NBA Live 2005
Developer(s) | EA Canada |
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Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Series | NBA Live |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox GameCube, Windows |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Sports (Basketball) |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
NBA Live 2005 is the 2004 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Carmelo Anthony as a member of the Denver Nuggets. The game was developed by EA Sports and released in 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Windows.
Features
- EA Sports Freestyle Air. This mode allows the game player to become an offensive force with new style dunks, user controlled tip-ins, and more.
- NBA All-Star Weekend. This mode allows the game player to play in the NBA All-Star Weekend, year-after-year, in Dynasty mode or go right to the Weekend in features on the main menu page. NBA All-Star Weekend includes the Rookie vs Sophomore game, the NBA All-Star game, the Slam Dunk competition and the 3 point competition.
- Create-A-Player. In this mode, gamers can create their own player and can customize the looks, shoes, and the college attended of the fictitious created player.
Soundtrack
- Bump J - "We Don't Play No Games"
- MC Lyte - "My Main Aim"
- Don Yute - "Dem Gals (NBA Live 2005 Mix)"
- Pete Rock Feat. Kardinal Offishall - "Warzone (NBA Live 2005 Mix)"
- Stat Quo - "The Best"
- Wylde Bunch - "Our Life"
- will.i.am - "Go!"
- Dirtbag - "Here We Go"
- Murphy Lee feat. Jazze Pha & Jody Breeze - "It's In Da Game"
- Lloyd Banks and Young Buck - "Me Against You"
- The D.O.C. - "Mind Blowin'"
- Nomb feat. Anthony Hamilton - "Carolina Pride"
- Joell Ortiz - Mean Business
- Brand New Heavies - "Jump N' Move"
Reception
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | (Xbox) 82.46%[1] (PS2) 81.85%[2] (GC) 80.67%[3] (PC) 78.64%[4] |
Metacritic | (Xbox) 85/100[5] (PS2) 84/100[6] (GC) 83/100[7] (PC) 79/100[8] |
Publication | Score |
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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8.33/10[9] |
Game Informer | 8.25/10[10] |
GamePro | [11] |
GameRevolution | B[12][13][14] |
GameSpot | 8/10[15][16] (PS2) 7.9/10[17] (GC) 7.7/10[18] |
GameSpy | [19] (GC) [20] (PC) [21] |
GameZone | (PC) 8.7/10[22] 8.5/10[23][24] |
IGN | 8.9/10[25][26] (GC) 8.8/10[27] |
Nintendo Power | 3.8/5[28] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [29] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 9.3/10[30] |
PC Gamer (US) | 82%[31] |
The game was met with positive reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 82.46% and 85 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[1][5] 81.85% and 84 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[2][6] 80.67% and 83 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[3][7] and 78.64% and 79 out of 100 for the PC version.[4][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA Live 2005 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ EGM staff (December 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (185): 158.
- ^ Reiner, Andrew (November 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (139): 142. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
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- ^ Colayco, Bob (November 8, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Colayco, Bob (September 28, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Colayco, Bob (September 28, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Tuttle, Will (September 28, 2004). "GameSpy: NBA Live 2005 (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Tuttle, Will (September 28, 2004). "GameSpy: NBA Live 2005 (GCN)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Buecheler, Christopher (November 9, 2004). "GameSpy: NBA Live 2005 (PC)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Hopper, Steven (November 15, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
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- ^ Robinson, Jon (November 10, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (PC)". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Robinson, Jon (September 27, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GCN)". IGN. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
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- ^ "NBA Live 2005". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 140. November 2004.
- ^ "NBA Live 2005". Official Xbox Magazine: 88. December 2004.
- ^ "NBA Live 2005". PC Gamer: 52. February 2005.
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