Graphically, EA Sport's NBA Live 2001 is smooth and detailed. From your players to arenas, things are lifelike. However, NBA Live is not the jaw dropper that NBA 2K was. Very nicely detailed, lack the distinguishing characteristics, which NBA 2K has, though the players. The likes of players'hairstyles and tattoos, free throw mannerisms…things that went beyond, and made players real. Also, unlike NBA 2K, players don't show any emotions (smiling or looking angry when dunking, bench players reacting to the condition of the video game), that takes outside the games atmosphere. Once again, as with all EA Sport's games thus far, are flat the crowds. What's worse is that they're not very lively, which hurts the game, taking away from home/away atmosphere. Last, the digital camera angles, specially the default, side view is simply not too friendly. It's not easy to distinguish the depth/position of a players inside the opposite baseline. However, this can be fixed by changing to the more playable NBA 2K camera style.
Now, let's see what the PS2 has done with it's superior sound f/x. Right away from the bat…well you see nothing new. Afterwards, you see nothing new. It's seems and certainly is like EA does absolutely nothing to take advantage of the PS2 more robust hardware on the subject of sound f/x. The commentary totally looks to be the same exact replica for the predecessor, NBA 2000. The crowds are dead, hardly ever will they chant, of course, if they are doing, it's nothing like NBA 2K, from reacting to game situations.
One and only thing that NBA 2K lacked, in comparison to EA Sport's NBA Live series thus far, was if this got to options. This still holds true. NBA Live is packed with playoff, season and options…exhibition 3 pt. Shootout, 1-on-1 with Michael Jordan, Practice, NBA Draft…Unfortunately for PS2, and especially most of the die hard sports fans which stayed loyal to Sony and didn't obtain a Dreamcast, EA's NBA Live 2001 falls short when compared with NBA 2K series in all of aspects of game play.
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First, let's begin with A.I. Only stupid, retarded, and dimwitted come to mind, even though i'm trying to be as nice as possible. Maybe comatose or dead would be a better representation, because the CPU players are totally unreactive to any game situations. In lowest difficulty, a quicker player can blow right past the slower defender and dunk or lay-up with out any one of the defenders inside of the paint react. The defenders don't even react late. They merely remain still, like mannequins, only replying to their counterpart towards the opposing team. As you increase the difficulty, the only thing that happens, is the CPU players become faster and quicker, and they seem to triple and double team the ball handler all the time. Now, you can't just zoom past them, forcing yourself to pass on to the 2 or 3 wide-open players. It seems that the players move faster then the ball, though from this situation, it's seems easy and logical to pass to the open players for an easy basket. As you pass to the open player, 2 or 3 defenders enclose the player even before he receives the pass. As difficulty increases, the CPU shooting % raises greatly, as far as offense goes. Now, this is not because they play better, or smarter. They merely shoot a much higher percentage. Whether they're covered or wide open, it actually doesn't matter, they only make more baskets. This too is true of Free Throws…when you may have Shaq going 8-8 on the line, you are aquainted with something isn't right. Even so, you miss more shots, again, whether open or covered doesn't matter. Repeatedly I have missed fast break lay-ups and dunks, not once in a while, but often 3 times a game. This may not be just stupid, but totally hurts this online game, taking away from the realism (whatever little it will have).
Next, let's investigate playing the sport itself. First, all players have the same special cross over move, but so did the 1st NBA 2K. Also, like NBA 2K, you have got some control, calling picks, double teams, ally hoops, etc. You can even have the easy 1-button directional passing option, or pass to a specific player. , unlike NBA 2K, the players specific button passing is not static, always changing from X to O to Square…First, this makes it harder to use that option, b/c you have to look to see what button a specific player is first, before you make that pass,. That's the only problem with passing to a specific player. Secondly, and most importantly, it does take off the flow for this game. Another lacking aspect of the game is the post-up move. Alternatively, lack there of. In NBA Live you can post up, but you can't back down the defender, or do any special move like a hook. All you should do is turn your back, associated with a change shot, that is pretty weak, and rather useless option. Last, and possibly the worst facet of game play, rapid break dunk/lay-up. For quite a few unknown reason, EA Sport's has it to make sure you can't use turbo to perform up and execute a dunk. Have to release turbo, before attempting a dunk, although that is, you can use the turbo to run to. Maybe they didn't realize this, but if anyone played the game, they would realize that once again, the flow of the game would stop.
I couldn't believe my eyes, as i saw your next flaw for the game. In the matter of Free Throws, it appears the while you foul a player, the 3 players nearest to the basket are the type placed on the line to rebound. When you repeatedly have Damon Stoudamire standing where a Center should be, next to Shaq or David Robinson, you know your in trouble, even though this might seem funny. If you stand right outside the paint, the rebounding in general is a farce…you seem to have the best chance of rebounding. It would appear that by means of your players box out, it only helps the players boxed outside of the paint to rebound.
There are probably a lot more things wrong with the game that I haven't mentioned or realized yet, just because I got tired of wasting my time playing this sorry excuse for a basketball game. For virtually any hard-core sports fan, this can't also be known as the Sim. I know that EA, just like everybody else has been hurting from the stock market, but I can't believe they would hurt their reputation and name but releasing something like this. If he had played NBA Live 2001, he would probably have refused to be associated with such a joke, in wrapping up, Michael Jordan's presence can't even help this game, and.
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