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NBA Live 09 Xbox 360 review

NBA Live 09 from EA Sports is considered the ultimate basketball game, and its latest incarnation simply rewrites the rule book in terms of graphics, gameplay and authenticity - along with brilliant online gaming features. Easy enough for new users, and challenging enough for advanced players - very, very addictive. We give it 4.5/5.

EA seem to have listened to game fans, not only with FIFA 09, but with NBA Live 09 too.

NBA Live 09 features

There are tons of new features on NBA 09, including 'Pick and Roll Control,' 'Defensive Lockdown Control,' 'Signature Playcalling' and 'Quickstrike Ankle-Breakers'. All of the features make the Live, online experience more enthralling. The games become more satisfying and ultimately, last longer. An added bonus is the ability to go to NBA Live 09's NBA Academny, that lets you train with the professionals until you become a slam-dunk god.

Most sports games talk about dynamics and physics, but we're yet to find a game (maybe PES 2009 comes close) that emulates the sports person it aims to mirror with such precision. The online gameplay doesn't judder, and feels like you're playing against the computer. Only problem we found with the online play was that we were getting thrashed by 5 year olds in sunny L.A.

Although we only played the game for a few hours, it feels like the players are constantly evolving, much like a next-gen football game which authentically reflects what you see on the court in your virtual experience.

Identical to a real b-ball game, players get injured, free agents sign late, great players go cold and rookies break through. If you're a basketball fan, this is what you need. NBA Live 09 is so fresh you could milk it.

NBA Live 09 features

• NBA Academy: Get the most out of your game and hone your skills when you jump into game with an all-new practice facility.
• Quickstrike AnkleBreakers: Force your defender to step up and guess what you'll do next. Trigger the turbo button and use the right analog stick for bold, responsive ball-handling moves to fake out your defender and create scoring opportunities.
• Lockdown Control: A new risk reward system to lock in your check on defense. Get in tight on a strong shooting guard to take away his shot, or play back to keep a quick point guard from blowing by you.
• Pick and Roll Control: This new two-man game mechanic lets you control both the ball handler and the screener, as you set screens and run two-man plays, with on court instructions popping up to guide you through each play.
• Signature Playcalling: Introducing an accessible in game playcalling system that pushes on-court visualisation to guide you through the play. Linked to Live 365, this feature will suggest authentic plays for NBA's stars to run on the court.
• 5 vs. 5 Online Team Play: All 10 players on the court can now be controlled by users on 10 different consoles around the world.
• Extend your Game with EA Sports World: Create your own highlight reel then upload the video to EA Sports World to prove your passion to the world.
• NBA Live DNA: The brain behind the game is powered by Synergy Sports Technology, the premier analytics provider for over 20 NBA teams, which evaluates Player DNA that breaks down how a player scores, Team DNA that rates how the players on the floor play as a unit and Tendencies that refer to the percentage a player drives left, right or shoots from each spot on the floor.
• Made Fresh Daily: Live 365 is the promise of 24/7 connectivity delivered for the first time, providing you an unprecedented level of authenticity and realism. Now every game truly is different powered by NBA Live DNA data updating daily.

In a line: if you're a fan of basketball, you'll either have this, or want this. We suggest you wait 'til Christmas as it perhaps can't justify the £40 price tag it has, considering basketball isn't a British sport!

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