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Just started playing my original xbox the other day and man am i loving the classics. I have a local shop in which i can get any game for ps2 and xbox and i was wondering which year is best for nba live and ncaa basketball, i have 06 but in all your opiniona which is yours?
Live 05 brings back fond memories, EASILY the best Live of that generation, and likely my favourite basketball game of that gen.
This was still when EA was the king of animations. They had the 10 man mo cap thing going at this point which was revolutionary for the time. Live 05 actually plays a far more sim style game than 2k5 as well, IMO.
The game was great from a hoop head standpoint too, with all the throwbacks, shoes, accessories, etc.
Live 06 is the most fun, but Live 2005 is the best overall
Live 2004 has the best Dynasty mode of all the NBA Live's and even imports draft classes from March Madness 2004....a lot of sliding though, and no dynasty Bobcats. But it also has dynamic attendance, cutscenes for trades and drafts and such, and even facial expressions.
I thought i had sliders on OS but i must have put them over at nbaliveforums.com back in the days.
but if you get Live 06 those plays will really help gameplay the sliders were also tied into the playbooks but i don't know where i posted them at that year.
I thought i had sliders on OS but i must have put them over at nbaliveforums.com back in the days.
but if you get Live 06 those plays will really help gameplay the sliders were also tied into the playbooks but i don't know where i posted them at that year.
Alot of the people that disliked Nba live 06 on ps2/pc I can guarantee never used these sliders and plays. It was slightly better than 05. I could never get the cpu for 05 to run plays but 06 fixed that. 06 is probably the easiest nba live to edit to your style of play. We're actually still patching it at NLSC. Trust me FSS can be toned down.
Alot of the people that disliked Nba live 06 on ps2/pc I can guarantee never used these sliders and plays. It was slightly better than 05. I could never get the cpu for 05 to run plays but 06 fixed that. 06 is probably the easiest nba live to edit to your style of play. We're actually still patching it at NLSC. Trust me FSS can be toned down.
Good job man.....
I remember i spent like 2 months tweaking the playbooks and sliders for Live 06 but it was well worth the time and the players on Live 06 reacted and played better than any version on Next Gen IMO
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After looking at those sliders this just goes to show how much EA cut back on things next gen
we had all these options available to customize the game along with playbooks
User Steal Ability:
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User Dunk/Lay-up Block Ability:
User Freestyle Effectiveness:
User Dunk vs. Lay-up Frequency:
User Substitution Frequency:
User On-ball Defense Assist:
User Offensive Rebounding:
User Defensive Rebounding:
User Fakeout Discipline:
User Short Range Shooting:
User Medium Range Shooting:
User Long Range Shooting:
User Dunk Percentage:
User Lay-up Percentage:
User Adjusted Shot Percentage:
User On-ball Physical Defense:
User Poor Release Shot Percent:
User Double-team Effectiveness:
User Pro Hop Effectiveness:
User Drop Step Effectiveness:
CPU:
CPU Steal Ability:
CPU Interception Ability:
CPU Shot Block Ability:
CPU Dunk/Lay-up Block Ability:
CPU Freestyle Effectiveness:
CPU Dunk Frequency:
CPU Substitution Frequency:
CPU Offensive Rebounding:
CPU Defensive Rebounding:
CPU Fakeout Discipline:
CPU Short Range Shooting:
CPU Medium Range Shooting:
CPU Long Range Shooting:
CPU Dunk Percentage:
CPU Lay-up Percentage:
CPU Adjusted Shot Percentage:
CPU Adjusted Shot Frequency:
CPU On-ball Physical Defense:
CPU Poor Release Shot Percent:
CPU Double-team Effectiveness:
CPU Pro Hop Effectiveness:
CPU Drop Step Effectiveness:
I think Elite 11 was down to like 6 total sliders on both sides which is pathetic when it comes to tweaking a basketball game
If you plan to get Live 06, I suggest getting the PC version, since you will be able to get updated rosters, gameplay and graphics, as it's still being updated at the NLSC.
NBA Live 2004. NBA Live 2005 was meh on the PS2. The fact that the audience weren't on the courtside on the PS2 version bother me and the frame rate was terrible. I've never played the Xbox version of 2005 but it did look and play better than it's PS2 counterpart.
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