NBA Live 18
SCORE: 70
NBA Live 18 comes in a distant second this
year. If you are looking for a new basketball video game this year then
check out NBA 2K18. It is much better than NBA Live 18. The horrendous
failures of the PR and Marketing firm for EA Sports continue on this
year. I suppose they do not want any sales from Family Friendly Gaming
Universe at all.
The presentation in NBA Live 18 is sub-par for a modern basketball video
game. The music is offensive, and so are the names of some of the people
who sing these songs. How did the ESRB miss that? Is this more evidence
of the corruption accusation against the ESRB? You can draw your own
conclusion to that question.
I ran into strange glitches while playing NBA Live 18. Many of the menu
screens are horrible to navigate. The One mode is great if you want to
take your own player and player in the league and on the street. The NBA
Live series still does not have good retro teams to play. When will EA
Sports catch up? The default visual view is horrible, and the annoying
momentum meter continues to break this franchise.
The good news is the visuals can be set to a more intelligent view in
NBA Live 18. The music can be turned off - which silences the movies
too. I did not find a way to skip those movies. So you are forced to
watch them. Graphically NBA Live 18 looks pretty good. The announcers
are okay.
I wanted to like NBA Live 18 so much. It has decent basketball action.
The AI makes no sense at times. The same goes for which shots will sink
and which ones will miss. There is plenty of customization in NBA Live
18. I am thankful Family Friendly Gaming purchased NBA Live 18 on Black
Friday 2017. This basketball game is worth twenty dollars brand new in
my opinion. I am being very generous too. I still like NBA 2K18 better
than NBA Live 18. That is the general opinion here at FFG.
- Frank
Graphics: 85%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 75%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: Xbox One/PS4(tested)
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Tiburon
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY
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