NBA Live 2002

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NBA Live 2002
NBA Live 2002 PS2 Cover.jpg
Cover art featuring Steve Francis
Developer(s) PlayStation: NuFX
Xbox/PlayStation 2: EA Canada
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Series NBA Live
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox
ReleasePlayStation, PlayStation 2
  • NA: October 30, 2001 [1]
  • EU: November 23, 2001
Xbox
  • NA: November 15, 2001
  • EU: March 14, 2002
Genre(s) Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

NBA Live 2002 is the 2002 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Steve Francis as a member of the Houston Rockets. The game was developed by EA Sports and released on October 30, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation, and November 15, 2001, for the Xbox. This game was commentated by Don Poier and former NBA player Bob Elliot. It was a launch title for Xbox in North America and Europe.[ citation needed ]

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Soundtrack

Reception

The PlayStation and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [2] [3] [4] NextGen said in its final issue, "This Xbox version of EA Sports' hoops series is basically the same game you can find on every other platform – in other words, chock full of uninspiring graphics, plodding gameplay, and clumsy controls." [21] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square on January 1, 2002, followed by the Xbox version on March 7, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40 for the former, [6] and 28 out of 40 for the latter. [7]

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