Create your own online league with up to 32 teams and put your skills to the test.
Like Butter – Running at a smooth 60 frames per second, NBA LIVE 08 is as close as you can get to the court, without dropping dime for courtside seats.

Wii
8 players online?
Superstar Challenge? wth?

NBA LIVE 08
Product Description
When the game is on the line and the ball is in your hands, what will you do? Will you penetrate the lane and rise above the rim for a monster slam, or find an opening around the perimeter and sink the game-winning basket? Now NBA LIVE 08 is fun for all on the Wii with a simple flick of the wrist. Get in on the ground floor of EA SPORTS critically acclaimed basketball franchise and show-off your go-to Move on the Wii.

The Wii allows you to actually perform a slam dunk by rotating your Wii remote downwards, or pull up for a jumper by flicking the Wii remote up and down. Blow by the defense with a quick crossover by tilting the nunchuck left or right. NBA LIVE 08 for the Wii gets off the couch and into the action!

Now you have 2 ways to play with EA SPORTS Family Play. Introducing a new multiplayer, social experience for EA SPORTS Wii games that allows novice users to compete against advanced players and still enjoy success. Take control of the action using just the Wii remote and let the AI take care of movement to take the glory as you drive to the basket. But if you’ve already got game, plug in your nunchuck and play with the advanced control setting to get the depth that you crave. Now everyone can dominate with your go-to move on NBA LIVE 08 for the Wii.

Key Features
Get Your NBA Fix on the Wii— Up the fun factor and load up NBA LIVE 08 on the Wii! Now you have the chance to get your friends in on the action.
Jump In with EA SPORTS Family Play— Now there’s two ways to play! Grab a controller and interrupt the computer at any time to take control of your team. You control your team’s shooting, passing, and steals on defense, and leave the rest up to the AI.
NBA LIVE 08 Party — Play the Slam Dunk Contest and 3-Point Shootout with your friends in your living room, and track your scores with your Mii™ avatar. Each game is a turn-based, multiplayer experience for up to four players offline.
Dominate with Your Go-To Move—Take command of the game by busting out a signature go-to move when you need it most.
Up the Ante with Superstar Challenge— Re-live the greatest moments from last year’s NBA season. Think you could have come through in the clutch for that comeback? Think you could get hot and hit 40? Prove it with goal based achievements in Superstar Challenge.
Make your Nation Proud— Show your patriotism and play as your national team with 8 teams integrated right into play now.
Up to 8 Players Online — Grab up to three of your friends offline and challenge another group by connecting online with online play.*
Eye-Catching Visuals — Running at a smooth 60 frames per second and coupled with great looking graphics, NBA LIVE 08 on the Wii is comparable to any title in its class.

Damn, still nothing for the PSP.

Great looking out.

That sounds very promising, hopefully the Q&A I sent off will be able to confirm those features for the PC and PS2 versions.

I remember last year in the PC section it said we would have ESPN radio and sig shots. Is that false advertising? All we had was a news thing when playing online, I was really hoping for at least a ticker at the bottom when playing the game.

I am not going to believe any of this for the PC version.

# " FIBA World Championship Mode- Compete in an eight team international tournament using authentic FIBA rosters and teams, including, the United States, Spain, France, and more.
# " ESPN Integration*- The worldwide leader in sports, will keep you up to date in the world of sports from the in game scrolling sports ticker, ESPN Radio and ESPN News.

well, the ticker is in the online matchup lobby *yay*

and if you want to check "false advertising" take a look at the back of the PC box, look at the jerseys.

whoa...
that gave me hope for the new features to be in the pc version...
but the quickstrike ballhandling is not in it...

" ESPN Integration*- The worldwide leader in sports, will keep you up to date in the world of sports from the in game scrolling sports ticker, ESPN Radio and ESPN News.


Question is will EA actually deliever this year on the ESPN material or juat give us the cold shoulder again.

The Wii version has the regular dynasty mode doesn't it? I'm not sure if I've heard anything on the Wii version's dynasty mode or lack thereof. Surely, dynasty mode is just second nature in all versions, but who knows.

great!

And I dont see the own the paint feature on the videos for the ps2...

If the quick-strike feature's not included then wtf improvement will they make? I saw some videos of the PS 2 version and it sucks badly !!! It's a 5% improved version of the 07(the most f*d up ever) !! I'm sure the PC version will be a lot similar to the PS 2 version so this is shaping up to be another spit in the face of the PC community ! If only 2k would make a PC version...anyway if 08 won't have major improvement I won't even think of buying it this year ! I hope i'm wrong dough!

keem21, in the IGN preview, they said that post controls have been tightened up a lot. That probably just means all those FSS scorer post moves now happen naturally.

Woo, finally something about PC version of the game,

great news, sounds promising, signature go-to moves will be included., hope it will be confirmed soon.

quick strike should be there, it will be a big miss if it isnt included.

no dynasty for pc (not the new one anywayz)

From EA's info website
http://info.ea.com/products/title.php?id=837

PC/PS2

Dynasty Mode™ Enhancements—All-new, Dynasty Scenarios allow even the casual gamer to immerse themselves into Dynasty Mode. Don’t feel like playing full games? Now you can customize your experience and play out a specific game scenario.


New Push Dynasty Mode™ – Now receive timely prompts from your coaches and team owner that ensure that you always get the most important information when you need it. You choose the parts of your organization you want to take charge of for a customizable experience.

i hope 08 will really improve. Hoping it will going to fit in my pc

having just watch the 4 vids on IGN, i've come to the conclusion that w'ere going to fucked over again by ea.

The so called "signature moves" video has no new sig-animations. Check it out for yourself.....All the moves that each player performs are just standard moves which are current in 07. Even the other "in-game" vids look just like 07 with a court, uniform and roster update. Looks like "the writing on the wall" for us loyal pc live fans... EA want us to buy a 360 or ps3.

So who i am i to stand in their way, I will gladly purchase a xbox 360 and then will eagerly purchase a copy of nba2k8 just to shove a 2ksports fist up EA's arsehole for their lack of respect to the fans.

Cy BerFuk, u'r absolutely right ! 08 doesn't live up even to 2k7....now with 2k8 coming out I'm sure anybody who's mentally sane will choose 2k8 !!!

Wow they must have sunk to a new low. This has got to be the first "upgrade" to a game I've seen where you can't even notice 1 single gameplay difference in multiple videos provided. So who is gonna be the first to post a side by side of 07 and 08...

I feel like I should make a list of people surprised by this, and submit it to the new Forum Sargent. He will drill some sense into them.

Yeah, I didn't find also any new thing in gameplay, not even one!

I feel like I should make a list of people surprised by this, and submit it to the new Forum Sargent. He will drill some sense into them.

I'm certainly NOT surprised. I'm surprised that people are surprised... How many years does EA have to ram another crappy PC game up our asses before people realize that they don't give two shits about the PC users? I'm just excited that they are actually going to have ANY new features for LIVE 08... Especially Own the Paint and FIBA...

Need to say this. Jeez, when I saw that - http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/900/900782/vids_1.html - i almost landed on the floor! Goddamit what a crap! It is worse than I thought. Look at this video Boston vs Lakers. First of all, this gameplay was made probably by some stupid amateur because it looks like he don't know HOW TO PLAY!!! My God, it really IS the worst NBA Live! Truth is, my man T-Mac (I thought nba 07 was the ugliest) can sleep well now, because Arenas will be taking all punches from PC & PS2 users. But my God I can't even forget about this video... It's like 07 - can someone show some differences between 08 & 07? I can't.
I am a real die hard fan, I love to play b-ball on my PC, I thought that the gameplay will be better, graphics and other sh.t are less important. But now, the best feature is Dynasty Mode and simulation button Maybe it would be a good manager-type of game. I better start getting used to a gamepad and start saving money for XBox360 or PS3.
NBA Live for PCs - RIP

i just hope it doesnt have that dam quit bug in it like last year's game when game ends or when u quit a game.

how hard can it possibly be to do a simple port of the 360 version for us

no dynasty for pc (not the new one anywayz)

The PC run-down seems to suggest that some of the new Dynasty Mode features will be implemented, though that remains to be seen.