NBA Live 2003

"Probably one of the best B-ball games of the year"

With all of the options on this game it will keep your mind traumatized with fun for hours and hours on end. I first got this game and I thought to myself. ''Oh boy a basketball game.'' I liked NFL Fever but i didnt really like basketball games very much. To be honest this game changed my mind about this basketball game and probably other games. This game has up to date rosters for every team and has Exabition, Season, Franchise, EA Freestyle, and 1 on 1 options for your gaming desires. Exabition is just a normal game between 2 teams on this you can set the rules like how easy fouls are called, time for each quarter, and all those kinds of rules this is my favorite selection. The season is just like any other sports game's season option. You pick a team that is you and you set the rules like on exabition cept you play a normal season like in real life NBA basketball with playoffs and everything like that. Franchise is sort of like season option except you make your own team to play. EA Freestyle is basically just a tutorial of the game itself not much to say here.
Lastly my favorite option on this game is the 1 on 1 option. You pick a person out of the entire NBA database to go against someone else on the database. With this you can play in a gym, beach, or at night time in the city. You can also create your own character to play on teams or 1 on 1 whichever its gonna be fun.

Gameplay 8/10: This gameplay is basically limitless you can pretty much play forever and ever for hours, days, probably even months! It doesnt have a story really just like normal sport games you do your best to beat your enemy the opposite team. You could probably have fun with this game forever.

Sound 6/10: The sound in this game really isnt much cept the normal sounds you see in a basketball game on tv, the announcers are pretty good too they announce every thing thats going on in the game.

Graphics 8/10: The graphics on ths game are as good as nfl fever if not better. With the replays the graphics are even better its basically a playing cinema like on games the graphics are good for cinemas its basically playing those!

Replay Value 10/10: The replay value on this game is limitless play forever and ever and never get tired. Its fun and should be fun for you if you give it a try.

Rent/Buy?: This is a buy I believe because its the best sports game next to nfl fever 2k3 in my vote. You really cant get tired of it unless you dont like the basketball games in general.

Overall 8/10: I hope if you read this review you've either gained more interest in the game or started to like the game as much as I do right now. I hope you buy this game and try it out and if you arent sure about it just rent it and give it a try. Never judge a book buy its cover even if you dont like those kind of games.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 01/03/03, Updated 01/14/03