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NBA Live 08 | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $28.98
You Save: $21.01 (42%)
New (32) Used (8) from $26.58
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2565
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 15730
UPC: 014633157307
EAN: 0014633157307
ASIN: B000QAXZZG
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Factory sealed with FREE First Class mail & delivery confirmation upgrades!
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| • | For Play on Your Wii | | • | Published by EA Sports | | • | Game Genre: Sports, Game Sub-Genre: Basketball |
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Product Description
Providing an unrivaled level of authenticity, NBA LIVE 08 introduces hot spots, using real NBA shot data to illuminate the locationson the floor where your players are most effective. Couple this with all-new signature go-to moves that capture the essence of the NBA's best, and you can now play the game on a console like you see it from the stands. All-new shooting mechanics - from deep three-point shots well beyond the arc to 10-foot jump shots in the paint, every shot attempt has been redesigned to provide more fluid, realistic results. Dunks and lay-ups are now assigned to the same button command making highlight reel plays even easier to perform. Running at a smooth 60 frames per second, NBA LIVE 08 is as close as you can get to the court, without dropping a dime for courtside seats. Player faces, team uniforms, and authentic arenas jump to life behind the power of next-generation game graphics. Whether you're working on your game in the revamped practice gym, or playing in front of a packed house, feel what it's like to be an NBA superstar. ESRB Rated E for Everyone
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 MY FAVORITE WII GAME!!! March 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is really fun, but only when you play online against real people. You have to know which players are good at certain moves and there are a lot of controls to learn. It is more for those who can remember moves on the controls. And I agree with the person who said that it's only fun if the other person cheats.
 Waste of time... November 20, 2007
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
Wow! Where to begin? Let's start with the pluses.
Upon first play this game is a great graphical improvement over Live 07 on the Gamecube. It also is extremely easy to play. Dunks are easy and can be executed pretty much any play no matter what.
Now on to the minuses. First and foremost, the game has absolutely no replay value. The game was released in October, but has not seen a roster update since July 27. Along with this goes the fact that no player ratings have been updated since Live 07; there have just been new players added. Very realistic... Next, there is no dynasty, no create a player, and no fantasy draft. However, this is a blessing because there is no desire to play more than one game. The game includes a season mode, but after your season is completed, you can start right back over from the beginning of the season you just finished! Hooray! So there is basically no replay or long term value for playing by yourself. Next, the game is incredibly unrealistic. As aforementioned, anytime you want to, you can dunk it. You just take it down low and dunk it on the whole freakin' team. Just like the real NBA! It happens all the time that SGs dunk it right in Ben Wallace's face as if he wasn't even there... Next, the computer is even more unrealistic. My first game I played Kobe. I don't even bother mentioning the rest of the team because he took every shot and made every shot. He ended up with 72 points. I figured it was probably a fluke, I mean he has scored 81 before... So I played a second game against the Spurs. Duncan finished with 67 points. He had quite the record breaking night. Lastly, just to give it one final shot, I played Peja Stojakovic. He hit a whopping 61 on me! All of these featured solid D, it was just a night of NBA all-time record breakings. The first 3 games I played all featured record-breaking scores!!! Things like this make this game almost unplayable. With Kobe this is somewhat believable, but c'mon, Duncan and Stojakovic?!? And I won't even get started with all the gameplay glitches. That is a term paper in and of itself.
All in all, this game is a rushed out piece of crap. I am a long time Live fan, but this is the last one I will buy. This installment is completely unacceptable even if it is a fraction of a percent better that 07.
Avoid NBA Live 08 at all costs. It has no redeemable value. I would buy it only if I could find it for $5 or less.
 Not fantastic, but fun November 20, 2007
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Part of the frustration of playing a game like this on the Wii is that you have to completely change the way you think about game controls, and there are many new controls to learn. Thus, this game is actually more enjoyable in Family Play mode. You can jump right in and get the basic moves down before attempting to use full control mode.
Some basic moves: rather than shoot the ball by pressing a button, you shoot by making a shooting motion with your hand. Rather than pressing the left or right arrows to steal, rebound, and block, you're flicking your wrists left or right. The B button is to pressure defense or to drive the ball down the lane. The A button or the arrow pad is used to pass.
The graphics are nowhere near NBA 2K8, but they aren't bad either. Players faces look like the players, and there's a nice variety of dunks and finger rolls to give the game some authenticity.
The most difficult thing to do is shoot free throws. You have to do the shooting motion at the right speed/power level to make the shot. The better the free throw shooter, the greater the area on the meter for a successful shot.
Overall, a decent game that's a part of my rotation during basketball season.
Unplayable , Uninteresting & Useless! November 7, 2007
5 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is a totally wasted effort. It's very basic, virtually impossible to play, and completely boring! .. nothing but a promo piece for the NBA. May as well watch the real thing on the tube and skip this junk game, unless of course you don't have cable .. then you can just sit and watch the game play itself over & over again, which is about all it's good for. If I could give it a zero I would. Only good thing is I rented it first for 6 bucks rather than buying it for 50!
Missing Manager Mode and Wii controls can be sluggish October 15, 2007
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is your only choice for basketball with Wii controls right now so if you are a Wii owner and love hoops you should just grab this title as overall it is satisfying. The graphics are just good enough to represent the updated rosters well, the music is a nice mix of new tunes, and the Superstar Challenge mode is a blast even if it doesn't really lead anywhere. The controls are the real caveat here, at times they feel very good (flicking to steal, popping up to shoot/rebound/block etc), and other times you will feel like you are flailing them madly under the basket trying to get ANY kind of shot off let alone the dream dunk you had intended. The game doesn't really feel rushed but there is a "blockiness" to the gameplay that VG basketball really should have gotten past at this point. The best things about NBA LIVE 08 for the Wii are the the SLAM DUNK CONTEST which requires you to move the Wiimote a few different directions to pull of some spectacular rim rattlers. The soundtrack is good, the FAMILY PLAY controls are easy enough for anyone to pick up and the Superstar Challenge is something I could see becoming a staple of NBA games (they just need to add some unlockable/RPG style content to make it more compelling to return to)
Overall this is going to deliver what most Wii owners will expect, I just hope the controls are a little smoother and reliable in future editions.
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