NBA Live 07 (Sony PlayStation 2, 2006)

This game is awesome. All 30 NBA teams are in it. The rosters are as of the beginning of the 2006-2007 season, so Allen Iverson is still on the 76ers. This game has the best graphics of all the NBA Lives so far. Also, it has an awesome soundtrack. Some game modes are Play Now, Dynasty Mode, Slam Dunk School, All-Star weekend, 1 on 1 practice, individual practice and much more. In Play Now mode you just select your team and play. In Dynasty Mode, you take control of an NBA franchise for 25 years. You can trade players, sign free agents, and release players. Players DO retire. This would usually be between ages 35 and 40. If you want to make the game easier, you could get all player stats up to 99, by using edit player before entering dynasty mode. In Dynasty mode there IS an NBA All-Star weekend. In the Slam Dunk school, you learn how to become the best dunker in the NBA. You can even do MJ's 1988 dunk from the free throw line. In NBA All-Star weekend you can particapate in the rookie challenge, slam dunk contest, three point shootout, and NBA All-Star game. In 1 on 1 practice you can choose any player out of the NBA and select another player out of the NBA to play against. The first player to 11 points wins. Three pointers count as 2 points and two pointers count as 1 point. In individual practice, you select one player and do any type of practicing you want. It doesn`t matter if it`s dunking, three point shooting, or just fooling around taking full court shots. This is a great game, which every NBA fan would love.

I haven't played every edition of EA's NBA Live series but I've played plenty and put in some serious hours, and the gameplay flaws on the 2007 edition are ridiculous. The most ridiculous are the phantom steals and dropped balls that occur a couple of dozen times each game as you drive to the hoop. I've had a monster dunker like Shawn Marion leading the break and driving to the rim with no one in front of him -- and yet the ball mysteriously falls to the floor for the trailing defense to pick up. This happens even after the player has left his feet and it doesn't seem to matter whether the defense is two steps behind you, standing beside you or even attempting a steal. The ball just falls out of the player's hands. Of course, all you have to do is stand in the paint on the opposite end to get the ball back, cause chances are the same thing will happen to the CPU. But who cares about an even trade when the goal is a basketball simulation? This alone has already put 2007 in the "for sale" stack, but the controls are unresponsive, especially when attempting to use the direct pass option (the icons often won't appear and you'll wind up shooting from half-court or throwing the ball into the backcourt). It's also mystifying why EA changed the player icons. For years, your center was the A button, power forward the square, small forward X and shooting guard 0 while the point guard would take the icon of whoever had the ball. This made direct passing a breeze, but now they constantly shift. I'm sure there's a pattern to it, but what's the point of fixing something that was never broken? This is just sloppy, almost retarded, game design.

This game is good but not great. I've been a fan of NBA live series for a long time now and i think ea sports can do better then this. I've played both 2005 and 06 and they are pretty good. i think somehow ea didn't focus enough on ps2 version because of ps3 version.overall its a fun game for the price here on eBay.

This seems to be a very popular game with the teenage sports fan. I purchased it for a Christmas present for my nephew as it was on his list.

It was a good price and brand new in the package instead of used. That is why I purchased it. I am pleased with my purchase and think this is a good safer game to buy instead of the high violence ones out there.

It gives kids (and some adults)something to aspire to (sports) instead of the violent images other games have.

This is my first time playing an NBA Live game in a really long time, but i wanted to try it again. The gameplay isn't bad though i got tired of missing a lot of layups. I changed the settings to make it a lot more normal to make layups. It's so hard to duplicate basketball, but they did a decent job on creating the fill. I still want something that allows much more zip passing. The main problem with the game is the menus in Franchise Mode. I still can't find a way to access my basic roster. I can go to playing time, but i want to simply access rosters like one can in Madden games (also comes in handy when you're trying to look for a certain type of player to trade for.) Trades are also annoying. The game acts as though you couldn't call a GM on the phone and try and make a trade. It takes a day or two for them to respond to a trade offer.