Owned 2k9 and this game is refreshing and underrated.

User Rating: 8 | NBA Live 09 X360
People are used to thinking live sucks but they've failed to see that EA actually is on the way up with this game. No it's not perfect. Some of the animations are pretty bad. But the DNA system is great. The gameplay is fun. The pick and roll and playcalling system is really good. The online setup is great. I am a diehard hoops basketball gamer. I had 2k9 and loved it and i'm not knocking that game. It's an authentic game and very well done, but it's also not the sim that peopel make it out to be. It looks real. The control is very real and they give you every option in the book at this point, but when it comes down to it there are still flaws in the engine and the AI is flawed. Live is a change of pace and it's very refreshing and I have to say I'm impressed. Now they just have to polish it for next year.