Critic Reviews
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Hot Games
It’s infinitesimally better than the PS2 version, but "NBA 2K2" still packs a more flavorful punch.
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| 90 |
Xbox Nation Magazine
The finest "realistic" basketball game calling your name...Eat it up. [Jan 2002, p.96]
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| 90 |
GamePro
The player models and animations in NBA Live are simply jaw-dropping.
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| 85 |
Game Informer
If I didn't know better, I'd think I had mad skillz. The computer is a pushover, and easily stolen from, dunked on, and blocked. [Jan 2002, p.86]
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| 78 |
IGN
Ironically, the mechanics just end up being way too simple for a gamer that wants a full fledged NBA simulation experience.
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| 77 |
GameSpot
The rebounding game, which wasn't very strong to begin with, has taken a hit, as the control schemes for both rebounding and facing up on a player are utterly counterintuitive.
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| 76 |
Official Xbox Magazine
Does a fantastic job of putting not only putting "it" in the game, but you as well. [Feb 2002, p.75]
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| 75 |
GamerWeb Xbox
I don't know about you, but any of the NBA games I watch on TV there is some defense happening on the court. No lie, I played NBA Live 2002 on the hardest setting and still burned the opposing team by over 30 points. The AI in this game has some serious issues.
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| 74 |
Operation Sports
It doesn't matter who's on the boards but the ball always seems to go to the nearest offensive player.
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| 65 |
Sports Gaming Network
Too many quirks in the AI to be considered an accurate simulation of basketball. However, NBA Live 2002 does give you an enjoyable multiplayer game with friends.
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| 60 |
GameSpy
Sadly, with its major rules problems, only slightly improved animation (from the PS2 version) and host of omissions and gaffes, the lack of expected features, and most importantly, the under-optimized controls here on the Xbox, prove that NBA Live 2002 is just a rushed game.
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| 60 |
GamePen
The way NBA Live uses the controller is as maddening as watching Derrick Coleman squander enough gifts for two hall of famers.
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| 54 |
TeamXbox
Unless you can look past the AI, control, and gameplay flaws, playing through a season will become impossible because after a few games you just lose interest.
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| 50 |
Game Revolution
The marginal graphical changes don't really make for a better overall game than its disappointing PS2 counterpart.
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| 40 |
Next Generation Magazine
Chock full of uninspiring graphics, plodding gameplay, and clumsy controls. [Jan 2002, p.35]
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