NBA Live 10 (Xbox 360, 2009)

we all know the story on the graphics - they're better. but NBA 2k10 has just about caught up !! Game-play is spot on, one step better handling of the ball than last year.............. The part that I absolutely love about the Live series though is the daily Player DNA updates though!! If your players have a dismal performance on tuesday night, lo & behold, by wednesday morning, it will be reflected in your player stat sheet!! It also reflects long-term hot & cold streaks, if the player is using new methods...... where the player is shooting well or poor from the court. it's really outstanding how extensive the daily player DNA updates are!!!
And that's where it just barely inches past NBA 2k10. NBA Live has created a new type of gameplay mode, where you spend the season playing games the day of, or the day before they are really played in real life... or by re-playing games from the night before, your stats are compared to real life. your stats are compared to other players on Live! and you really learn a lot about your play style.. about your skill level.... it's so rad!!!
Oh yea, doesn't hurt that these days you can find Nba Live 10 for about 10 bux less than NBA 2k10. That makes the choice easy! Nba Live retains (my) NBA Gaming throne for another year!

The once great NBA Live series has had a fall from grace in recent years. With robotic gameplay that was both poorly executed and wholly unrealistic, it's no wonder that the NBA 2K series has been able to build such a foothold in the videogame basketball market. But EA Sports was bound to get back on its feet eventually and I'm happy to say that they've done so with NBA Live 10. While the game isn't perfect by any means, it's a leap forward from the disappointments that we've suffered through in recent memory.

A big focus for the team at EA Canada this year was gameplay and that's simultaneously a blessing and a curse. There's no doubt that this is the best NBA Live has moved in years. Player animations are sharp and realistic and almost everything flows smoothly on the court.

I believe that as far as actual gameplay, this is by far the best basketball video game ever released. The movements are so fluid and realistic that it feels like you're playing real basketball. The daily updates of player "DNA" and transactions are also quite impressive. The only negative remarks I have about the game come from the features side, due to the lack of any historical players or teams and the disappearance of the NBA All-Star Weekend including the 3-point shootout, dunk contest and skills challenge. The rookie, sophomore, East All-Star and West All-Star Teams remain, however.

This is without a doubt one of the best and most realistic NBA games I've played. The player momevements and physics engine built into the game are so realistic you honestly feel like you're watching a live NBA game on your TV (except you're controling the players every move/decision). The commentary is some of the best I've ever come across in the EA franchise of sports games with the commentators giving real stats from the game and comments that actually make sense with how the game is progressing. Truly revolutionary when it comes to making you feel like the real thing is in front of you. I am certainly not the NBA's number one fan, but I enjoy basketball and would recommend this game to anyone looking for a truly exceptional sports game.

This is a great game from the previous version of Live, the gameplay is a little better all though the graphics suffered a lost from the live 09 installment. The thing that I hate about this game is that they went in reverse and took out all of the game modes and features that make this live series fun; such as the 3 point contest, and the slam dunk contest. All they left was the dynasty mode which is boring after one season and online play. Although they took out the fun features over all its still a good game.