NBA Live 09 Coverage Recap
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Here are links to the coverage presented over the last week for NBA Live 09. The general impressions provides a complete overview but each article is worth checking out to learn more about the specific feature and see it in action. Still to come is a more detailed look at the Online Team Play and Clubs which I should have up in the morning.
General Impressions
Player Ratings
NBA Academy: Part One
NBA Academy: Part Two
NBA Academy: Part Three
NBA Academy: Part Four
Be A Pro
Screens and Highlights
More Screens and Highlights
NBA Rewind
Full Game: Sophomores vs Rookies
Full Game: Thunder @ Hornets
Various Team Videos
Full Game: Warriors @ Clippers
Full Game: Bulls @ Heat
October 8, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Cant be serious with this one pasta. Did you really put up the same stuff about LIVE09 thats already on here again? I sense a strong BIASED thing going on here.
October 8, 2008 at 6:57 pm
[quote comment="41134"]Cant be serious with this one pasta. Did you really put up the same stuff about LIVE09 thats already on here again? I sense a strong BIASED thing going on here.[/quote]
He does this with every game.. puts up a recap, get a life.
October 8, 2008 at 6:58 pm
he does this for every sports game that has been released…that way people can go back and check what was said about it before even if they aren’t online junkies and always reading past posts…
October 8, 2008 at 7:12 pm
@ 2K do U jno how or where 2 go so U can change how many mins a player gets a game in 2K9
it use 2 be in deer attributes (I think) Last year but I CAN’T find it dis year
October 8, 2008 at 7:16 pm
NVM
October 8, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Pasta Our Club Needs A New Team Man!!! LOL The Blazers Are Not Gonna Cut It…
October 8, 2008 at 7:23 pm
[quote comment="41142"]NVM[/quote]
Did u find it bro?
October 8, 2008 at 7:38 pm
@2K yea I found it
but I could still use sum help on how 2 get Crawfords sig move
I was using da nuggets & da Cpu did it 2 me on a 1 on 1 break i’ve bin tryin 2 get it out in practice but CAN’T
so 1st) can u do it practice
2nd) do U or don’t u hold turbo
3rd)is it location specific ie Last year Jr, Josh Smith, J-Rich hit back away from da basket from da free throw libe 2 do da dunk where he bounces off da floor 2 do da alley 2 himself
October 8, 2008 at 8:00 pm
ive been playing the demo and i dont know how to dunk
October 8, 2008 at 8:01 pm
nba 2k9 demo
October 8, 2008 at 8:38 pm
This game is HELLA HOT! Vince is da man in this game
October 8, 2008 at 8:40 pm
@sdot you need a defender in front of you and then just press up on the shotstick dont hold turbo and you can’t do it in practice
October 8, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Vince really plays like himself in this. I even seen him try to draw a foul and really play it off like he does in real life. AMAZING.
October 8, 2008 at 9:08 pm
@ marc thx
I was thinkin dat was da issue does it matter how far U are
meanin press it @ da free throw since he has 2 take a hop step or da Dotted line
da 1ST dotted line NOT da restricted area
October 8, 2008 at 9:10 pm
yes dis game is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
i’m bout 2 go practice pullin off dat move
October 8, 2008 at 10:02 pm
[quote comment="41159"]yes dis game is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
i’m bout 2 go practice pullin off dat move[/quote]
yea that sig move is crazy!!! i was in the tutorial mode (on off ball control so i could do a 5v5) and kept doin that move for like 30 mins before i realized how long i was feindin of that nasty crossover
October 8, 2008 at 10:13 pm
@ james did U do it da way he sed or a diff way
curious cuz deer is @ least 2 versions of dat move U can perform(slight variation2 it) & wonderin if itz diff ways 2 trigger dem
October 8, 2008 at 10:50 pm
@ Patsa
Yo I know im new here, but whats with all the pro-homo avatars. Am i missing something?
October 8, 2008 at 11:10 pm
dont hate on weezy sdot lol
October 8, 2008 at 11:16 pm
o so its a parity kind of thing?
October 9, 2008 at 4:34 am
[quote comment="41168"]@ james did U do it da way he sed or a diff way
curious cuz deer is @ least 2 versions of dat move U can perform(slight variation2 it) & wonderin
if
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diff
ways
2
trigger
dem[/quote]
LOL now u got the Baby/LIL wayne kiss on gravatar. Yo brother is wrong lol..
October 9, 2008 at 4:36 am
[quote comment="41170"]@ Patsa
Yo I know im new here, but whats with all the pro-homo avatars. Am i missing something?[/quote]
I think his brother controls his account and wont give him the password and keeps putting homo stuff as his gravatar lmao
October 9, 2008 at 5:24 am
So pasta, which one is better in your eyes, Live or 2K…
October 9, 2008 at 5:26 am
I’m putting Dynasty mode on hold until Playmakers distributes his sliders and player edits (hopefully). I’ll be playing FIBA for now and online.
Going to get some more time with 2K this week. It’s hard to choose which one I prefer. When I’m playing Live, a part of me misses 2K, and when I play 2K a part of me misses live. Wish they could combine the best of both worlds and maybe throw in the Life mode from NBA 09!
October 9, 2008 at 7:03 am
rotflmao, that is just wrong man/ how do i use the quote feature here
October 9, 2008 at 7:06 am
[quote comment="41185"][quote comment="41170"]@ Patsa
Yo I know im new here, but whats with all the pro-homo avatars. Am i missing something?[/quote]
I think his brother controls his account and wont give him the password and keeps putting homo stuff as his gravatar lmao[/quote]
That’s mess’d up man! I guess I would do that to my bro’ too I guess. -LOL
October 9, 2008 at 7:23 am
Lmao at that dudes avatar,Weezy is a homo thug lol
October 9, 2008 at 7:38 am
I decided to just buy both games and honestly, I think both games aren’t that good this year. 2k and EA both put out a Ferrari with a Honda Civic engine. Looks good, sounds good, but when it’s time to actually drive it’s dissapointing. When you play 2k9 you zip up and down the court and the dribbling is crap. I actually think that 2k8 is better. When you play Live it feels like you are pressing buttons that put you into an animation. You don’t feel like you have control of your player once you start a move. Kind of like Madden 08…when you juked you couldn’t do anything else….or when you got wrapped up it was a for sure tackle that you couldn’t break out of.
Don’t get me worong, both games are OK but they are definitely not “amazing”. I think people are so happy to have a new game that they are fooling themselves into thinking it’s A-M-A-Z-I-N-G…once FiFa comes out both of these games will lose some playing time.
If I had to choose one to play it would be 2k9.
October 9, 2008 at 8:24 am
NHL 09 is still my sports game of the year Mr. 707, your write up is exactly how I felt last year. I think the base of Live and 2K will be satisified and take notice in the improvements as well as the weakness’. We have to give the developers some slack, they only get so much time to work on a game, not to mention the business’ side of the house to include business politics. I just judge the game for what it is, and not necessarily for what it could be.
October 9, 2008 at 8:57 am
You’re definitely right. And at the end of the day it IS just a video game. The one thing you have to keep in mind is that we’re the ones paying for these games and even though $60 out my pocket doesn’t hurt I still expect a product I won’t be dissapointed in. Live AND 2k9 sort of disappointed me this year…neither game blew me away. I didn’t get the wow factor I got from features like the online dynasty mode from NCAA or the gameplay from Madden09 (which I personally feel is way better then any of the previous Maddens).
October 9, 2008 at 10:05 am
[quote comment="41187"]So pasta, which one is better in your eyes, Live or 2K…[/quote]
Not really sure there is a simple answer to that. I’m more comfortable with Live so I tend to lean that way. But if I was to break it down:
Live: Features, online play, commentary
2K: Gameplay, animations, atmosphere/presentation
They both offer up a good experience this year I’d say and I don’t really feel like you could go wrong either way.
October 9, 2008 at 11:00 am
[quote comment="41195"]I decided to just buy both games and honestly, I think both games aren’t that good this year. 2k and EA both put out a Ferrari with a Honda Civic engine. Looks good, sounds good, but when it’s time to actually drive it’s dissapointing. When you play 2k9 you zip up and down the court and the dribbling is crap. I actually think that 2k8 is better. When you play Live it feels like you are pressing buttons that put you into an animation. You don’t feel like you have control of your player once you start a move. Kind of like Madden 08…when you juked you couldn’t do anything else….or when you got wrapped up it was a for sure tackle that you couldn’t break out of.
Don’t get me worong, both games are OK but they are definitely not “amazing”. I think people are so happy to have a new game that they are fooling themselves into thinking it’s A-M-A-Z-I-N-G…once FiFa comes out both of these games will lose some playing time.
If I had to choose one to play it would be 2k9.[/quote]
I somewhat agree with you but 2K is a game that you really have to take time & master. The footplanting in 2K is realistic & it takes time to get used to. It is different than 2K8 but just give it time & you can master it. The dribbling is also a little different & it does seem to be a little more canned than last year but at the same time driving to the basket is much more realistic this year. The AI this year is insanely realistic so that will also take time to master. Don’t give up on 2K so soon my friend. 2K is for the true sim players.
October 9, 2008 at 2:25 pm
2k is for the hardcore! takes a while to really feel the game. It took me a while to get used to the shot stick but i got it down now. Live on the other hand its a easy pick up n play game.
October 9, 2008 at 5:35 pm
WOW Br!tney QUIT Playin games wit my Av
dis is gettin outta control
October 11, 2008 at 8:05 am
http://www.pastapadre.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1469