NBA Live 2002

NBA Live 2002

Cover art (PlayStation 2)
Developer(s) EA Sports
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Series NBA Live
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
  • NA October 29, 2001
  • EU November 23, 2001
  • JP January 1, 2002
PlayStation
  • NA October 30, 2001
  • EU November 23, 2001
Xbox
  • NA November 18, 2001
  • JP March 7, 2002
  • EU March 14, 2002
Genre(s) Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Distribution DVD

NBA Live 2002 is the 2002 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Steve Francis as a member of the Houston Rockets. The game was developed by EA Sports and released on October 29, 2001 for the PlayStation 2, October 30, 2001 for the PlayStation and November 18, 2001 for the Xbox. This game was commentated by Don Poier and former NBA player Bob Elliot.

Soundtrack

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS) 84%[1]
(Xbox) 73.42%[2]
(PS2) 70.15%[3]
Metacritic(PS) 81/100[4]
(Xbox) 76/100[5]
(PS2) 70/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Electronic Gaming Monthly4.83/10[7]
Game Informer8.5/10[8][9]
GamePro[10][11]
(PS) [12]
Game RevolutionC[13][14]
GameSpot7.7/10[15][16]
GameSpy60%[17]
GameZone8.5/10[18]
IGN(Xbox) 7.8/10[19]
(PS2) 7.6/10[20]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US)(PS) [21]
(PS2) [22]
Official Xbox Magazine7.6/10[23]
X-Play[24]

The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 84% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation version;[1][4] 73.42% and 76 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[2][5] and 70.15% and 70 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NBA Live 2002 for PlayStation". GameRankings. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NBA Live 2002 for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NBA Live 2002 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NBA Live 2002 for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "NBA Live 2002 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "NBA Live 2002 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ EGM staff (January 2002). "NBA Live 2002 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 216.
  8. ↑ Leeper, Justin (December 2001). "NBA Live 2002 (PS2)". Game Informer (104): 92. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ "NBA Live 2002 (Xbox)". Game Informer (105): 86. January 2002.
  10. ↑ Dan Elektro (October 31, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ Dan Elektro (December 6, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 19, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ Dan Elektro (December 21, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ Dr. Moo (November 29, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 - PS2". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ Dr. Moo (November 29, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 Review (Xbox)". Game Revolution. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  15. ↑ Ahmed, Shahed (October 31, 2002). "NBA Live 2002 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  16. ↑ Ahmed, Shahed (November 19, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  17. ↑ Bub, Andrew S. (December 25, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  18. ↑ Code Cowboy (November 21, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 Review - PlayStation". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  19. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (November 20, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  20. ↑ Zdyrko, David (November 1, 2001). "NBA Live 2002 (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  21. ↑ "NBA Live 2002 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 116. February 2002.
  22. ↑ "NBA Live 2002 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 169. December 2001.
  23. ↑ "NBA Live 2002". Official Xbox Magazine: 75. February 2002.
  24. ↑ Schkloven, Emmett (December 4, 2001). "'NBA Live 2002' (PS2) Review". X-Play. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

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