Which Game Should I Get

[Happy29]

I'm thinking of getting one of the new NBA games tomorrow which one should I get Live 07, 2K7 or NBA 07 The life? I have a ps2 and am looking for a good realistic playing experience, any help is appreciated.

[inkcil]

Re: Which Game Should I Get

I've played the demo of the Life and full versions of both 2k7 and Live 07.

Life: This game is designed to satisy a specific niche - those wanting heavy RPG elements in their hoops game. So unless you are looking for this, stay away.

NBA Live: Did u like this game last year? I would say I liked last year's version better. I'd also say that I would rather play last year's w/ updated rosters. The reasons? Game had better flow last year. I'm not into dynasty mode, just single seasons, so I can't tell you about improvements there. But on the court, I could not get offenses to run anything close to real basketball. I am not a basketball sim head - I actually preferred Live 05 and 06 the last 2 years. But w/ Playmaker concentrating on 360, I could not get sliders working to make CPU teams run plays. Atmosphere was great, but on the court game turned me off.

2k7: Atmosphere is relatively dry, 24/7 mode is taken out. Also, there are some gameplay quirk - AI catchup speed on fastbreaks is rediculous and CPU players (even on highest difficulty) will step out of bounds for no reason at least once a 5 minute quarter. Other than that, this is the best hoops game out this season. The teams run real plays, they've added about 20 signature shots, the sliders abound to try to get the game to play to your liking, and they've added multi-user 2 single season mode.

Recommendation: Try to find 2k7 for $19.99 on a sale somewhere, especially if you played 2k6 all last year (I hear this game didn't change much from last year).

As for me, I'll be looking 4 Live 06 updated rosters and if I can't find that, will probably just focus on football and hockey this winter.

[lawcutta]

Re: Which Game Should I Get

Get 2k7!