NBA Live 09 Initial Impressions (360) |
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Written by Craig Gonzalez
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
 NBA Live 09 arrived at my doorstep this morning and I've been able to get a few games in throughout the day. One thing of note, since XBOX Live is going through it's huge update and has been down, I couldn't utilize the Live 365 or the DNA features of the game.
One of the first things I noticed about the game is that the ball physics have dramatically improved. The ball actually bounces off the rim now and I've seen some pretty good variety around the rim in that regard. I saw the ball bounce on the rim a couple times before going in, swirling around the rim, and also hitting the front of the rim, then the backboard, then in the basket. I didn't see any of that kind of variety in last years game.
Another thing I noticed is that the game plays just a tinge slower, but once you get used to it, it's hardly noticeable. The graphics are top notch and very sharp. The players look fantastic and the atmosphere in the arena's are done really well. I was using the Pistons and was down huge nearing the end of the 3rd quarter at home. When the horn sounded to end the 3rd quarter my home crowd decided to boo my squad. Not only that, but as I was getting my behind handed to me in the 3rd quarter the crowd was quiet. Similarly, the next game I played it was tight in the 4th quarter and the crowd as amped and kind of rowdy.
The animations that I have seen have been pretty smooth as well. I pulled off some really cool moves with guys like Tayshaun Prince and Baron Davis. It should also be noted that Chris Kaman was owning the paint in the game when I was using the Clippers.
So far so good with NBA Live 09. I've played a few games so far and have reallly been enjoying my time with it. There's been some weird things like the CPU will step out of bounds sometimes and you get some odd animations around the rim sometimes, but nothing too crazy and it doesn't happen often.
Keep checking back to ConsoleSports.net for our impressions up to the release day of NBA Live 09.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 29 September 2008 )
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