NBA Live 09 Be A Pro
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I’ve believed for a long time that a Superstar type mode was best suited for a basketball game. This year we have that in NBA Live 09 with the introduction of Be A Pro. The mode, which has been a huge success in games such as NHL and FIFA, is not nearly as fleshed out here. Actually it would be difficult to describe it as a mode. It is just a one game experience taking over an existing player. Really it is probably best used as practice for Online Team Play.
A few notes to pass along on Be A Pro that caught my attention. Regardless of whether or not your player is the inbounder you have to pass the ball in which seems odd. You can call for the pass with A and because of that it almost feels like the offense will always run through your player. After a rebound making an outlet pass is a dangerous proposition as it seems if you pass to anyone other than the PG that player will pass it quickly to the PG which can result in a backcourt violation. Continue on for a full quarter video of Be A Pro as I control Dwight Howard.
September 29, 2008 at 2:52 pm
ok nice
if ur NOT 1st ur LAST
September 29, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Eh, I do not like it.
September 29, 2008 at 3:00 pm
1st is the worst 2nd is the best
September 29, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I feel dat wen dey ACTUALLY go a head & implement dis mode as a Full Fledged mode
dey hav 2 come up wit a betta camera angle 2 make U feel more immersed N da game now I kno it will be harder cuz U got more things 2 keep track of ie da Ball da Rim etc…
but @ dis distance it seems 2 take U out of da action meanin U DON’T really feel like ur in da game
mayB itz just cuz i’m watchin Nstead of playin
September 29, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I do think the camera angle works well (this is what we’ll have in Online Team Play) and I like the performance bar and how you can see visibly how well you are doing throughout.
September 29, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Nice Vid.. not sure if i’ll ever use this mode though
Keep it coming Pasta
September 29, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Meh, not a fan. I’m sticking with NBA 2k9
R.I.P. College Hoops, now I gotta play EA’s game…
September 29, 2008 at 3:09 pm
@ PASTA I think it works well enuff 4 OTP
(talkin bout camera angle of course)
I just DON’T think it works in a Single Player Xperience like B.A.P
September 29, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Notice that pasta was able to spin out of the post and dunk a few times.. i hope the defense isn’t to slack this year.. what difficulty level is this on?
September 29, 2008 at 3:20 pm
There is no way this will live up to how great the online team play is in NHL 09. In NHL 09 you can’t really hog the puck because it is so easy to be checked off of it. But I can see in this game people just getting the ball and trying to do it all by themselves every time they touch it. I doubt it will be fun unless you can find a good team to play with, where people actually pass the ball. Hopefully I’ll be wrong and people will share the ball.
September 29, 2008 at 3:24 pm
This reminds me of the single season mode that was on live 06, they gotta add more things 2 it b4 i mess wit it.
September 29, 2008 at 3:28 pm
CAN U EDIT PLAYERS THIS YEAR
September 29, 2008 at 3:33 pm
i think that ea should have the openings in madden and live like they do in nhl for bap/superstar. i like how in nhl it follows ur player through the tunnel and shows them go onto the ice. thatd be cool if they showed ur player run through the blow-up helmet(like in madden 08) except just focus on ur player and have the same concept in live
September 29, 2008 at 4:04 pm
how did you get nba live already????
September 29, 2008 at 5:10 pm
thanks
September 29, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Any news on the 2k9 demo?
September 29, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Seems like player lock?? I was gonna buy both games but after seeing more gameplay and all the negative talk on OS I think I will just get 2k.
September 29, 2008 at 8:38 pm
does the crowd ever get into the game in NBA Live? I’ve seen 2k9 and the crowd is extremely reactive to the game action which pulls you in even more. i hope i just need to see more of Live 09 because the crowd doesn’t come close to the audio. Or maybe they need to show the fans up in the nose bleed seats a little more!
September 29, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Yeah I felt the crowd wasn’t as loud at certain points as they should’ve been. Once I got to a 4th quarter of a close game though they woke up (Thunder vs Hornets game I’ll have up late tomorrow or Wednesday)
September 29, 2008 at 9:15 pm
one thing i notice was how they played different arenas organ music in this video like the staples center and the palace auburn hills its not a big thing buts its just weird and it really doesn’t ruin the game its just something i noticed
September 30, 2008 at 12:22 am
1:08-1:19…zzzzz….
October 1, 2008 at 7:57 pm
can you create a player to do the be a pro mode or does it have to be an existing pro?
October 6, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Just putting player lock on and using the player lock camera angle, you can get a better experience with 2K. as long as they didnt take it out of 2k9. its been in for a few years.