NBA Live 08

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NBA Live 08
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PlayStation 3 cover art featuring Gilbert Arenas.
Developer(s) EA Canada (PS3, X360)
HB Studios (PS2, PC, Wii, & PSP)
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Series NBA Live
Platform(s)
Release
October 2, 2007
  • PlayStation 2 & Xbox 360
    PlayStation 3
    • NA: October 2, 2007 [1]
    • AU: October 11, 2007 [4]
    • EU: October 12, 2007 [3]
    Wii
    • NA: October 2, 2007 [1]
    • AU: October 25, 2007 [5]
    • EU: October 26, 2007 [3]
    PlayStation Portable
    • NA: October 2, 2007 [1]
    • AU: December 6, 2007 [6]
    • EU: December 7, 2007 [3]
    Windows
    • AU: October 25, 2007 [5]
    • EU: October 26, 2007 [3]
    • NA: October 30, 2007 [7]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
In-game screenshot of NBA Live 08 (PC version). NBALive2008ingame.jpeg
In-game screenshot of NBA Live 08 (PC version).

NBA Live 08 is the 2007 installment of the NBA Live series by EA Sports. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows and PlayStation Portable. This is the first NBA video game to include all three next-generation consoles, the first game to be released for Sony's PlayStation 3, and the last NBA Live game for the Windows platform.

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Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions; one seven, two eights, and one seven for the PSP version; and all four sevens for the PlayStation 2 version. [17]

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