

Live, which I'd long thought of as NBA Jam without the flair, never had a chance. Last year I didn't even play a franchise mode, I just spent my time on NBA Street 2 and ESPN NBA Basketball's 24/7 mode. Sorry Sega, but I just ran out of 2K steam two years ago. But the past two years, I really haven't had a true basketball sim I could enjoy. In the early 2000s, my basketball dimes were spent on Sega's NBA 2K series. If you're a hater, perhaps I can convince you to give NBA Live 2005 a chance. Now, with so many cool touches, good AI, and solid game mechanics, Live 2005 has my attention. To be fair, Live 2004 took some solid steps towards leaving the fast-paced arcade feel of previous Live games, but I just couldn't be sold. Yes, the old school Live games from the Genesis era were great, but the arcade-posing-as-sim versions of Live on the current generation of consoles just haven't been my thing at all. You see, I haven't cared for any version of NBA Live this millennium. Yes, EA has made a great basketball sim and I am suffering from symptoms of shock. too bad im not as interested in GovernmentĬan EA's new baller convert this Sega lover? now i got to go write a paper that should be about the same length. Here's the dunk competition (just press F5 if it does'nt load):ĭamn. It can only be done in all star games though. They added a new move for the all star game, its the TMac off the glass. Their is also the rookie games and of course the all star game. The dunk contest will be judged by NBA legends. Almost each player has their own style of shooting, from Peja's to Walker's ugly hurl. The mode is too complicated for me to explain because they threw out the old system (that they had for years) they had, so heres a video on it: You can even scout a rookie and invite them to play 1 on 1 with a player on your team to see what he has. Just because the players rating is similar does'nt mean that you can trade for another. The dynasty mode is a lot better with a smarter trading/signing system so no more Danny Ainge like trades. If not then you'll probably draw an offensive foul or lose the ball on contact. The pro hop was too strong last year so this year they toned it down, so this time you need a clear path in order to pro hop. Instead of just doing that stupid tip dunk animation they give you a choice to do the dunk, tip the ball in, bat it out a la vlade, or just rebound it.

Key players will also their own style of movement so you can tell the difference in Shaq's style to Duncan's.

This also gives better defensive positioning. They got rid of last years motion capture and replaced it with a 10 man mo cap so no more cowarded lanes. Yes i will buy it and trade in last years model like i always do.
