NBA Live 10 Game Review
SoHood.com Reviewed by: Mario Diaz
Format: PS3
Game Rating: 4.0/5.0
This year’s NBA Live 10 has remarkably improved, it’s more smoother and realistic, it’s moving towards a more simulation sports title then the arcade like basketball game in the past years. Don’t get it twisted, it’s still about making those amazing dunks, nail in the coffin threes, but it’s just not as easy this time around.
Shooting is much easier now, as you’ll only need to press a single button, to shoot and dunk. When in the lane you’ll need to hold the right trigger, to dunk and to lay it up under the basket. The timing jump shot is back, for better or worse, holding and releasing at the right moment gives your player a higher percent of accuracy.
The defense has been stepped up, from previous years as it adds more realism. Gone are those times when just a couple of dribbles here and there opened the lane for an easy score. You’ll quickly notice that you’re going to get stripped a lot of times while driving in the paint, and those kick-outs might get interesting as well, with the AI intercepting and deflecting many bad passes. I’ll make the player focus more on the fundamentals of basketball, rather then the highlight driven mentality many are a customized to.
Dynasty mode is still where you’ll use up most of your time. You’ll have to trade, sign and train players all in the quest to win the championship. Luckily, you’ll have many years to complete that goal, as year to year players will either progress in a good way or decline in many attributes.
The Multiplayer aspect is still strong online, with a wide selection of games to be found as well as variation of players skill levels. No lag issues or weak connections were experienced while playing online on the PS3. The voice work of Marv Albert and Steve Kerr do a pleasant job of doing what commentators do, chitchat, play by play and try to sound excited, while the musical score of tracks are decent.
About the Game:
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: EA Canada
Genre: Sports
Release Date: US: October 6, 2009
MSRP: $59.99
