NBA Live 15

NBA Live 15

Cover featuring Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers
Developer(s) EA Tiburon
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Distributor(s) Electronic Arts
Series NBA Live
Platform(s) PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Release date(s)
  • NA October 28, 2014
  • INT October 31, 2014
Genre(s) Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Distribution Optical disc, download

NBA Live 15 is a basketball video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One released on October 28, 2014 in North America and released on October 31, 2014 in Europe. NBA Live 15 features Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers as its cover athlete. The release date was moved due to EA Sports wanting to polish the title before release.[1]

Development

The first gameplay look is introduced by EA Sports with 8 player 3D-scans. The changes are graphical improvements for the jerseys, arenas, shot clocks, the basket, and more. On court mechanics have also been refined, as well as animations. It has been touted as an "realistic simulation" by its producers.[2] EA Sports scanned 70% of NBA players.

Soundtrack

The official soundtrack was curated by MICK[3] and includes the following tracks:

Band/Artist Song
813 "Thank You"
A-Trak x Milo & Otis feat. Rich Kidz "Out the Speakers"
Bas "Charles de Gaulle to JFK"
Bishop Nehru "You Stressin'"
Bodega Bamz "Young and Livin"
Brooke Candy "Opulence"
Chuck Inglish feat. Action Bronson "Gametime"
Daytona "Walk Around"
Deluka "Black Magic"
Fashawn "The Letter F"
Federal Reserve feat. Cam'ron, A-Trak & Juelz Santana "Still Dipset"
Flatbush Zombies feat. Bodega Bamz "My Team Supreme 2.0"
G-Eazy "Complete"
Gent & Jawns "Fireball"
J. Sands feat. L.F. Daze “Five to Get Live (NBA Live Remix)"
Jeezy "Me OK"
Jeremih feat. YG Don't Tell 'Em
K Camp feat. Kwony Ca$h “Money Baby”
Phantogram "Black Out Days"
Raz Fresco feat. ChillxWill "Freshest Ever"
Rustie feat. D Double E “Up Down”
Sir Sly “Inferno”
Smif N Wessun feat. Junior Kelly "Born and Raised"
TeeFLii feat. 2 Chainz 24 Hours
Tuki Carter “Yeah”
Yonas Michael "Concrete Love (Live at the Velvet Room)"

Reception

NBA Live 15 received generally mixed reviews, although it fared better than NBA Live 14.

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS4) 60.25%[4]
(XONE) 56.43%[5]
Metacritic(PS4) 59/100[6]
(XONE) 53/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Electronic Gaming Monthly4.5/10 [8]
GameSpot5/10 [9]
GameTrailers5.7/10 [10]
IGN5.5/10 [11]

References

  1. "Damian Lillard to Grace Cover of NBA LIVE 15". EA Sports. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  2. "Visuals in NBA LIVE 15". EA Sports. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  3. "NBA LIVE 15 Soundtrack - Complete Track Listing". EA Sports. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  4. "NBA Live 15 for PlayStation 4 reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2015-01-29.
  5. "NBA Live 15 for Xbox One reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2015-01-29.
  6. "NBA Live 15 for PlayStation 4 reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 2015-01-29.
  7. "NBA Live 15 for Xbox One reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 2015-01-29.
  8. Andrew Fitch (2014-10-31). "EGM Review: NBA Live 15". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  9. Josiah Renaudin (2014-11-03). "NBA Liv 15 review: D-League". GameSpot. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  10. Michael Huber (2014-11-05). "NBA Live 15 - Review". GameTrailers. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  11. Mike Mitchell (2014-10-28). "NBA Live 15 review: D League". IGN. Retrieved 2015-01-29.

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