NBA Live 2002

NBA Live 2002
Cover art featuring Steve Francis
DevelopersPlayStation: NuFX
Xbox/PlayStation 2: EA Canada
PublisherElectronic Arts
SeriesNBA Live
PlatformsPlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox
ReleasePlayStation, PlayStation 2
  • NA: October 30, 2001
  • EU: November 23, 2001
Xbox
  • NA: November 15, 2001
  • EU: March 14, 2002
GenreSports (Basketball)
ModesSingle-player, Multiplayer

NBA Live 2002 is the 2002 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Steve Francis as a member of the Houston Rockets. The game was developed by EA Sports and released on October 30, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation, and November 15, 2001, for the Xbox. This game was commentated by Don Poier and former NBA player Bob Elliot. It was a launch title for Xbox in North America and Europe.[citation needed]

Soundtrack

Reception

The PlayStation and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. NextGen said in its final issue, "This Xbox version of EA Sports' hoops series is basically the same game you can find on every other platform – in other words, chock full of uninspiring graphics, plodding gameplay, and clumsy controls." In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Electronic Arts on January 1, 2002, followed by the Xbox version on March 7, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40 for the former, and 28 out of 40 for the latter.

Dan Elektro of GamePro's January 2002 issue said that the PlayStation 2 version "makes up for last year's missteps and then some. The gameplay finally matches the graphics, and the result is what basketball fans want and need in a PS2 game." An issue later, he said that the Xbox version "sets a great standard for Xbox basketball", and that the PlayStation version "comes packed with all the gameplay and features you expect: lengthy season modes, a 1-on-1 streetball mode with any player in the league, and create-a-player options."

Notes

  1. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 4.5/10, 6/10, and 4/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, and two 4/5 scores for sound and control.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the Xbox version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 3.5/5 for control.
  4. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version 3.5/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 4.5/5 for control, and 4/5 for fun factor.

References

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  15. ↑ Code Cowboy (November 21, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 Review - PlayStation". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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  17. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (November 20, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  18. 1 2 "NBA Live [2002] (Xbox)". NextGen. No. 85. Imagine Media. January 2002. p. 35. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  19. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (February 2002). "NBA Live 2002 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 53. Ziff Davis. p. 117. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  20. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (December 2001). "NBA Live 2002 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 51. Ziff Davis. p. 169. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  21. ↑ "NBA Live 2002". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. February 2002. p. 75.
  22. ↑ Schkloven, Emmett (December 4, 2001). "'NBA Live 2002' (PS2) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on January 21, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  23. ↑ Dan Elektro (January 2002). "A Return to Form for NBA Live 2002 (PS2)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 160. IDG. p. 122. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  24. ↑ Dan Elektro (February 2002). "NBA Live 2002 (Xbox)". GamePro. No. 161. IDG. Archived from the original on January 19, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  25. ↑ Dan Elektro (February 2002). "NBA Live 2002 (PS)". GamePro. No. 161. IDG. Archived from the original on December 16, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2025.