Binding: Video Game Brand: Playstation EAN: 0014633079180 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: EA Sports Manufacturer: EA Sports Platform: PlayStation Publisher: EA Sports Sales Rank: 20121 Studio: EA Sports
Editorial Review: EA Sports promises that "the soul of hoops comes to life" with NBA Live 99. Hype aside, the company has delivered a solid basketball game that will keep you coming back for one last shot. With excellent graphics and new features such as play-by-play commentary and real-life player reactions, this virtual NBA exhibition will score big with basketball fans.
NBA Live 99 may be a bit frustrating to play until you're familiar with the controls, but once you've mastered the basics, you can do quite a bit. Our favorite moves include the crossover, spin, fake, and, of course, the slam-dunk. Luxuriate over close-ups of your greatest shots with the "instant replay" feature. To add to the competition, you can play complete 48-minute games with as many as eight players. A memory card will come in handy to arrange full seasons and playoffs. The variety of camera angles adds to the feel of a real NBA game, and its exhilarating pace and competitive options will get almost anyone hooked on this game. --Sal Barcia
Pros:
Excellent graphics and variety of camera angles
Play-by-play commentary and real-life player reactions
Cons:
May be a bit frustrating to play until you're familiar with the controls
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - ok game, but a little unrealistic
its an alright game, but unrealistic and antoine walker is like michael jordan good in the game its weird....... 1 star.
Rating: - cool game
this game is really tight with awsome graphics it has 3 point shoot out practice and tons more i recomend it.
Rating: - Best Basketball Sim Available
NBA Live 2000 has it all, historic teams, classic players, updated rosters, and a great basketball type atmosphere. This game lacks one thing that NBA Live 99 blows it away in: Game Play and Graphics. Live 2000's graphics are choppy and not well organized. 99's graphics are a little smoother and the controls are easier to handle. Buy this game, without doubt.
Rating: - Fun-filled, nice clean fun!
I really like this game. I had the ancient "N.B.A. live 95", and I thought that it was the bomb at the time! This game has been taken to a whole new level! I like how you can design your own player with a mustache and beard and the style of their features and jersey and muscular structure. Very tight game! I reccommend this game highly! It is certainly better than those satanic, evil, violent games that are not all that good to play, and are a bore. I'm a christian, and I believe in playing certain games, but this one is for everyone!
Rating: - THE DEFINITIVE BASKETBALL SIM
If you are a fan from the old school generation of basketball games; I'm talkin Double Dribble on NES and NBA Live 95 on Super Nes, etc., then you will certainly appreciate the attention to detail in Live 99. First of all, it's manufactured by EA Sports who, is by far the leader in sports games with the possible exception of 989 Sports. Graphics are quality, gameplay is smoothe, details are detailed. Only missing ingredient to a perfect game is a larger variety of dunks that are more personalized to the players and can be controlled by the user. For example, Matt Maloney CANNOT DUNK even on a good day. Therefore, he shouldn't be dunking over the likes of Mutumbo or Zo. But overall, a brilliant game. A must-have for any b-ball enthusiast.
- ok game, but a little unrealistic
- cool game
- Fun-filled, nice clean fun!
