It offers every imaginable basketball move from the power dribble and the finger roll to boxing out and drawing a charge.Īs previously noted within my sports games reviews, the strength of today’s virtual sports game resides with the Dynasty option. It allows players to play an entire season, go 1-on-1 in the “school yard” for “ultimate bragging rights”, or merely create a Dynasty.
It offers exceptional, competitive virtual basketball. Genius!Īt its core, NBA Live 2005 replicates its previous incarnations. Sure, each version offers better graphics and new options, but its basic attraction resides with its ability to reflect the changes within the league itself. The reality that EA Sports has tapped into reflects the genius of the game and the industry as basketball junkies will continue to plop down $50 each year for the new fix. Not only selling its stars, but also their signature moves and the gorgeous stadiums across the country, the success of NBA Live 2005 not only reflects the popularity of the league, but also guarantees its continued aesthetic and financial presence within U.S. Featuring new-look teams and those rising NBA stars - Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dirk Nowetski - NBA Live 2005 represents a powerful interactive advertisement for the image-conscious NBA. Introducing fans to the new NBA, NBA Live 2005 is an especially powerful advertisement for the league. Before the season even began, game players could experience Shaq in Miami, Kobe ballin with Lamar Odom, or T-Mac as a Houston Rocket. While I own the last five years of NBA Live(s), the 2005 version was especially exciting given recent player movement. Like the Mah Jong players of the 1920s anticipating the arrival of the new scorecard each spring, fall brings a new edition, with new options, better gameplay, and, of course, revised line-ups that reflect summer player movement. The arrival of NBA Live spawns greater excitement and pleasure than opening day itself. Yet each year I find a way to appease my basketball jonesing through virtual reality. I scour the Internet, study the NBA preview issues of Sports Illustrated and ESPN: The Magazine, and spend ample time talking trash to my students about the inevitable dominance of the Los Angeles Lakers (maybe a little less this year). Every November my excitement rises with anticipation with the NBA season on the horizon.
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