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After the release of NBA Live 10, EA attempted to retool the series under a new name with NBA Elite 11. However, the game was met with bad publicity and development problems before release and was cancelled (though a playable demo was released for download, and several copies of the full release found their way to customers). In November 2010, development of the franchise was moved from EA Canada studio to Florida-based Tiburon studio. It was eventually announced that the series' next installment would be released in Fall 2012 and would return to the NBA Live name as NBA Live 13,[1] but it would later be announced, on September 27, 2012, that they would cancel the release.[2] It wasn't until the fall of 2013, that the next game, NBA Live 14, would be released. Prior to its release, EA Sports had sold 33.54 million copies of the video game series since NBA Live 95, just falling short of its main competitor, NBA 2K's 37.24 million copies sold since its inception in 1999.[3]
EA Sports is looking to clinch the Championship of basketball games, which is not that hard to do given the lack of decent hoops games for the PC. Only a few are currently available, some of the best actually being text based games as the various graphic attempts at the game have fallen short on almost every try. Now NBA Live '95 hits the scene, and it looks like the runaway favorite for the title of best basketball game on the PC. It promises true 5 on 5 play, an NBA license, authentic rules, SVGA graphics, digital sound, full motion video and tons more. So lets see how it delivers.
The game begins with a very nice full motion video of some nice plays made by real live NBA players, as well as all the NBA teams logos flashing by. The music here is first rate, as it is right through the entire game, more on this later. After the introduction (which is skipable) you'll find yourself at the main menu, where you can set-up what type of game to play, either an exhibition match, play games during a season or start up a new playoff series. The exhibition games are good for practice, or just a quick game, as they don't count towards league standings. The season play option lets you take over total control of a NBA team for a season, with all the excitement of the race for a playoff spot and the run to the finals. You have the option to play a full 82 game schedule or play shorter seasons of either 52 or 26 games, this will let you play every other team either two times or only once, respectively. Then there are the playoffs, this is the full 16 team playoff format used by the NBA, except that you can choose between playing a full 5-7-7-7 game format, or a quicker series like a 1-3-3-3 game option. While the default match-ups are the same as the real 93-94 playoffs, you can choose to play any team in the league, regardless of their 93/94 standings, and you can swap any team with any other team to create the same match-ups as the current '95 playoffs, or create any combination you can think up. You can even play the all-star game, as they have included last years all-star rosters, or make up your own dream teams using the four custom teams included, which you can fill with any of the players from any of the teams for your ultimate hoops fantasy match-up. There is the option to play in either simulation mode, where the players will get tired, the coaches have to make substitutions, the refs' will call penalties normally, and all the normal rules apply. Or there is the arcade mode, where the players can play all game without rest, and you can never foul out. You are also given the option of playing a custom game where you can pick only the rules you want, and turn the rest off, it even lets you adjust the frequency of fouls called. Then you pick your level of play, rookie, starter or all-star, starter level is a good challenge with the all-star level putting up the toughest fight, and the rookie mode being best suited for young children, as it is quite easy. There is also an options menu, here you can mix the sound, speech, music and crowd volumes to your liking, and also set the graphic options, like crowd animation's, normal or high-res mode, and turn on/off the slow motion dunks, which should be left on so you can fully appreciate the many spectacular jams and dunks.
Setting up your controls is painless, as the game accepts input from joysticks, gamepads, keyboard and mouse control options. I prefer to play using a gamepad, but the mouse controls work well with a little practice, and any two button joystick will do nicely. The game can be played by up to four players at once, with each player picking which team he will play on. So everyone can play for one team and gang up on the computer, or you can mix it up any way you want, 2 on 2, 3 on 1, 2 on 1 and so on. The game only accepts two gamepads/joysticks though, with the mouse and keyboard being used by the third and fourth players. The game even keeps permanent records for each player in a user log, showing stats like shooting percent and free-throw attempts, so you can see how you have done over your playing career. The game uses two buttons for joysticks and gamepads, one for passing or switching players, and one for shooting or jumping, the mouse uses the left and right buttons and the keyboard is completely player configurable. Controlling the players is easy to get the hang of, as is shooting free-throws, with the game using a "T" shaped meter system, much like most football games use to make field goals. Simply press the shoot button when the ball is in the middle and you'll get nothing but net, hit it a little bit off and it might roll round the rim and out, or miss completely. All in all the feel of the controls is quite comfortable and easy to grasp.
After every quarter you are shown a breakdown of the games stats, like shooting percentage, blocks, steals and more, with a comparison of hot players from each team at half-time and a player of the game award and the end of the game. At the end of the game if you are in the playoffs, you go to a playoff screen showing a playoff tree where you can track the teams all the way to the finals. In league play you can check out your division, conference or overall standings, and compare your players to the league leaders in one of 16 stats. League games that you don't want to play can be simulated instantly, with reasonable stats generated. The only problem I have with the stats is that if you play shorter games than the regular 12 minute quarters, your stats will be considerably less than the rest of the league because the computer simulates all it's games as full 48 minute games, instead of the same time you use. Other than that, the stats it generates are fairly realistic compared to the real league, with the different teams playing like they should in real life. Another nice feature is the instant replay playback, with easy to use VCR-like buttons with pause, slow motion and the ability to focus on any player or the ball, allowing you to see a great play over and over again. EA has done a good job of getting the license from the NBA to use the real team logos and almost all of the players for each team, with a few notable exceptions, such as Charles Barkley, David Robinson, and Jordan. But Jordan came back too late to make the roster, and I suspect that these very few other players not included are because of their own contractual reasons and not an oversight of EA.
So, does NBA Live '95 go the distance? Without question, this is the best basketball game available on the PC, if not the best on any platform. It delivers full 5 on 5 NBA action, with almost all of the real NBA players, it has excellent graphics and sound effects, top notch music and game-play that just won't quit. You really get the feeling like your watching a game on T.V., with the superb crowd, seamless digitized speech of the announcer and beautiful hi-res pictures. It offers a fair amount of strategy options while not requiring you to get bogged down in a lot of management details, and I was up and playing in a few minutes and throwing down jams soon after. I have yet to have a crash or notice any real bugs, which is a rare thing these days. If you have any interest in basketball, then you must check this one out, it's the best hoops game going, and I eagerly await the '96 edition when my home city will have it's team by then, the Vancouver Grizzlies. All in all, a excellent game all around and a must for any sports fan, finally a first rate hoops game for the PC has arrived.
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