Best in the series

User Rating: 8.5 | NBA Live 08 X360
By sportzfan8993 | Review Date:
This version has definitely been the best in the series that I own. I have 2006 and 2007 and they both were pretty bad. The reason why this game is great is because the makers didn't try to go to fancy, but they made it more smooth. It was good they took away the superstar moves because those were a little unrealistic. Also they changed the game so that now you can't just throw and full court pass because the computer will intercept it. Now you can actually block layups. In 2007 you could only block jump shots.
By comparing this game to 2007, you can tell this one is way better. The graphics have changed a little, but the whole game runs a lot smoother. Online doesn't have much lag. I haven't been able to join a league yet though. The quick strike ball handling is sick because before you couldn't get by your man, but now you can. I wouldn't say the post game really got better but that it got worse. You only can shoot, pump fake and drive, or do an up and under.
Another good thing about NBA Live 2008 is that the computer plays offense realistically. They will actually shoot the ball when there open, they won't pass into to traffic, and they actually set good screens.
The 3 point contest and dunk contest are pretty much the same.
There still are a few glitches in this game. The ball or somebody's foot will sometimes touch the out of bounds line, but the ref won't call it out of bounds. When you swish a shot, the net will fly up way to high. Sometimes the computer will stand under the basket just dribbling and doing nothing.
Also it seems like everybody shoots by releasing the ball as they jump. It is hard to time the jump right. In 2007, people like T.J. Ford released the ball at the top of their jump which made it easier to shoot.
Overall, NBA Live 2008 is a huge improvement to NBA Live 2007 and you should definitely buy this game.

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