NBA Live 08
| NBA Live 08 | |
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 Gilbert Arenas on the cover of NBA Live 08 for the PlayStation 3. | |
| Developer(s) | EA Canada - PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 HB Studios - PlayStation 2, Windows, Wii & PSP |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Series | NBA Live |
| Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Mobile, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii |
| Release date(s) | October 2, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Play Now, Dynasty, Xbox Live, All-Star Weekend, Quick Play, |
NBA Live 08 is the 2007 installment of the NBA Live series by EA Sports. It was released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Windows and PlayStation Portable. This is the first NBA video game to include all three next-generation consoles. It was the last NBA Live game for the Windows platform. NBA Live 08 is followed by NBA Live 09.
Cover
It features Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards as the cover athlete in most versions, but some international versions have players from those areas:
National teams
There are eight national teams featured in the game. In addition to the contemporary USA team, there are also two USA Dream Teams. The international teams are:
Personalities in the game
- Marv Albert- Play-by-play
- Steve Kerr- Color
- Ernie Johnson, Jr.- NBA All-Star Game play-by-play
- Greg Anthony- NBA All-Star Game color
Soundtracks
- Aasim - Customer
- The Cool Kids - "88"
- Datarock - "Fa Fa Fa"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. CL Smooth - "All I Know"
- DJ Vadim feat. Emo and Syrus - "Fear Feats"
- Dub Pistols feat. Terry Hall - "Running from the Thoughts"
- Eve - "Tambourine"
- Joss Stone - "Tell Me 'bout It"
- Kevin Michael feat. Wyclef Jean - "It Don't Make Any Difference to Me"
- Kid Beyond - "Mothership"
- KRS-One & Marley Marl - "Hip-Hop Lives"
- LCD Soundsystem - "Us vs. Them"
- Mark Ronson feat. Tiggers - "Toxic"
- Mr. J. Medeiros - "Silent Earth (Ohmega Watts Remix)"
- Stephen Marley - "Hey Baby"
- The D.E.Y. - "Get the Feeling"
- The Hives - "Well All Right!"
- Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson - "The Way I Are"
- Unklejam - "Love Ya"
Although not included in the official track list from EA Sports, these tracks make their way into some of the NBA Live 08 versions (particularly the PC version). The first two listed (Gorillaz & My Favorite Mutiny) were included in the NBA Live 07 Soundtrack while a notable track is the third one by San Antonio Spurs guard and recently French hip hop artist Tony Parker.
- Army of the Pharaohs - "Gorillaz" (The Torture Papers)
- The Coup - "My Favorite Mutiny" (Pick a Bigger Weapon)
- Tony Parker - "Gametime" (TP)
Reception
Reception for the game has been average to varied by platform.
References
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