Steals are frequent, easy, and constant. Fast breaks are still the meat of the game, though the changes to the pacing have lessened this somewhat. Close to the rim, when using the lay up/dunk button, players rarely just make the easy play and find themselves flopping or spinning unnecessarily resulting in a miss. It makes the entire game feel sloppy.
There’s still plenty of room for improvement, but the leap in quality in only one year is staggering. The smoother, natural flow of play is a huge boost to Live, and finally sports gamers can look forward to some competition in the realm of basketball games. Stick with NBA 2K8 for this year, though keep an eye on Live in ’09.
NBA Live 08 is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB. This game can also be found on: PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, and Mobile Phone.
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