NBA Live 08

THE BAD:
Faulty AI, unrealistic and unbalanced gameplay, arcade nature will put off sim fans

SUMMARY:
The NBA live series has always been the most popular basketball game since its inception in 1995. However, recent additions to the series have been plagued by problems such as unrealistic gameplay and poor gameplay mechanics. This year’s edition of the basketball franchise still suffers from gameplay problems and will most likely appeal only to casual NBA fans or those who prefer arcade style hoops.

Like its predecessors, NBA Live 08 is an arcade basketball game at its core. Games are played at a very fast run-n-gun pace which often results to very high scores. Playing good defense is almost next to impossible when using the default gameplay sliders as CPU controlled teams will make 80 percent of their shots most of the time. Shot...