NBA Live 09 VS 2k9

[Kyo]

Right now the libe demo is up and avaliable for download and I dont really like it at all, the game doesnt flow very well and players feel very clumsy, the biggest annoyance is when I hit turbo w/o the ball the player will lower their shoulder and run faster. Kinda seem annoying when infact, not very realistic, overall the game looks great tho.

[izembo]

live always sucks every year compared to 2k and sells about 1/3 the copies, at least around here

[Kyo]

When I worked at Gamestop, live always outsold 2k even tho 2k is always better ;/

[Stee]

2k is definitely better, when I press the jump button near a guy taking a shot it means im trying to block the shot.....unlike live where it apparently means im in a ballet class and jumping in the opposite direction of the shot.

[izembo]

that used to be the case kyo but in the past few years its become more and more the opposite, with every year more and more people trading in live on day 1/2 and buying 2k

[Pro]

Believe it or not, Live has actually taken a step up this year. Although I wish they would focus more on gameplay/animations, than that DNA shit. Oh well, I guess 2k9 will be it for me once again

[Stee]

After playing the 2K9 demo I'm starting to think maybe Live is better. The character models in 2K9 is really bad...all the players looked like chubby little bastards and their modeling fails compared to live. I don't know I'll play it a few more times but I'm starting to think 2k dropped the ball.

[Kyo]

I thought the 2k players looked more like cut outs, the character models looked so much better last year, I wont be picking up either title, live just sucks horribly.

[Stee]

whats wrong with live?

I thought the access to offense and defense strategies were pretty neat....plus they let you do fadeaway jumpers......

I expected 2k9 to be much better then live but wow I was wrong

[Kyo]

Live the animations are horrible, when I use speed burst the player drops his shoulder and runs, when trying to block a shot you end up just jumping pats the offensive players, the running is disgusting to watch, overall both games have their problems and I dont think either warrant a purchase this year, ill continue playing mlb 08 the show and like it. Also for the live version of daily DNA updates you ahve to pay 19.99 for it, they added that to PSN today.

[Pro]

No, you don't pay 19.99 for the DNA updates. If you buy the game out of the box, it will come with codes so u can download it for free. This is to combat rentals/buying used games.

[Exoduso]

Played both demos, I like Live better this year. Something just feels off about 2k's game.

[Deejay]

Fuck live.

2k9 shits on it if you play the game the way it's supposed to be played.

[Stee]

I agree with the whole live is horrible when it comes to blocking it sucks ass.

2k9 seemed like a masive step down compared to last years. Character models are horrible le, there seems to be lots of unecessary delays that you can't skip over and the gameplay hasn't changed from last year. The only thing good is that they update the rosters on a daily basis.

Still undecided goingto give the 2k demo another try.

[Deejay]

Use the regular 2k camera and up the speed of the game and it plays infinitely better than live. That game hasn't changed since '98 and people are just now catching on.

[Exoduso]

The only flaw in Live imo is the blocking... it's practically useless because by the time your guy jumps up, the ball is already in the basket.

Still not sure which one to get, 2k feels really slow this year for some reason... maybe it's just the demo.

[Kyo]

Well the 2k9 demo looks alot diffrent than the finish version Ive seen in some video's, they had a 2k9 release event in NYC this past week and it looked alot better, I might rent 2k9 to see how it is.

[Deejay]

The only flaw in Live imo is the blocking... it's practically useless because by the time your guy jumps up, the ball is already in the basket.

Still not sure which one to get, 2k feels really slow this year for some reason... maybe it's just the demo.

UP THE GAME SPEED AND IT PLAYS 1000X BETTER

I can't stress this enough.

[Mizango]

I hate 2K[Insert year]

I have tried and tried to like it but can not get into it. I am an NBA live guy all the way.

[Exoduso]

UP THE GAME SPEED AND IT PLAYS 1000X BETTER

I can't stress this enough.

haha i'll try that in a bit.