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Tag It!Skype...WTF Skype is pure rubbish. 'Nuff said. NBA Live 10
Ordered it online from Qisahn last Friday for a cool price of $62! It arrived in the mailbox on Tuesday. Been playing it ever since. When I first loaded up the game on my PS3, it prompted to create a save data file. So, I just selected OK and it took about 5 minutes to actually create one. Wonder what the game created that needed that much time. So, while waiting, I looked through the game case and saw a card containing the redemption code for something called Dynamic DNA. It basically allows your game to connect to some online service that automatically updates your game with the latest player, team and season stats from the real NBA. Cool right? So, the save game data file was finally created and the game started. Graphics were what I expected from a PS3 game. From the sweat flowing down the faces of your players, to the cheerleaders and spectators in the stands, everything almost looks like you are watching a live NBA match on the TV. Even when the camera zooms in up close on the players, the quality of the player models and textures is astoundingly realistic. Gameplay can be quite a challenge. You use the left analog stick to move your selected player around the court. During the match, you have tons of buttons to press. Press and hold R2 to activate turbo so that your player sprints though it does not really feel that fast. Right analog stick controls the dribbling and what ever stunts or special moves you want your selected player to do during offense and defense. Pressing and holding L1 brings up the Quick Plays menu where you can call out specific plays to the whole team on both offense and defense. It took me about one hour to finally get the hang of some of them. Now I am calling Quick Plays and strategies on the fly. The only thing that still eludes me is making my selected player do spectacular moves that leaves defenders far behind or getting them away from my other players so that I can set them up for a clear shot at the basket. Probably because I did not tweak the difficulty setting which is set to Pro by default. Think that is the highest setting. When the basketball is flying out of the court, players near the out of bounds area will attempt to save it. That is a new feature for the NBA Live series. So, why then are players unable to attempt to save a stray basketball when it is going out of bounds and your players are further away? I noticed that on many an occassion, ALL players on the court will not even bother to save the ball. Not once. They just simply look at the ball bounce away towards the out of bounds line and WALK very slowly in that direction! How silly is that? In a real NBA match, every ball is crucial and they would at least chase after the ball. Overall, the game is pretty entertaining. It should be even more entertaining when you play with another human player. I should know since I played with a colleague but on the XBox 360 version. NBA Live 10...hmm...gets 8 out of 10 from me. Its a great game but there are still areas that can be improved upon. Gouken Combo Test Ryu takes a beating from his master in training mode. =p November Can see the end of 2009 coming liaoz. Why do I feel nothing but dread? |
