NBA Live 98

"NBA Live '98 the greatest basketball game ever"

INTRODUCTION
NBA Live '98 came out November 15, 1997. Its graphics and game play surpasses that of all previous basketball games. The three-point shootout is a great new feature. You can take any of the 29 NBA teams and take them all the way to the NBA Finals. NBA Live '98 is multi-tap adaptable and can be played with one to eight players. NBA Live also requires 1-5 blocks of memory to save your settings, rosters, or season.

GAME PLAY
NBA Live '98 offers great in depth game play with a variety of offensive moves. The in game play is awesome. Take your opponent to the hole with a crossover or put a spin move on him. You can throw alley-oops; dribble between the legs, and even control your own dunks. You can also play an NBA season complete with the playoffs. The three-point shootout mode is new to basketball games. Take two to eight players a in a three-point contest. Even on the hardest difficulty level you can easily defeat the computer. The only real challenge is when you play a human controlled opponent. NBA Live '98 allows you to create your own team from scratch and take them through a whole season. With play-by-play analyst with Verne Lundquist it makes NBA Live '98 one of the funnest games to play.
Game play rating: 10

GRAPHICS AND SOUND
Live '98 offers good graphics but the graphics are not as good as any game today. Every player in the game was cyber-modeled. The basketball courts are in amazing detail. Verne Lindquist provides the in-game play-by-play which is new to basketball games and the at the menu screens there is crystal clear background music.
Graphic and Sound Rating: 7

REPLAY
I would replay an entire season about two or three times. The reason being a whole season can last up to 82 games. Now that’s a lot of games to be playing. It is definitely worth playing at least twice.

BUY OR RENT
NBA Live '98 is defiantly worth buying. If you don't want to fork over about $40 for the newest basketball game get NBA Live '98. For the price it is defiantly worth it.

OVERALL
Overall NBA Live '98 is one of the best basketball games out their today and its also cheaper than most. I gave NBA Live '98 a rating of 9. I gave it a 9 just because the graphics weren’t as good as I thought they would be. Thank You for reading my NBA Live '98 review. Buy the game and enjoy.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 07/02/00, Updated 07/02/00