NBA Live 10 Review

NBA Live 10, while it certainly has issues that people are going to gripe about, is exactly what the series needed to fire up its dwindling fan base and add new players alike. The gameplay is nicely refined and emulates real basketball with much greater success than past games. I expect NBA Live 11 to really step up and deliver more than this year’s game did in terms of modes. Couple some sort of career mode with the smooth gameplay and the next entry in the Live series could steal the crown away from 2K Sports.

IGN Ratings for NBA Live 10 (X360)

Rating	Description
out of 10
8.5	Presentation A great job of delivering a TV broadcast that ebbs and flows with the game. The plethora of uniforms and shoes pushes NBA culture nicely.
8.5	Graphics Players look great and colors jump right off the screen. Can’t help but think that the athletes look a little plastic-y. Framerate is smooth throughout.
7.5	Sound Announcers are redundant which is an annoyance but the roars of the crowd and arena-specific touches are very cool.
8.0	Gameplay The new emphasis on defense is wonderful and the passing mechanics help diversify the gameplay. Live isn’t great yet, but it’s making solid progress.
8.0	Lasting Appeal The feature set could be a little meatier, but dynamic season and Live Run will keep players coming back for some time, especially if they enjoy the notion of Dynamic DNA.
8.2 Impressive	OVERALL

[IGN]