Metacritic Games

NBA Live 2002 (Playstation)

Legendary players let you create matchups across eras. Watch players encourage teammates and challenge bad calls. Earn points to unlock player additions like new player ratings and hairstyles. Use the latest team rosters, logos, uniforms, and courts. [EA Sports]

Electronic Arts
Sports
Players: 8
E (Everyone)
Developer: EA Sports
Released October 30, 2001

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

81 / 100

Critic Reviews

90 Hot Games
It’s a fast and fun (and accurate) basketball game with more additions and improvements than ever before. It’s also the best basetball game on the PS One.
90 PSX Nation
When it comes to delivering consistent and playable virtual simulations of what goes on in NBA courts across the nation, "Live 2002" for PSOne is 'The One' (sorry Jet Li!).
85 GameZone
Playing alone, or against the loud-mouth you loathe, there's plenty to enjoy in this 2002 version of NBA Live. Don't blame me for the numb fingers.
80 GamePro
Controls are as sharp as ever, and the opponent A.I. is tight.
70 Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
It’s actually better than its pretty PS2 twin. [Feb 2002, p.116]
61 GameShark
This PSX game is a complete mess from excessively square graphics to the point of almost block-head-looking-players. Plus commentating that seems 10 to 15 seconds slow.

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