Some info about nba live 09 from the producers

[huddy187]

"Hey everyone,

First off, we're all pretty pumped to be able to post on the boards now. For the past couple of years we've been trying to get the approval to post on here, and we've finally won the battle. We're looking forward to being able to answer any questions you guys have, and also ask you guys a bunch of questions on what you'd like to see in the game.

I'm just going to jump right in to answering questions.

The number of new animations we've added in this year are in the thousands. It felt like we were in Motion Capture every other day getting new stuff. Here's a snapshot of things that are new.

Sig Shots - We recaptured the animations and added a lot of new ones. My faves right now are Iverson's and Grant Hill's. Iverson's just feels sick. And, look for some signature free throws. Chuck Hayes' is ridiculous.

Passes & Receptions - We captured a bunch of new content like penetrate and kicks, pick & roll passes and catch and sweeps.

Dunks - We got rid of our old dunk system and put in something MUCH better. I'm happy to say that dunks are back for Live this year. All new animations and a bunch of new in-air collisions.

Like I said, this is just a snapshot. We also have all new anims for blocks, steals, interceptions (some nice 'shoot the lane' pick-offs), post play, locomotion, celebrations, lockdown defense, first steps, quickstrike dribbling (including our new ankle breakers), Pick & Rolls (our new Pick & Roll control feature is nice this year. Jeff can talk about this one though.), a bunch of stuff for mascots, cheerleaders and crowd as well. I'm sure I'm missing some stuff too.

What sorts of animations do you hope to see this year? Any areas in particular you want more content?"

[Andrew]

Just posted this on the main page a little while ago and here in the Forum at the same time as you did. Thanks all the same.