Retrospective Reviews are back!

[Andrew]

It's been a while, but the retrospective NBA Live reviews are back. Picking up where the last review left off I've taken a look back at NBA Live 2001, the first game produced by the team that took the reigns from the original producers. Take a trip down memory lane with our NBA Live 2001 Retrospective and feel free to share your thoughts here in the NLSC Forum.

[Joker.]

Good to hear that! I love to read retrospective.

[Tuomas]

Good read. Definetly my favourite Live, not the one I still like to play but what I have the best memories of. The blocking system was 10 times better than the one we have had for a couple of years now, all textures were 2x or even 4x larger than those in 07, the player models could compete with 07 ones, the body proportions are much better. I really liked this game and would have continued my Raptors franchise if I had managed to get the game to run on this new laptop correctly, if someone could help me on that, I would appreciate that.

2001 was also heavily modded I remember, back then the patchmakers really had to have some skills to make players look like themselves, 2005-07 had some good cyberfaces right out of the box but the majority of the earlier games weren't so good.

2001 was the last game also to have the TV-camera, 2003 brought the press cam that was present til 06 made the view even more sidelinish.

[JaoSming]

Good read man, I am kinda curious about that Hardwood Classics DVD and what it was called.

http://media.putfile.com/V1-of-the-new-INtro-Movie
^If anyone wants to hear the intro to the game I used it in that video.


EDIT: http://nbalive2001.ea.com/downloads_movie1.html
^just the beginning of it

[Ibaony]

2001 was the first nba live i've ever played. i thought 2001 had the best menu layout. i wish this layout will be back in live 08 since it's been the same since live 2003.

[Patr1ck]

I remember this game. Despite bugs, this was truly a great game. It was a great stepping stone, with defenders sliding out of the way if you did a good crossover or spin. One on one mode was really a challenge, especially against a legend like Jordan. Plus I loved that urban court. I'm glad the game was good enough for 2 years, for pc users.

[Andrew]

Thanks everyone, glad you like them. I've had them sitting on my HD for about two years now so I figured it was about time to bring them back, albeit with a few updates since they were written around about the release of NBA Live 2005. I think NBA Live 2003's retrospective will be an interesting one.

2001 was the first nba live i've ever played. i thought 2001 had the best menu layout. i wish this layout will be back in live 08 since it's been the same since live 2003.

Agreed, I'd definitely like to see the PC version of 08 use a similar interface to 2000 or 2001.

[Lean]

I remember 2001 as the game with players having no tattoos or accessories, and the symmetric arms and legs.

[Andrew]

The dbfs weren't always patcher friendly either. Nevertheless, a lot of patches were produced up until the release of NBA Live 2003.