For all its flaws, for all the controversy that surrounded it as the first game in the NBA Live series not to be released on PC, it’s a game that I spent a lot of time with. 2 Comments. If the controls feel off, or the animations are funky, we notice. This week, I’m taking a look back at the rosters in NBA Live 2002. After your team is set and you're ready for the season to start, there are settings you can set depending on your skill level and desire. In addition, other developers are releasing quality basketball games that will strongly compete against EA and possibly start eating away at their market share. This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! And I certainly didn’t know that Michael Jordan was on the Japanese cover of NBA Live 2002! The rest of the sounds are done well, including the commentating and general basketball sounds. Embed Buttons. Rarely will you have a teammate following you down the court if you have stolen the ball. If you enjoyed this game and want to play similar fun games then make sure to play Sonic Spinball, Dragonball GT: Final Bout or Pokemon Pinball - Ruby & Sapphire or just go to the Nintendo 64 games page. This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! It’s an interesting collectable for many reasons, from the rarity of seeing His Airness in early video games or on video game covers, to him being featured in a Wizards jersey. Welcome to this week’s edition of The Friday Five! January 4, 2017 Click the "Install Game" button to initiate the file download and get compact download launcher. Not all of the key players from those squads are still active in NBA Live 2002, but more than a couple are available to acquire. In this feature, we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in some nostalgia. This week, I’m taking a look back at the dominance of Shaquille O’Neal in NBA Live 2002. favorite Add to Favorites. If you grew up watching him play or you’re at least familiar with your NBA history, you’ll know that Shaquille O’Neal was one of the most dominant players in league history. I was delighted to add it to my collection, knowing that it would also make for a fun Wayback Wednesday topic. I'm tellin' ya if you like NBA Live 2002 is unbelievable! In addition to the AI, there are a few more notable problems specifically with the rules. Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. Andrew Hear what the players are talking about and see what's going on from their eyes. Features, NBA Live 06, NBA Live 2002, NBA Live 95, NBA Live 96, The Friday Five It has its quirks and I definitely wouldn’t call it the best game of its generation, but it’s one that I did have a good amount of fun with when it was new. 2 Comments. The game itself controls like last year's and is still slightly unintuitive. Other moves are also available including using the select button to call for a double team. Facial animation and lip synching are heavily … The cover features Steve Francis as a member of the Houston Rockets. With NBA star Jason Kidd on the front of the box, NBA Live 2003 was a fantastic NBA game. 25th Anniversary of NBA Live, Features, NBA Live 2002 One large audio factor with NBA games is the crowd. Leave a comment. Let’s take a look back…way back…, Andrew NBA live 2002 includes many more moves—crossover dribbles, spin moves, alley-oop dunks, pick-and-roll plays, and more. NBA LIVE 2002. As I said in my retrospective of NBA Live 2002, it’s a game that holds up a little better than I remembered. To echo the assessment I made in my 25th Anniversary of NBA Live retrospective, it’s a mixed bag. It's … Leave a comment. Facial animation and lip synching are heavily focused during transition sequences and auto replays. The 40 new dunks and new lay-ups are so real. For a while there however, people were reporting that a PC version of NBA Live 2002 did exist, because they’d found a pirated version of it on peer-to-peer file sharing applications. Although Michael Jordan … This week, I’m taking a look back at the interesting case of the fake PC version of NBA Live 2002. For instance, the game style can be changed from simulation to arcade, the skill level can be adjusted between four levels, and the quarter length can be adjusted from 2 to 12 minutes. Crash Bandicoot. Get inside for more lay-ups and dunks along with more control in the low post. It’s not too late to explore that idea, though. Leave a comment. Publication date 2001. You will notice, for example, that instead of long exaggerated animations for every shot, now when a shot is taken, the animation is more appropriate and the flow of the game is slightly improved. Just as a great trade or signing can make a franchise game even more enjoyable, a bad move can greatly detract from the overall experience. Of course, we gamers have plenty of quirks of our own, whether it’s some kind of superstitious ritual with the controls (“Yeah, tapping the button at that time totally works!”), or just something we do because it’s kind of fun, such as timing movements with the soundtrack. The Friday Five is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as the real NBA, and other areas of interest to our community. Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. This week, I’m dusting off NBA Live 2002 to see if I can reconstruct Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in Franchise Mode. This is a feature where we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in nostalgia. Features, NBA Jam, NBA Live 2002, NBA Live 2003, The Friday Five Even the fans in the stands are given some detail, and things like the players' shadows follow their every move. On this day in 2002, Michael Jordan became the fourth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points. You’ll also find old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, and other flashback content. Let’s take a look back…way back…, Andrew When I first started playing NBA Live 95 on Super Nintendo, my approach was definitely more casual, and less focused on realism. Back in the 90s, I had no idea that one of my favourite hoops games on the Super Nintendo, World League Basketball, was released as an NCAA game in North America. Let’s tip things off with number five…, Andrew Hear what the players are talking about and see what's going on from their eyes. Get inside for more lay-ups and dunks along with more control in the low post. This also includes re-running some features from our 20th Anniversary celebrations, with a few revisions. The next game that I’ll be looking back at as part of our 20th Anniversary of NBA Live celebrations is NBA Live 2002. Within our community, it proved to be a very controversial release, and altered our perception of and attitude towards the NBA Live series as much as any other title. Other moves like a crossover dribble use the square and back-down or spin use the triangle. It’s a game that I’ve described myself as being oddly nostalgic for given my mixed feelings towards it, and indeed the time in my life when it came out. Putting up huge numbers in the NBA Finals became a trend for Shaq, beginning on this day in 2000 when he scored 43 points in Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers, after scoring 46 points, 37 points, and 41 points in the opening games of the first three rounds. Let’s take a look back at this infamous game! So, what did basketball video games look like in 2001? As such, whenever I fire it up, the good and the bad memories come rushing back the moment the intro starts playing. I also have to admit that my approach to basketball games hasn’t always been so sim. Instead, the crowd is generally static and a non-factor. NBA Live 2002 comes to the Although the career scoring feat is more historically significant, that game is perhaps more often remembered for a sequence which ended with Michael Jordan emphatically blocking Ron Mercer. Welcome to Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! One thing about the NBA that makes it more exciting is the break away and the majority of the time, the AI fails to react quickly enough to be useful. He’d appeared in EA’s earlier basketball titles, but apart from his Roster Player stand-in, he was absent from NBA Live during his second run with the Bulls. This is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to basketball video games, the real NBA or another area of interest to our community, either as a list of five items or in the form of a Top 5 countdown. DELFI - Pagaliau pasirodė pirmosios žinutės apie daugelio žaidėjų laukiamą “NBA Live 2002”. Although he was a force to be reckoned with for over a decade, the most dominant stretch of his career came between 2000 and 2002, when he led the Los Angeles Lakers to three straight championships. Even with only slightly better graphics then last year, NBA Live 2002is still at the top of the visual scale. Well, it's time to walk the walk. At the same time, it’s also a game that I managed to have a considerable amount of fun with back in the day, and I kind of have a sentimental attachment to it, as it was the first new NBA Live game that came out after I took over the NLSC in August 2001. If a friend comes over to play, you're probably not going to get an even game however, which can take some of the fun away. A series of bad deals often leads to frustration and boredom, with a roster that’s too thin, too stacked, or just too strangely put together. In Episode #368 of the NLSC Podcast: A new 2K studio, game preservation and backwards compatibility, and building our own arcade hoops title. It was fun to reminisce about some of the deals that really made the games more fun for me, even if a few of them were correcting earlier mistakes. NBA Live 2002 seems to be falling behind competing hoops products on the market and didn't improve much in moving to the Xbox. Basically, you'll be hard pressed to find any issues here and although the players could look better, it's still the best thing on the market for basketball graphics. These options are very similar to last year with only a few minor improvements to the gameplay. Based on the responses to a Tweet I made, it seems I’m not alone on that last point. If you go back a long way with basketball video games, chances are you have a healthy appreciation for how far they’ve come, while also harbouring a certain amount of nostalgia for the more primitive games from yesteryear. It’s been a while since I’ve lost a saved game, as I developed the habit of always saving my games in two slots, just in case. Facial animation and lip synching are heavily focused during transition sequences and auto replays. Now, however, other game developers are starting to use a similar formula to improve their products, bringing them to the same standard and often adding new features of their own. I also regularly make backups, so it’s been many years since I’ve lost anything that I wanted to keep. 20th Anniversary of NBA Live, Features, NBA Live 2002 Summary: NBA Live 2002 is the full on-court NBA experience. You probably remember many of their quirks, some of which you may miss, whereas others will definitely leave you feeling very grateful that they’re no longer an issue. Even with only slightly better graphics then last year, NBA Live 2002 is still at the top of the visual scale. Although some of the improvements to basketball games in recent years have challenged my perception of how realistically I play, and what realism truly means, on the whole I would say that I do indeed prefer a true to life style of play, and want to see NBA Live and NBA 2K reflect the real NBA as closely as possible. He’d appeared in EA’s earlier basketball titles, but apart from his Roster Player stand-in, he was absent from NBA Live during his second run with the Bulls. With that said, here are five of the most annoying basketball video game bugs that I have experienced. The rosters most of all. Although not show stoppers, it does raise the question as to how much effort was put in to this year's version. Official website (Official website) Kartanym (12738) added NBA Live 2002 (PlayStation 2) on Oct 31, 2001 Other platforms contributed by Kartanym (12738) If you want to jump to rebound or block a shot, the triangle is used and the X button switches between players. September 23, 2016 As I noted in my retrospective of NBA Live 2002, and a few other articles, it was the first game in the NBA Live series in which Michael Jordan appeared as an active player. On a recent dig through my archives, I uncovered a collection of NBA Live 2002 preview screenshots that were posted on the NLSC all those years ago, but had since gone missing following a couple of hosting and design changes. You'll see that the players at least hold a likeness to their NBA counterparts and move realistically. I knew about NBA Action ’98, the precursor to the NBA 2K series, but I didn’t know that the PlayStation version was titled NBA Fastbreak ’98. NBA Live 2002 Videos. When I went back and reflected upon my most memorable failed basketball gaming endeavours in The Friday Five, I mentioned that if I still had that save file for NBA Live 2002, I’d probably make some time to finish it off with a combination of simming and playing the remaining games. Join me as I gain some closure and finish what I started, with a helping hand from the simulation function! 6 Comments. And speaking of mistakes, that’s what I’m taking a look at this week: the trades and signings that didn’t pan out nearly as well as I hoped they would. Of course, I also had a less successful Franchise experience with the Utah Jazz, in which things got a little too wacky. All in all, almost every button is used and it does give extra depth in the game. Reviews There are no reviews yet. 20th Anniversary of NBA Live, Features, NBA Live 2002 Now that they’ve turned up, I thought it might be fun to exhibit them again, especially with NBA Live 2002 being the next game I’m posting a retrospective on. Not that I don’t consider playing realistically to be fun, but sometimes, a break from the norm and a bit of silliness is refreshing. Leave a comment. Despite its problems, I can definitely say that I enjoyed playing it back in the day. NBA Live 2002 was an interesting game for me to revisit. NBA Live 2002 is the full on-court NBA experience. NBA Live 2002. September 4, 2016 Oh, and also the fact that it was the first game in the NBA Live series not to come out on PC. Get inside for more lay-ups and dunks along with more control in the low post. NBA Live 2002 is unbelievable! To mark the fifteenth anniversary of MJ’s milestone game, I thought that I’d dust off NBA Live 2002 once more, and try to replicate it. May 18, 2016 Well, if EA Sports start to make a habit of releasing games with little improvement from the previous version, it may happen sooner then they realize. The lack of actual zone sets is unforgivable, as it completely ignores an essential aspect of … It’s arguably slightly underrated, and I’ve come to look upon it more favourably over the years. Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. What you would want is the crowd cheering the home team yelling 'defense, defense'? NBA Live 2002 is coming at you with more of an emotional basketball experience than ever before. Although improvements were made over last year's model, most of them are small and fail to create any strong reason to purchase NBA Live 2002 over its competition, especially if you already own the previous version. In this feature, we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in some nostalgia. As I’ve mentioned in my 25th Anniversary of NBA Live retrospective and a few other articles, NBA Live 2002 is a game that I’m oddly nostalgic for. October 9, 2015 Features, NBA Live 2002, NBA Live 2004, NBA Live 95, NBA Live 96, The Friday Five To mark the 25th Anniversary of NBA Live, we’re taking a look back at every game in the series with retrospectives and other fun content! NBA Live 2002. Hear what the players are talking about and see what's going on from their eyes. NBA Live 2002 is always an interesting game for me to revisit. As I noted in my retrospective of NBA Live 2002, and a few other articles, it was the first game in the NBA Live series in which Michael Jordan appeared as an active player. Jump to: Tip (1) Cheat (2) Tips Back to top. I’ve been playing basketball video games for a long time now, and I know that I’m far from the only person in our community with a long history on the virtual hardwood. NBA Live 2002 is the full on-court NBA experience. Still a solid game, fans of basketball will probably look past some of its shortcomings with the AI and gameplay issues and enjoy hours playing. Andrew Addeddate 2004-06-07 12:42:45 Collectionid 023336 Identifier 023336 Numeric_id 7941 Proddate 2001 Type MovingImage. Andrew Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. However, in the couple of decades that I’ve been playing NBA Live, there have been a few saved games that I’ve thoughtlessly deleted, or neglected to copy over to new computers. Unfortunately, as much fun as I was having playing through that first season – 82 games, twelve minutes quarters, of course – I never actually completed it. Features, NBA Live 2002, Wayback Wednesday As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a game that I’m oddly nostalgic for, in large part because of a memorable Sacramento Kings Franchise that I finally gained closure on years later. The feature is presented as either a list of five items, or in the form of a Top 5 countdown. Play it Live! 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