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80 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

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  • Summary: Revolutionary Hand Control: Unprecedented control over both hands lets you make lightning-quick steals, monster shot blocks, and crossover dribbles. NBA Speed, NBA Power: Hundreds of new animations, including new signature moves. "D Up": Amazing control and new shot blocking animations bring defense to life. Real NBA Coaches: All the NBA head coaches are courtside in full 3D, reacting to the on-court action. Brand-new Commentary: Over 5,000 new lines keep the commentary fresh throughout the entire LIVE season. [EA Sports]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Play Magazine
    100
    Debuting in this '03 renewal is the EA Sports "freestyle" control. Wihout question, it WILL change the way you play basketball games...forever. [Nov 2002, p.88]
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  2. ActionTrip
    90
    A complete game. It looks good and it plays great. A few AI drawbacks aside, this is hands down the best basketball simulation on the market.
  3. Armchair Empire
    70
    Score some points, hand over the ball and watch the opposition do the same: it gets quite monotonous and struggles to replicate the soaring, athletic ballet of its subject matter.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. All-star
    10
    LOVE IT LIVE!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. M.Calcagno
    5
    EA has gone arcade crazy with NBA Live 2003! There are far too many dunks, blocks, steals and fast breaks! The AI is totally unrealistic! Everyone seems to be flying around like Vince Carter, dunking on almost every possession! This is more like a highlight reel or commercial than a game and it certainly is not a simulation anymore! NBA Live has turned into Triple Play Baseball! The entire game seems to revolve around never-ending dunks and animations. People that never dunk or block shots are doing it repeatedly! This looks more like NBA Jam than NBA Live. This is all on so called, exhibition mode. I suppose that on arcade, everyone fly?s around non-stop like superman! PC users had to wait two years for EA to turn a simulation into a slam-dunk contest! I think the programmers at EA Sports need to cut down on their sugar intake! The graphics are pretty good but the coaches look very weird especially Byron Scott of the Nets. Again, too many dunks, blocks, steals, fast breaks and repetitive animations and no real AI and no realism! When a 6-foot guards block 7-foot centers, that is really totally out of touch with reality. It's fun to you like a too fast-exaggerated arcade game but forget about it as a simulation. Since I want realistic AI in a simulation that reflects reality on planet earth, I am very disappointed! Manuel Calcagno.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Tanocapo
    4
    It's confusing. A match ending 130-101 on 3rd period. Not much realistic gameplay. Too much speed.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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