I just hired out NBA Live 07 and after all the talk i heard about it, and it's competition(NBA 2K7), i would only hire it out if it was an option. It just so happend that my local video store had it so i gave it a try and i honestly i have to say that EA are really slippin'.
The superstar control now with the right analog stick instead of the face buttons is stupid, it is much harder to do big dunks that have some hype to them. I mean really?!? When on a fast break with 5 men chasing you do you stop and think to do a quater circle on the right analog to make a successful dunk...IT'S STUPID!
There is no actual potential for EA Sports to make NBA Live a better game, not unless they completely re-vamp the gameplay style instead of this robotic-glitchy sh!t. Really all they can do now is just basically update little bits and add crappy Dynasty Mode features that nobody cares all that much about.
Seriously, have you seen the Create A Player now on PS2?! It has gone to sh!t, you barely able to see the hair cuts and facial hair. Why is this even in the game anymore if creating a player gets worse every year. Before Live 06 there wasnt any loading when you went to change facial part.
You guys can prey that EA does a better job next year, but if the game is anything like the last(Live 07) then it isnt going to be as far as successful as NBA 2K7.
There is no near close competition anymore. NBA Live just plain sucks.
Besides, EA only cares about it's Madden series, and i don't hate American Football it is entertaining, but it's only popular in America and basketball is far more interesting sport so why show it less attention in your games.
(Thinks "Oh boy this is gonna generate some hate but this had to be said!")