Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I've had good experiences with Live for the most part, though 96 remains my favorite of all time 97 my least favorite, and 2001 being pretty decent, and my basketball jones isn;t letting me wait until october, when the 2004 versions come out, which one is in your opinion the better basketball game? On a related topic, who thinks that signature dunks need to make a comeback in the Live series? for those who remember Lakers Vs. Celtics, Bulls vs. Lakers, Bulls vs. Blazers et al, the superstar players had signature moves when they had a clear run to the basket. While the Live series has always had a decent amount of dunks and moves, I think that would set Live further apart from the competition. Just no Brent Barry dunking from the three-point line ala Tom Chambers. Opinions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoDriver 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 Get NBA 2K3, I think it's better. And I got it for the Gamecube awhile ago for 10 bucks at Toys R Us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 thats interesting.... 10 bucks? I can;t find either one for less than 35 for the PS2 while doing net searches... and thats used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoDriver 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I think it's just the Gamecube version that's 10 bucks, The PS2 version is $ 29.00 at Amazon.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 ::goes and checks:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted July 24, 2003 personally, i love nba live 2003. legends... franchise, fun gameplay. i am happy with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BigPoppaKev Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I have both for PS2 and I would have to say NBA2K3 is far more enjoyable thatn NBA Live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted July 24, 2003 Live sucks MAJOR ass. 2K3 is ownage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 tell me why, people, I'm taking this seriously, as I can't decide between them and I can't afford both. I should have made this a poll. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crazy Dan Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I have NBA Live, and I love it. A very fun game, easy to learn, but provides me with enough challenge to keep me playing. I never have played 2K3, so I really can't say which one is better, but NBA Live is definately worth a rental. I like how you can add legends to your team, I added Bird to the Warriors. And I like the analog control, where you can use both analog sticks with your PS2. And the graphics are good too, the players actually resemble their real life counter parts. I am definately playing until Madden 2004 comes out next month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I have Live 2003, and really like it. Probably because I am used to EA's gameplay. I love the reviews that say 2K3 is better because you can dunk too much in Live. That's what the NBA is all about! Please though, do not hate on Tom Chambers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I always hate on Tom Chambers in Lakers vs, Celtics. Always. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted July 24, 2003 tell me why, people, I'm taking this seriously, as I can't decide between them and I can't afford both. I have both. NBA Live 2003 is a dunking contest basketball game. That's all. When I'm beating the game on the highest difficulty after two games, I know this game isn't worth shit. Crossover, spin move, dunk. Wow. What a game. Live is just a basketball arcade game to me... a mild version of NBA Jam if you will. 2K3 is excellent. The simulation is great. The playcalling, the setting the screens.. everything. 2K3 IS slow (some people don't like it -- I don't mind it) and there are a few glitches here and there (for the GC version there was), but other than that 2K3 simply beats out Live by miles. Fuck EA Sports for putting out a sad attempt of a basketball game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I'd go with Live. Sega's sports games just don't do anything for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2003 as a third alternative, I was thinking of picking up NBA Starting Five... T-Mac is a gamer and I am pretty sure he wouldn;t put his name on something crappy.... has anyone played that one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Just call me Dan Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I'm just no good at these exteeme simulation type games like all of the 2K series, they own me and I'll admit it. I'd go live and rent 2K3 because you'll either love it or get your ass handed to you by it and, in turn, hate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ripper Report post Posted July 24, 2003 Fuck that. Get 2k3 for these reasons If you want a fast paced, dunk-athon without having any real depth to the game play, you can go in, turn the dunk and ball handling sliders all the way up, and turn defense stopping power all the way down and you have the same thing Live is. Then if you want a challenge, you can set the sliders to default and actually have to hit the open man, expliot miss matches, hit cutters, go to the boards...a true similation. In live, there is no way you can have a game close to similation. At the highest level it is still just a arcadey experience. You can have the best of both worlds in 2K#...plus they have a better franchise mode than live. Both have legends, i give 2K3 the edge in controls and I give live the edge in being pretty easy and alot less frustrating(ie: less realistic.. You really do miss close shots in a real NBA and people get frustrated with that in 2K3...the good shots go, the iffy ones are 50/50.) The major plus for 2K3 to me is that you can dominate defesively. You can play passing lanes well if you know what you are doing, and block shots only if you have the timing right. In live, it is pretty much watch them dunk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jimmy no nose Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I'd get NBA2K3. If you're new to the NBA2K series maybe you should take Ripper's idea and play with the sliders, then start out at a low difficulty. Eventually you can become comfortable and work the sliders down to something near how they should be. Then once you've gotten to the point where you're winning move up in difficulty. Once you get up to the top difficulty it might actually be like real NBA basketball. It's the only game that I've been able to have somewhat realistic games, it takes some work though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ripper Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I'd get NBA2K3. If you're new to the NBA2K series maybe you should take Ripper's idea and play with the sliders, then start out at a low difficulty. Eventually you can become comfortable and work the sliders down to something near how they should be. Then once you've gotten to the point where you're winning move up in difficulty. Once you get up to the top difficulty it might actually be like real NBA basketball. It's the only game that I've been able to have somewhat realistic games, it takes some work though. But have you ever turned the dunk rating all the way up and the ball handling rating all the way up with Defensive stopping power all the way down? That shit is FUN!! watching shaq pull off a crossover into a spin move and dunk on everything is the shit. Then having steve Kerr dunk on the entire laker team. It is anything but realistic, but it is fun if that is the game you want to play. It isn't remotly challenging. It is basically if you want to see a lot of dunk animations For even more fun, turn all the sliders up and watch NO ONE MISS for either team. Then it turns into who gets the more blocks and steals game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest papacita Report post Posted July 24, 2003 I've never played the Sega games so I can only comment on Live. I like the controls on Live 2003, Franchise Mode is always fun, but it's too easy at times. Lately, I've been seriously half-assing it (throwing up a lot of wild shots, lots of turnovers) and still manage to win by a good 10-25 points on All Star. The defense is non-existent at times, and it's way too easy to get in the lane. Also, there are times when the AI (no, not Iverson, lol) is just plain stupid. I hate when you're trying to inbound the ball against a full court press and your players just stand there look at you...they don't even try to get open. Also, Live 2002 and 2003 are the only games I've ever seen where players run AWAY from a loose ball. And the computer's offense is too predictable, and it's real easy to get them to turn the ball over...for instance, if Shaq is trying to post you up in the paint, all you have to do is press the charge button and 90% of the time they'll call an offensive foul. Live is fun to play, but it's not much of a challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Snappy Nappy Dugout Report post Posted July 27, 2003 Yeah, I'd say get NBA 2K3. You'll have fun just like you'll have fun with live. One time I was playing with a juiced up(Thier rateings) S.T.A.T(Amare Stoudmare) when I put him on my Celtics team. He'd almost had a Quadruple-Double(15 Points, 10 Assists, 11 Rebounds, and 9 Blocks) on the Lakers before he got fouled out in the 3rd. But the one thing I hate in NBA 2K3's Franchise mode. Anthony Maseon For Kobe? T-Mac For Mike Bibby? Shaq For Elton Brand? Shawn Bradly for Ray Allen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mindless_Aggression Report post Posted July 27, 2003 NBA2k3 if you ya know, actually like basketball. If you want to dunk alot, NBA Live, but 2k3 is an honest to goodness basketball game every time out. Live is just an absolute joke on every level in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ant_7000 Report post Posted July 27, 2003 Well, I have both and I will say that I enjoyed Live a lil bit better. I used to regret playing Live because of bullshit gameplay and if you play with a inferior team most likely your team is going to lose often which isn't a bad thing. 2k3 I hate that stupid free throw bullshit, I can't never get the arrows together regardless who's shooting them. Like Live, 2k3 you won't play effective defense either its like one CPU team player usually its a PG that scores all the points down the middle of the lane, so there's no team effort and I don't like the camera angles neither. So, I have to give the edge to Live by Default. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Snappy Nappy Dugout Report post Posted July 27, 2003 Well, I have both and I will say that I enjoyed Live a lil bit better. I used to regret playing Live because of bullshit gameplay and if you play with a inferior team most likely your team is going to lose often which isn't a bad thing. 2k3 I hate that stupid free throw bullshit, I can't never get the arrows together regardless who's shooting them. Like Live, 2k3 you won't play effective defense either its like one CPU team player usually its a PG that scores all the points down the middle of the lane, so there's no team effort and I don't like the camera angles neither. So, I have to give the edge to Live by Default. Yeah, That's kinda true. Last time I played Aganist the Nets in the Game 7 of the Eastern Cornfence Finals, Kidd got like 45 points aganist us and he was the only person scoreing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2003 Hmm... that alone is making me think less of 2k3 if the scoring is keyed on just one player... now that I think about it I played 2k2 at Best Buy awhile back and it did seem to have one maybe two players do all the scoring.... I do like to distribute, though my CAP will take the majority of shots, I do like to ride the hot hand.... heh, I remember Live 96 when I would put Geert Hammink in to sub Shaq and he would go for 15-20 points easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ripper Report post Posted July 28, 2003 Yeah, I'd say get NBA 2K3. You'll have fun just like you'll have fun with live. One time I was playing with a juiced up(Thier rateings) S.T.A.T(Amare Stoudmare) when I put him on my Celtics team. He'd almost had a Quadruple-Double(15 Points, 10 Assists, 11 Rebounds, and 9 Blocks) on the Lakers before he got fouled out in the 3rd. But the one thing I hate in NBA 2K3's Franchise mode. Anthony Maseon For Kobe? T-Mac For Mike Bibby? Shaq For Elton Brand? Shawn Bradly for Ray Allen? You must have trade override on or something, because they would never take those trades. And the one player scoring thing is also what I like about the game. It expliots mis matches. I had a franchise team where I put Peja Stojakocvic at the 2 guard. EVERY two guard would eventually figure out that they could run isos and just blow by him. So then I would have to adjust. If you don't adjust, the one player will scorch you until you do. That's basketball folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mindless_Aggression Report post Posted July 29, 2003 I would like to thank Ripper for making the point he just did. Seriously, 2k3 is so real that the things one might consider stupid is actually reality in effect. I mean if one was to leave a 6'2 guard on Kobe Bryant in real life, yes, he is gonna scorch that bastard all day. You can just as easily shut the guy who has 50 down if you recognize what he's doing and set up a defender who can exploit his weaknesses. And if that doesn't work, double team the bastard, I've taken Iverson out of the game numerous times by sending a 6'6 SG and a SF at him, he either forces and misses a shot or makes a bad pass. Thats the very point of basketball, out thinking your opponent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesse Badass 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2003 as a third alternative, I was thinking of picking up NBA Starting Five... T-Mac is a gamer and I am pretty sure he wouldn;t put his name on something crappy.... has anyone played that one? I think you should definatley definitely get NBA 2K3 becasue it is more realistic and you will play it more than NBA live 2003. Whatever you do don't buy NBA Starting Five. It's a crappy game but cheap. You can pick it up at Toys R Us for $10. I have NBA live 2003 for gamecube for $20 at Best Buy, and NBA 2K3 for X-box long time ago. NBA live 2003 is more challenging than NBA 2K3 and the roster is more updated. NBA live 2003 is a arcade game. It is not realistic. NBA 2K3 is way more realistic than NBA live 2003. NBA live 2003 shouldn't be compared with NBA 2K3 anyways. NBA live 2003 should be compared with Insidedive 2003 for the X-box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ripper Report post Posted July 30, 2003 as a third alternative, I was thinking of picking up NBA Starting Five... T-Mac is a gamer and I am pretty sure he wouldn;t put his name on something crappy.... has anyone played that one? I think you should definatley definitely get NBA 2K3 becasue it is more realistic and you will play it more than NBA live 2003. Whatever you do don't buy NBA Starting Five. It's a crappy game but cheap. You can pick it up at Toys R Us for $10. I have NBA live 2003 for gamecube for $20 at Best Buy, and NBA 2K3 for X-box long time ago. NBA live 2003 is more challenging than NBA 2K3 and the roster is more updated. NBA live 2003 is a arcade game. It is not realistic. NBA 2K3 is way more realistic than NBA live 2003. NBA live 2003 shouldn't be compared with NBA 2K3 anyways. NBA live 2003 should be compared with Insidedive 2003 for the X-box. The only way that Live could be considered challenging is the fact that the computer(and you for that matter) never miss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2003 Come on now, I played Live 2001 and there were times where I had a wide open shot from anywhere on the court and it would brick more often than I would have games where I could throw it in from the next state over. I refuse to believe that its THAT bad, where neither you or the opponent can miss. That 2k3 is more strategic than Live, I can respect and understand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
