Just Played The Demo.. Impressions Inside

[mvpofthegame]

1st off..

the demo is obviously from a much older build. not only because the rosters are inaccurate as of now but so are the ratings. as seen on the new Live pics from dynasty mode Dwyane Wade is rated 92 or 93... in the demo hes rated 78 or somethin like that. was in a hurry but i'm positive it was in the 76-79 range.

anyways, when i started someone had left it on Spurs vs. Pistons and i played that for a few mins.. it was on starter i later noticed. was a slow tempo (slower than Live 05 IMO)

the freestyle moves are going to take a while to get used to minus the power player ones. because using L1 isn't exactly the most conveniant button when your holding turbo and running a fast break or whatever. so i didnt really do a lotta freestyle moves, though i tried a few of the new shots with Ginobili nice touches, even though i missed them because someone was all over me.

anyways i wanted to play a uptempo game so i quit and got the Heat vs Suns and put it on all-star.

got out to a 14-0 lead, lol Suns defense is just like real life, weakkkk. 10 times worse than the defense i saw the Pistons play ON STARTER lol.

i teabagged Nash with Dwyane Wade, who had two nasty facials, the other on Amare. the Dunks are AMAZING. so dope!

also, nobody has mentioned the new animation where the offensive player swivels through the defense, its a great touch, believe me.

the most exciting play i did was actually a layup.. boring huh? well not really, it was an incredible reverse layup, animation was PERFECT, as a matter a fact i dont recall seeing the one i did @ all on the IGN vids. i was like damnnn! when it happened.

as far as bad things.. just one huge glitch in the demo was when the opposing PG (S. Nash) would bring the ball up, and then when u pressured him he would just keep walking backwards until he was out of bounds LoL.. but its just a demo so i'm sure it wont make the final game obviously.

the game really is different than '05, i've played '05 for months and it doesnt come close into capturing the realism 06 does.. the court spacing is way better.. you finally get rewarded for good passing! and if you throw a stupid pass you can COUNT ON it being a turnover.

if your currently a Live hater, all i ask is you go play the demo and give it a shot. ignore the annoying glitch i mentioned...

anyways i cant wait for the game, i wanted to jack the demo lol. anyways if anyone has specific questions about gameplay or anything that can be asked about a 5 min demo with no slider adjustments or camera changing.. go head. i'll answer 'em.

[Mike Bradford]

it was on ps2, so did it run smoothly? cuz live 2005 was choppy at 30fps, could you tell if it was 60 fps?

[mvpofthegame]

it was on ps2, so did it run smoothly? cuz live 2005 was choppy at 30fps, could you tell if it was 60 fps?

couldnt tell. to be honest i think its 30 fps on PS2.. because thats why they are giving NBA Live '95 with the game this year, since XBox has a better frame rate. at least thats what i read somewhere

[cyanide]

It sounds good. I sure hope it's better than it looks, but thanks for taking the time to put up a review.

[Andreas Dahl]

Yea, thanks for posting Most possitive review so far... Sounds really promising.

In Live 2005, you know how if you pass it down low, the big guy often jumps like 10 feet away to catch it for some reason, was there any of these unnatural animations when a player received a pass?

[Malfa]

Yea, thanks for posting Most possitive review so far... Sounds really promising.

In Live 2005, you know how if you pass it down low, the big guy often jumps like 10 feet away to catch it for some reason, was there any of these unnatural animations when a player received a pass?

MEH I HATE THAT!!

IM DOING A DYNASTY WITH HEAT AND IT FUCKS ME UP!!

[Andrew]

Sounds really good, thanks for the impressions.

[Riot]

Threads like these make me pissed that I have to wait until x360 is out to get my hands on it. It sounds good. Thanks for the post.

[Malfa]

I have an xbox..but I don't have spare money. So I'm gonna buy it on xbox then but it on 360 in half a year.

[Wormy10]

So NBA Live 95' comes with 06' this year?

[mvpofthegame]

So NBA Live 95' comes with 06' this year?

on PS2. yes.

[dsmbballman]

what about gamecube?

[hipn]

no, because it prolly wont fit on the gc disc...the game on ps2 n xbox are like 2-3.5Gb and gc disc is only bout 1.GB and btw, GC compresses their games like shi*, they take like a normal 2-3gb game n they compress the shit outta it to make it into a little file.

[Chris.]

wow nba live 95 ive only ever played 04 and 05 so it should be good to see the big improvement of 11years

[marvin]

1st off..

the demo is obviously from a much older build. not only because the rosters are inaccurate as of now but so are the ratings. as seen on the new Live pics from dynasty mode Dwyane Wade is rated 92 or 93... in the demo hes rated 78 or somethin like that. was in a hurry but i'm positive it was in the 76-79 range.

anyways, when i started someone had left it on Spurs vs. Pistons and i played that for a few mins.. it was on starter i later noticed. was a slow tempo (slower than Live 05 IMO)

the freestyle moves are going to take a while to get used to minus the power player ones. because using L1 isn't exactly the most conveniant button when your holding turbo and running a fast break or whatever. so i didnt really do a lotta freestyle moves, though i tried a few of the new shots with Ginobili nice touches, even though i missed them because someone was all over me.

anyways i wanted to play a uptempo game so i quit and got the Heat vs Suns and put it on all-star.

got out to a 14-0 lead, lol Suns defense is just like real life, weakkkk. 10 times worse than the defense i saw the Pistons play ON STARTER lol.

i teabagged Nash with Dwyane Wade, who had two nasty facials, the other on Amare. the Dunks are AMAZING. so dope!

also, nobody has mentioned the new animation where the offensive player swivels through the defense, its a great touch, believe me.

the most exciting play i did was actually a layup.. boring huh? well not really, it was an incredible reverse layup, animation was PERFECT, as a matter a fact i dont recall seeing the one i did @ all on the IGN vids. i was like damnnn! when it happened.

as far as bad things.. just one huge glitch in the demo was when the opposing PG (S. Nash) would bring the ball up, and then when u pressured him he would just keep walking backwards until he was out of bounds LoL.. but its just a demo so i'm sure it wont make the final game obviously.

the game really is different than '05, i've played '05 for months and it doesnt come close into capturing the realism 06 does.. the court spacing is way better.. you finally get rewarded for good passing! and if you throw a stupid pass you can COUNT ON it being a turnover.

if your currently a Live hater, all i ask is you go play the demo and give it a shot. ignore the annoying glitch i mentioned...

anyways i cant wait for the game, i wanted to jack the demo lol. anyways if anyone has specific questions about gameplay or anything that can be asked about a 5 min demo with no slider adjustments or camera changing.. go head. i'll answer 'em.

is the blocking the same as nba live 05 and hows the lay ups looks or what

[mvpofthegame]

is the blocking the same as nba live 05 and hows the lay ups looks or what

blocking is fixed. you cant block every perimeter shot anymore like in '05. its almost impossible to... which is how it should be.

[marvin]

hay is the blocking the same and hows the lay ups the dunks are the same

[Malfa]

hay is the blocking the same and hows the lay ups the dunks are the same

Your kidding right?

[Mike Bradford]

what about blocks on the inside? are guys still jumping through the backboard to block you?

[rout]

Did you notice defenders being slid backwards by attackers at the post? That really qisses me off.
Have they made an effort do you think to avoid adjusting the likelihood of scoring at higher difficulty levels? (I mean making it more difficult by having the ai play better, rather than letting it shoot 3's over your centre while you cant hit open ones.)

[mvpofthegame]

what about blocks on the inside? are guys still jumping through the backboard to block you?

well there was a good amount of blocks on the inside. which isnt all bad because like i said up top.. i think that will counter the superstar moves down low which will be key.

and as far as the difficulty question.. i didnt play on superstar so i'm not sure

[Malfa]

Today I was playing my friend..

It was 4'th quarter and I was being pressured..I had just crossed halfcourt with Van Exel and I called a screen..so Randolph comes and sets a screen and just runs into me and keeps running and knocked me back like 5 yards and I got a backcourt violation. That's fucking gay...fixed!?!?

[Goldenstatewarrior]

Today I was playing my friend..

It was 4'th quarter and I was being pressured..I had just crossed halfcourt with Van Exel and I called a screen..so Randolph comes and sets a screen and just runs into me and keeps running and knocked me back like 5 yards and I got a backcourt violation. That's fucking gay...fixed!?!?

Wow. I thought they fixed the spacing of the court. How is the spacing on the demo anyways disregarding your incident?

[Malfa]

I'm talking NBA Live 2005. I was asking if they fixed that problem.