Demo for NBA Live 08 now available

I’ve only played the demo once but I liked what I saw. My only complaint is that I found ally-oops to be a bit awkward to execute. I traditionally use the direct pass to run my offense and the first time I hit the RB I threw a lob pass with Larry Hughes from beyond the 3-point line to Gooden in the post during a half court set. Another time I was leading a 3-on-1 fastbreak with Gibson and had LeBron filling the right lane. I tried to lob it to him but instead Gibson basically threw the ball straight up in the air to Larry Hughes on the left side. He jumped and caught the ball from a standing position and dunked it. Maybe it was because Gibson isn’t an experienced player that it was such an ugly play but I hope stuff like that doesn’t happen a lot.

yh im impressed as well i was never a big 2k fan so ill def get live 2k maybe.

NOTICE:
As expected, out for PS3 now as well.

anyone check out ps3 version yt

is one better than other???

Review on Xbox 360v

NBA Live 08 is a big improvement over 07.

Plus: Graphics and hot spot shooting is the only + can true baler can find with this demo

-Great graphics
–game looks like your watching basketball

-hot spot shooting is implemented perfectly.

Cons: This game is a cheesers dream, hopefully all the cheesers will choose live 08 for its ‘easy alley-oop all day made for 10 year old style’ gameplay over 2k and leave us 2k for most of us real sim gamers

-Poor controls, right stick on offense and defense don’t respond

-it is so easy to alley-oop all game long, defense doesn’t even react to it, all you have to do is press the RB button.

-you have to hold the RB button for direct passing. If you press the RB button, you do a alley-oop. This has to be the worst controls configuration ever for a basketball game.

Overall this game made great strides however I believe it would take 2 years of work on this game. Sports games normally get 6-8 months to work on a game. I think next year it will be Live’s year to shine, their game already has the graphics and some nice features implements very well, however their controls and their control scheme are horrible, no, horrendous.

Remember Live has a lot to fix in their game, they will need more than 6-8 months to fix the huge failure that was 06-07. I believe NBA Live 09 will be the year where they can compete with 2k. 2k7 will beat NBA Live 08, 2k doesn’t even need to put out a new game, just roster updates. People here are using a excuse well 2k has yet to put out a demo???

2k puts out the same game with upgraded features just like EA does. If last year version 2k7 will kill Live 08, 2k8 will abolish it. 2k has great graphics also, but they back it up with gameplay and great controls.

Sad but I agree keithh but on another note yo pasta your site is what that is bro

honestly live 08 demo is very improved from the 06′ 07′ versions… but still falling short compared to gameplay of nba 2k7…so i know 2k8 will be even more domoniate!…live 08 does look good and i mean its a functional game but i say it deserves a 7.6 out of 10

oh yeah and for some reason the offensive control have very late response!

Wow, I am really loving this demo. EA has made some huge improvements. I am really impressed. I like how the game has a certain simplicity to it. The hot spots is working out quite nicely in my opinion and I like the help defense feature. All I have to say is NBA Live 08 is back and better than ever.

The demo is great! I kept playing and I noticed there are some minor problems; however, the gameplay is great and the game looks amazing! There is no doubt in my mind I will purchase Live 2008. I tried 2k7 and the graphics are subpar; on the other hand, the gameplay is outstanding. What seems to bother me is that indivduals are so nitpicky with Live and Madden! Hey, it’s a video game!!!! They will always have flaws. In NBA 2k7, the players run through the basketball goal stance. No one ever mentions that defict. While playing in a game, the player’s s shorts will begin to tear away from there body, that looks like a bad horror film. I feel NBA 2k8 and Live 2008 will be great games. Believe it or not, both will have pros and cons as well. Meanwhile, all of the “2k fan boys” stop acting like NBA 2k is perfect, because it’s not! It wasn’t perfect on Dreamcast and it’s not on XBOX 360. I have owned both games, I know!!!!!!!!
Knowlegde is power!!

^^^Thank you a smart guy right here. Whats up with 2k do they hypnotize when the game starts up or something b/c this is a lil weird.

The NBA Live 08 demo is great! Once I played the game and I noticed there are some minor problems; however, the gameplay is very much improved and the game looks amazing! There is no doubt in my mind I will purchase Live 2008. I tried 2k7(it does not look smooth), the graphics are subpar; on the other hand, the gameplay is outstanding. What seems to bother me is that indivduals are so nitpicky with EA products! Hey, they are a video games!!!! They will always have flaws. In NBA 2k7, the players will run through the basketball stance. No one ever mentions that defict. While playing in a game, the player’s shorts will begin to tear away from their body, that looks like a bad horror film. However, I feel NBA 2k8 and Live 2008 will be great games. Believe it or not, both will have pros and cons. Meanwhile, all of those “2k fan boys” stop acting like NBA 2k is perfect, because it’s not! It was not perfect on Dreamcast and it’s not perfect on XBOX 360. I have owned both games, I know!!!!!!!!
Knowlegde is power!!

both 2k and 08 are good…its just that 2k has always kicked lives ass and i hate that cuz i always buy both and always get disappointed wit EA, i mean they make great games like need for speed and what not so come on!

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wow im liking this the more i play it i cant wait till oct 2

[quote post="1531"]Dr. Louis Says:

September 7th, 2007 at 11:35 am Quote
The demo is great! I kept playing and I noticed there are some minor problems; however, the gameplay is great and the game looks amazing! There is no doubt in my mind I will purchase Live 2008. I tried 2k7 and the graphics are subpar; on the other hand, the gameplay is outstanding. What seems to bother me is that indivduals are so nitpicky with Live and Madden! Hey, it’s a video game!!!! They will always have flaws. In NBA 2k7, the players run through the basketball goal stance. No one ever mentions that defict. While playing in a game, the player’s s shorts will begin to tear away from there body, that looks like a bad horror film. I feel NBA 2k8 and Live 2008 will be great games. Believe it or not, both will have pros and cons as well. Meanwhile, all of the “2k fan boys” stop acting like NBA 2k is perfect, because it’s not! It wasn’t perfect on Dreamcast and it’s not on XBOX 360. I have owned both games, I know!!!!!!!!
Knowlegde is power!![/quote]

Hey I am not a 2k fanboy. I am a fanboy of the best basketball game. When did anybody say 2k had no problems? Had nothing to fix? It is a video game, every game is going to have glitches and problems. If they made every game perfect why would we want to buy the new release the following year?

Fact is, 2k has better online, 2k servers are ten times better than EA servers. 2k has better leagues, Live is just implimenting it this year, yes, once again EA copies from 2k.

Also who is saying 2k is copying from EA with their tendancies meter? They both came out with it the same time, and 2k has done that better. At least with 2k cell bar also acts as a cold and hot meter, your not telling people where you are going to shoot the ball. I think EA has taken this idea, because I think after thinking it over, the grid that also shows your opponent where your going to shoot, could have been more thought out, like 2k did.

Players still move like robots in Live 08 demo, bad controls, and unresponsive and late responding moves.

Now I can think like a EA fanboy, or I can think like this, both games will be $60. Buying both games is $120.00. That is a lot of money to spend when 2k8 will be the game to own in the end once again. Why would I waste my money. I did that in 05 and 06. In 07 I just bought 2k7 and saved myself $60.

Remember it is not just about the game, it about the money it costs to buy it. I can spend that $60 on COD4 or Halo 3.

[quote post="1531"]Hey I am not a 2k fanboy. I am a fanboy of the best basketball game. When did anybody say 2k had no problems? Had nothing to fix? It is a video game, every game is going to have glitches and problems. If they made every game perfect why would we want to buy the new release the following year?
Fact is, 2k has better online, 2k servers are ten times better than EA servers. 2k has better leagues, Live is just implimenting it this year, yes, once again EA copies from 2k.
Also who is saying 2k is copying from EA with their tendancies meter? They both came out with it the same time, and 2k has done that better. At least with 2k cell bar also acts as a cold and hot meter, your not telling people where you are going to shoot the ball. I think EA has taken this idea, because I think after thinking it over, the grid that also shows your opponent where your going to shoot, could have been more thought out, like 2k did.
Players still move like robots in Live 08 demo, bad controls, and unresponsive and late responding moves.
Now I can think like a EA fanboy, or I can think like this, both games will be $60. Buying both games is $120.00. That is a lot of money to spend when 2k8 will be the game to own in the end once again. Why would I waste my money. I did that in 05 and 06. In 07 I just bought 2k7 and saved myself $60.
Remember it is not just about the game, it about the money it costs to buy it. I can spend that $60 on COD4 or Halo 3.[/quote]

Hey,
The demo is the demo!! It’s not the full version of game! I have played the demo for hours at a time and the problems people are mentioning did not make or break my playing time. Listen, if you walk the street looking for a problem, you will get one!!!
A wise man unveil that to me!! Next, not to brag, but I can buy both; however, that would be a poor choice of money management! If I returned the undesired game (in my case NBA 2k8) to GameStop or EBgames, they will not give me nearly what I paid initially. Therefore, I have lost money on my investment , not smart!!!! Oh by the way, do not mention 2k’s servers because it’s not a concern. I have Madden 08 and the online game is great! I hope I did not go above your head!!!!Enjoy 2k8, it should be fun, HA!! Knowledge is Power!!!

i downloaded it am im not even gonna comment on the game, how can you compare that to… shit 2k6. that game is def not a sim game, I couldnt even pump fake… it shot the ball everytime. Im shocked that this is even a topic, but wow.

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