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I was a 2k all the way in the early days and hates madden and that licensing sucked I loved 2k5 but ea has let me down and so has 2k now I refuse to but madden every year and now find myself in the same dilemma across the board
It was live 07 that killed the franchise. Although 2K first outsold live with 2k9, EA really stumbled out of the gates with the 360 and ps3. This gave 2K the opening they desperately needed and they ran with it.
Totally agree. Both Madden and Live were terrible launch games for 360/ps3. The ps2 versions were undeniably still better than the next gen versions until Madden and Live 08. Meanwhile after playing 2k6 on a 360/PS3 it was impossible to go back to the ps2 version. Ironically i believe this happened with the latest generation also. Nothing about Madden(im not gonna even mention Live) for PS4/XBONE made it so much better than its 360/PS3 counterpart besides graphics. While 2k14 was very hard to play on a 360 or PS3 after experiencing it on a next gen system.
That's exactly it. Re watch the 07 e3 presentation for live. It was a completely different game than what we got and it was running on a ps3. Live 07 didn't even end up coming out for the playstation 3. Something wrong happened behind the scenes that year and it put live down the path they have been on since
Live 07 killed it. I brought that bullshit and dumped it after a few plays. Once 2k had KG and Kobe on the covers it was a wrap cuz Live was pure garbage by that time
Lol nah, its just been a joy uploading on this channel.Its been a while since making videos wasn't a headache for me, so coming to this channel where I can just have fun again, its just been a good situation for everyone.
NBA Live 10 was my last EA based basketball game and it wasn't necessarily a bad product I definitely had my fun on the game. When 2k11 came around it was over for live, the whole Jordan feature on the game produced some of the best memories I've had on a basketball game.
And that's how NBA Elite 11 got cancelled kids. Geez I used to play tf out of that game on my old phone bc there was an app that was the game on mobile, i'm not even joking. And Young KD was on the cover. Back before he wasnt anywhere near a snake.
25nahshon I remember buying my Xbox and live was expensive lol I told my mom buy that one because it’s more so the game has to be good. My homie let me trade for his 2k and I never gave it back to him lol
@@joshuawhite4330 after I bought it for $19.99, I was like "this is actually way better than Live". My brother, who was LOYAL to live refused to switch. He was pissed when he came to my dorm, and I had 2K. He played once and has been on 2K ever since.
As much as we shit on 2k for they micro transactions they far superior when it comes to simulation basketball. Not to mention they light years ahead in terms of customization Live just can’t seem to get the basic shit right
Been a Live head since its inception in '95. But in '11 when they had that delay I needed my cyber basketball fix to go alongside my real world fix...that was all she wrote.
Dude thats exactly what happened witn me. Been playing live since 95 but once I played 2k11 it was a wrap....too bad. Never saw such a hard fall but live had it
A lot a people forget that EA literally just scrapped the whole live engine after the game Dwight Howard was on the cover. Live is so far behind its crazy.
@@incognitoblack8661 No it's true, Live is slowly making a comeback, next year Live is really gonna compete with 2k, I'll put my money in Live next year 2k has been disappointing too many people lately
Young Dab-A-Roosa that’s the thing. 2k has been disappointing for the last few years and live still can’t catch up. We’re going into 2019 and live is still years behind along with madden. I guarantee you if madden didn’t license with the NFL madden would be trying to catch up to 2k as well. It’s just a shitty company who sucks at making sports games particularly basketball and football.
@@incognitoblack8661 You're acting like LIVE wasn't the best game for more ore less a decade back then. Either that or you're just too young to remember. lol
I really like how you mentioned that Live has not caught up with making players shots unique. Few weeks ago I purchased NBA Live 19 just to try it out mostly because I heard good and bad. First thing I noticed was how generic the layups and dunks felt. Example: Dwight Howard and John Wall can do the same type of layups and dunks. Normal, Spins and fancy types were all the same animations. That killed the game for me.
I was hooked on 2K when it first came out for Dreamcast. Been a 2K man ever since. I still dabbled with Live tho when they were still good tho but 2K was my shit. I'm still hurt they stopped making Dreamcast
I only bought 1 Live ever since the very first NBA 2K. I bought Madden in both 04 and 05, but I felt NFL 2K was the better game both of these years. Madden didn't even get a decent upgrade from their early 200s game play until like 2010 or some ish. They finally added some new stuff again for the newest one. EA dgaf cause they have no competition for the NFL.
I remember being a kid at gamesquare and seeing that 19.99 price on nfl 2k5 with T.O on cover . That game was the best , boomer with the espn music , you could even customize your own crib . Gameplay was way better than madden , I remember playin madden after 2k and thought it was boring slow and sluggish and gameplay way less enjoyable
Bruh I just found your channel and I like that Rachet and Clank up your arsenal music. The nostalgia... anyway I also saw clank in your intro and I’m automatically captivated.
NolMizzle of course, I know how to play team ball. But you get penalized for every single thing that happens. It pushes you to play for teams with superstars because it’s WAY harder to get assist on bland teams that miss easy shots.
I actually like the grind on EA’s “myplayer” now than 2ks. Sure 2k looks more authentic in gameplay, but the grind to 99 a player is too long! Most gamers don’t got time to grind like that. And to get a slight advantage, you got to pay $50 to utilize every attribute. The VC system is greedy on 2k’s part. Super high inflation!
In all honesty, it was a REALLY good football game that rivaled and may have possibly been better than Madden. The last one came out before the microtransaction influence, back when 2k actually cared more about the quality of their games
For me it happened in one year- I bought NBA live 07 and hated it. Months later I saw 2k7 for 20 bucks, bought it, loved it, never went back. 2k makes a beautiful basketball game
A lesson learned from this is that you shouldn't be complacent just because you're at the top. I basically only play live now but ea messed up big time.
I always wondered why that didn't happen with NHL or NBA. Ever since EA Madden bought exclusive license with the NFL the game has become trash. It up to the consumer to not purchase madden so we can put them out of business and bring back NFL 2K this is why NBA 2k is successful because more people are buying NBA 2K than EA'S version. We need to put EA Madden out of business by not buying their crap sports games.
@@Denastio11 I'm with you on this. I had both titles at the time and while I loved the visual presentation of nfl 2k I hated the button mapping and movement of the players. Sometimes nostalgia gets in the way of reality. Madden was the better game.
I was always a 2k guy, even when they had the football. And the one with Terrell Owens on the front 2k5 is one of the best football games of all time. I had the a.i. nba games for dreamcast too
100! EA very quickly realized this and got the rights from the NFL. NBA Live was a big deal back then, but Madden was (and still is) a HUGE cash cow they couldn't gamble on. The only reason they don't have exclusive rights for the NBA is because the NBA told them they make more money with 2 games.
At 3:03 he is right ! It all started with 2k5. That’s when everything started to change. NBA Live was getting worse and 2K had gotten drastically better. I was raised by nba live but I had 2K5. 2K5 was a great game.
Can we talk about good Visual Concepts has always been at player animation, NBA action 98 had incredibly impressive animations especially for its time. It really sucks that VC has been so blinded by money
@@bballfan3419360 we talking bout? If so yeah idk I do actually enjoy the gameplay of the 360 version of 06 but the modes are bare and the player models are rough. The gameplay reminds me of PS2 and Xbox gameplay so I actually enjoy that. Simple and very controlling. It does have some very had moments with buggy glitches at times though. That was due to the fact of being rushed and booted over to the new console.
@@simheadacademy2569 I was talking about the GameCube and PS2 versions. Those are the ones I grew up playing. I can't speak on the 360 version, I heard that one wasn't good.
I remember when 2K was young, as I was. But Live (up to 08-09) was considered a better basketball game. But by the time 2K11 had come out, Live wasn’t even a franchise and 2K had made their best game of yet.
Not only did EA have madden but also NCAA football, Baseball, Hockey, NFL and NBA Street, and NCAA basketball. Live was just a casualty of EA having to fulfill a plethora of sports fan bases
I'll never forget it, I became a 2k fan because as a kid I was in the game store and only had like 20 to spend and wanted a basketball game. Like the video said Live was expensive and 2k was always 19.99...Well...23 years later, the price definitely ain't the same but hey, still a fan today because of that one experience early in life🤷🏿♂️🤣😂
Grew up on the Ea bball games like The "Vs" series of games into NBA Showdown to The Live series. For others it may have come about sooner, but to me the 2k11 game is what smashed Live forever. The Jordan Challenges, the my career, the D League integration. I played that game like crazy.
It was over for live when 2k7 introduced the signature shots and dunks. Live didn't respond for years depending on people to play three point shootout and dunk contest like they usually do. And 2k10 was icing on the cake by bringing jordan back
A 2k madden game for the ps4/Xbox would’ve been so dope. Madden 19 is one of the worst maddens dropped on the ps4/Xbox for animation purposes. Fools run like crack heads running from the police. And EA messed up by never dropping a real career mode like 2k. A 2k styled career mode for madden would’ve been sick
Me and my bro used to play one on one's on NBA live. I remember the last Live we bought was 08. Then 2K from then on. There's was one called NBA street home court which was also super fun.
I remember when the ps3 first came out Gamestop had one with some demos loaded up. One of them being NBA Live, I remember thinking wow looks crazy, then tried it and never went back, the demo was that broken.
first nba game ever nba live 98 where MJ wears 45. Live all the way till live 03 ( I remember it was extremely easy to block shots back then, like if you have AI guarding T Mac you can literally volley ball blocking 7-8 T Mac’s shots per game ( 20 min ) Then switched to 2k05 Then all the way to 2k14 where I played for 2-3 years thx for the fan base updating. Now I’m playing 2k19
EA losing in every sports game except madden cuz there is no competition. PES> FIFA and 2K>live. People complain 2K has no improvement but look at madden and fifa, both games don’t have major changes and it’s just minor tweaks and graphics are same.
NBA Live with Live 2007 on the PS2. After that they SWIFTLY went downwards. 08 and 09 on the PS2 are TERRIBLE but, with the right sliders and settings, you can still enjoy dynasty mode on 2007.
2k9 I remember buying both and liking 2k more. It was faster pace and had tons of street modes. IRONICALLY they are now making the games slow and more like live did back then.
Started to play old NBA games this month. I was about to comment I loved NBA Live 07 when you said it was an abomination, LOL. The best old NBA games: 1 - NBA Live 07, 2 - NBA 2K11, 3 - NBA 2K12, 4 - NBA2K9. I Love NBA Live 07 because I have to choose if a I want to Shoot, Dunk or Lay-up. There's no automatic IA decision, you have to choose wisely.
2k is great! But i think the motion of the net is kinda weird. Like when you hit a shot the net motion should be fast, but here its slow and looks like it is floating
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Good vid
How u forgot that ea made fifa i dont know
ea screwed up on live 06 and 07 on next gen.
Live 06, 14 and elite 11 sucks.
For original 2k players, we were NEVER an underdog!
Hopefully live makes a comeback cuz imagine if 2k has competition, they would make such a great game
Osasupah Yeaa, they just put out bullshit now because they know people are still going to give them $64 for the game lol smh.
@@roddy.m *same* game.
Live 19 is already better in terms of gameplay and graphics aren’t as great but I find live to be better
I was a 2k all the way in the early days and hates madden and that licensing sucked I loved 2k5 but ea has let me down and so has 2k now I refuse to but madden every year and now find myself in the same dilemma across the board
BullShark Live 19 is still stiff asf. It’s not better in gameplay at all
I will never forget that picture of Westbrook from Live 14 😂😂😂😂😂😂
William Scott Jr. 😂😂😂
First oof it was Kyrie Irving on live 14 so get it right
DL3 Nation Kyrie was on the cover, he’s talking about Westbrook’s face scan ^
DL3 Nation dumbass he’s talking about in game. Keep your mouth shut
@@Eagles2020 right
NBA Live 10 (with Dwight Howard) was an underrated live game tho. Good graphics, crowd reaction, and better commentary than today
Loved the crowd and playoff atmosphere still better than 2k today
Thank you
It was live 07 that killed the franchise. Although 2K first outsold live with 2k9, EA really stumbled out of the gates with the 360 and ps3. This gave 2K the opening they desperately needed and they ran with it.
Totally agree. Both Madden and Live were terrible launch games for 360/ps3. The ps2 versions were undeniably still better than the next gen versions until Madden and Live 08. Meanwhile after playing 2k6 on a 360/PS3 it was impossible to go back to the ps2 version. Ironically i believe this happened with the latest generation also. Nothing about Madden(im not gonna even mention Live) for PS4/XBONE made it so much better than its 360/PS3 counterpart besides graphics. While 2k14 was very hard to play on a 360 or PS3 after experiencing it on a next gen system.
That's exactly it. Re watch the 07 e3 presentation for live. It was a completely different game than what we got and it was running on a ps3. Live 07 didn't even end up coming out for the playstation 3. Something wrong happened behind the scenes that year and it put live down the path they have been on since
2k5 was already far superior than live 05
No nba live 08 was great 09 was good! 2k11 just killed all nba games.
Live 07 killed it. I brought that bullshit and dumped it after a few plays. Once 2k had KG and Kobe on the covers it was a wrap cuz Live was pure garbage by that time
Damn dom been uploading so much lately like his rent due soon 😂
Facts
I mean, it is the beginning of the month. Who knows?
This comment has been said so many times already now
Bills never stop
Lol nah, its just been a joy uploading on this channel.Its been a while since making videos wasn't a headache for me, so coming to this channel where I can just have fun again, its just been a good situation for everyone.
NBA Live 10 was my last EA based basketball game and it wasn't necessarily a bad product I definitely had my fun on the game. When 2k11 came around it was over for live, the whole Jordan feature on the game produced some of the best memories I've had on a basketball game.
I can't wait for you to review NBA 2k14. That game still has the best graphics till this day
Wipexherxdry I read that last part in deyontay wilder’s voice 😂😂
Wipexherxdry not graphics but lighting
No but it had the best bodytypes like last gen 2k only differents the lighting
Nah 2K15 or 2K16 has the best. Both of those games and 2K13 are my favorites.
I swear '14 the best
Remember the Andrew Bynum Jesus glitch in NBA Elite 11?
Lol i turn my off my ps3 when i see that
I think it was Greg Olden but yea
And that's how NBA Elite 11 got cancelled kids. Geez I used to play tf out of that game on my old phone bc there was an app that was the game on mobile, i'm not even joking. And Young KD was on the cover. Back before he wasnt anywhere near a snake.
That video still makes me laugh
2k was $19 vs live being $50. That was how they really surpassed them. I was in college and we could afford 2k.
Damn, I forgot about that!
25nahshon I remember buying my Xbox and live was expensive lol I told my mom buy that one because it’s more so the game has to be good. My homie let me trade for his 2k and I never gave it back to him lol
@@boomhowwer916 yeah I picked up 2K because of the price, and never looked back. I think that Live knew they screwed up after that
I remember this distinctly. And that was like the biggest thing. It was like well 2k ain't that bad actually. Because Live started changing a lot
@@joshuawhite4330 after I bought it for $19.99, I was like "this is actually way better than Live". My brother, who was LOYAL to live refused to switch. He was pissed when he came to my dorm, and I had 2K. He played once and has been on 2K ever since.
What we need is a new NBA Ballers.
That was the one of the best Arcade Nba games ever. Played that over and over with the homies
@TNL Spider Gang no. He meant ballers
i still have that game. it’s still fun
Remember we could dish to the crowd bro that was crazy
Midway’s been dead for over a decade dood
As much as we shit on 2k for they micro transactions they far superior when it comes to simulation basketball. Not to mention they light years ahead in terms of customization Live just can’t seem to get the basic shit right
Unless it’s the shoes bc apparently they’re great with that
@@jorgeanta2912 Or clothes lol
@@supermanrun2313 Yeah they got all that name brand shit
And stats are so accurate it's not funny
Live jerseys look like body paint
Been a Live head since its inception in '95. But in '11 when they had that delay I needed my cyber basketball fix to go alongside my real world fix...that was all she wrote.
Dude thats exactly what happened witn me. Been playing live since 95 but once I played 2k11 it was a wrap....too bad. Never saw such a hard fall but live had it
A lot a people forget that EA literally just scrapped the whole live engine after the game Dwight Howard was on the cover. Live is so far behind its crazy.
They shouldn’t get comfy on their throne however...
TRUTH! Live is slowly creeping again. It's a vicious cycle.
Nico De Vera no they’re not they clearly can’t make good sports games maybe besides fifa
@@incognitoblack8661 No it's true, Live is slowly making a comeback, next year Live is really gonna compete with 2k, I'll put my money in Live next year 2k has been disappointing too many people lately
Young Dab-A-Roosa that’s the thing. 2k has been disappointing for the last few years and live still can’t catch up. We’re going into 2019 and live is still years behind along with madden. I guarantee you if madden didn’t license with the NFL madden would be trying to catch up to 2k as well. It’s just a shitty company who sucks at making sports games particularly basketball and football.
@@incognitoblack8661 You're acting like LIVE wasn't the best game for more ore less a decade back then. Either that or you're just too young to remember. lol
I really like how you mentioned that Live has not caught up with making players shots unique. Few weeks ago I purchased NBA Live 19 just to try it out mostly because I heard good and bad. First thing I noticed was how generic the layups and dunks felt. Example: Dwight Howard and John Wall can do the same type of layups and dunks. Normal, Spins and fancy types were all the same animations. That killed the game for me.
an we be RUclips Friends.. I have a lot of NBA2K highlights on my Channel ..Thanks.
I was hooked on 2K when it first came out for Dreamcast. Been a 2K man ever since. I still dabbled with Live tho when they were still good tho but 2K was my shit. I'm still hurt they stopped making Dreamcast
Fr bro best console ever. My dad got me the sonic adventure box with everything
@@joey90035 Yo I remember that bundle, Dreamcast was the shit and they memory cards were different
I only bought 1 Live ever since the very first NBA 2K. I bought Madden in both 04 and 05, but I felt NFL 2K was the better game both of these years. Madden didn't even get a decent upgrade from their early 200s game play until like 2010 or some ish. They finally added some new stuff again for the newest one. EA dgaf cause they have no competition for the NFL.
@@dbjungle I definitely liked NFL 2K better, NFL Fever was also good to me.
The 2k football game with T.O on the cover was amazing ! I think they did one with Warren Sapp too either way I wish they could have continue that .
I remember being a kid at gamesquare and seeing that 19.99 price on nfl 2k5 with T.O on cover . That game was the best , boomer with the espn music , you could even customize your own crib . Gameplay was way better than madden , I remember playin madden after 2k and thought it was boring slow and sluggish and gameplay way less enjoyable
Well let’s just be thankful because if ea was dominant basketball game you’d have to pay just to be able to shoot the ball
You don't have enough VC for that pull up. Game forfeited.
Somregularguy 2K is just as bad.
Bruh I just found your channel and I like that Rachet and Clank up your arsenal music. The nostalgia... anyway I also saw clank in your intro and I’m automatically captivated.
I quit live 19 after Ben Simmons greened a turn around logo shot
Authenticity😂
I quit 2k after my team won by 20, I scored 12 points and I still got a C- rating. #DifferentStrokes
I quit 2k when another $50 bought me a high 80 something rating that still played like a 70 something. VC rigged. MyPlayer going downhill...
ravenjmain you do realize it’s team rating so that means that you get more for assists than actual points
NolMizzle of course, I know how to play team ball. But you get penalized for every single thing that happens. It pushes you to play for teams with superstars because it’s WAY harder to get assist on bland teams that miss easy shots.
I actually like the grind on EA’s “myplayer” now than 2ks. Sure 2k looks more authentic in gameplay, but the grind to 99 a player is too long! Most gamers don’t got time to grind like that. And to get a slight advantage, you got to pay $50 to utilize every attribute. The VC system is greedy on 2k’s part. Super high inflation!
Tbh I wanna play A 2k football game 😂😂
microtransactions: the game
you can play it with emulators still lol
In all honesty, it was a REALLY good football game that rivaled and may have possibly been better than Madden. The last one came out before the microtransaction influence, back when 2k actually cared more about the quality of their games
I think, what he meant is... Not American Football, but soccer
@@gunturtirta3215 I'm pretty sure he meant american football
I know we're doing NBA stuff here, but I just gotta say, I was still playing NFL 2K in like 2012. That game was really fun in all its simplicity
The problem I had with vc is that the level of quality we expect from them they don’t put into everything.
Like ncaa fb, mlb,nhl
For me it happened in one year- I bought NBA live 07 and hated it. Months later I saw 2k7 for 20 bucks, bought it, loved it, never went back. 2k makes a beautiful basketball game
I've been riding for 2k since Dreamcast. Imo it was always the better brand but I love presentation and they killed that aspect from the start
A lesson learned from this is that you shouldn't be complacent just because you're at the top. I basically only play live now but ea messed up big time.
2k8 with cp3 on the cover is when I never looked back
.. 2k would of overthrown Madden if EA would of never bought exclusive license
Facts straight from the FACTory!
I always wondered why that didn't happen with NHL or NBA. Ever since EA Madden bought exclusive license with the NFL the game has become trash. It up to the consumer to not purchase madden so we can put them out of business and bring back NFL 2K this is why NBA 2k is successful because more people are buying NBA 2K than EA'S version. We need to put EA Madden out of business by not buying their crap sports games.
1seatac naw I prefer Madden
@@Denastio11 I'm with you on this. I had both titles at the time and while I loved the visual presentation of nfl 2k I hated the button mapping and movement of the players. Sometimes nostalgia gets in the way of reality. Madden was the better game.
I like madden better
NBA Elite 11 not coming out led to me playing 2K11 and i stayed w 2K ever since
2K11 is the one that turned everything
No 2k7 boi
shannell walker def not lol
2k11 revolutionised everything
But 7 started
But 11 there was no coming back
2k8 was the nail in the coffin
Player differentiation and legend teams is what did it for me...I remember putting Chamberlain on my team! That was insane!
Dunk contests were so good on live they are trash on 2k
When I realized I'm still actually playing Nintendo's double dribble remastered twice
I was always a 2k guy, even when they had the football. And the one with Terrell Owens on the front 2k5 is one of the best football games of all time. I had the a.i. nba games for dreamcast too
Don I've only been subscribed for a few weeks but I've been watching a lot of your old and new content and I've really loved it si thank you
Who's don
@@denisnevsky3734 ik I spelled it wrong
Accidents happen.
NFL 2k5 was the best football game I ever played
100! EA very quickly realized this and got the rights from the NFL. NBA Live was a big deal back then, but Madden was (and still is) a HUGE cash cow they couldn't gamble on. The only reason they don't have exclusive rights for the NBA is because the NBA told them they make more money with 2 games.
2k11 was godly man. I miss that game soo much. Crew mode was everything.
At 3:03 he is right !
It all started with 2k5.
That’s when everything started to change.
NBA Live was getting worse and 2K had gotten drastically better.
I was raised by nba live but I had 2K5.
2K5 was a great game.
Why The Fuck Isn't NBA 2K5 Backwards Compatible With The 360 If NBA 2K3 Is Backwards Compatible So Should 2K5
Can we talk about good Visual Concepts has always been at player animation, NBA action 98 had incredibly impressive animations especially for its time. It really sucks that VC has been so blinded by money
NBA Live 06 is still my favorite basketball game. Sadly after that NBA Live took a turn for the worse. 07 was the start of the downfall.
Live 06 was Goated. I stayed doing the dunk contest lol.
You talking about 360 version?
@@bballfan3419360 we talking bout? If so yeah idk I do actually enjoy the gameplay of the 360 version of 06 but the modes are bare and the player models are rough. The gameplay reminds me of PS2 and Xbox gameplay so I actually enjoy that. Simple and very controlling. It does have some very had moments with buggy glitches at times though. That was due to the fact of being rushed and booted over to the new console.
@@simheadacademy2569 I was talking about the GameCube and PS2 versions. Those are the ones I grew up playing. I can't speak on the 360 version, I heard that one wasn't good.
@@bballfan3419 that’s what’s up. Yeah I think ima try and snag a copy for my Wii/GameCube.
Tbh, all live gotta do to make me interested again is put all all-star weekend features in. Dunk contest, 3-point, etc.
DOM. U never fail my g. I ain't watch the video yet but the content always catches my interest
NBA live 08 was a classic.
It's crazy how perfectly that Durant clip matched!
I remember when 2K was young, as I was. But Live (up to 08-09) was considered a better basketball game. But by the time 2K11 had come out, Live wasn’t even a franchise and 2K had made their best game of yet.
I can’t handle all this quality content, Dom!
Not only did EA have madden but also NCAA football, Baseball, Hockey, NFL and NBA Street, and NCAA basketball. Live was just a casualty of EA having to fulfill a plethora of sports fan bases
Nba live literary dosent improve.
It's the exact same game 15 years later.
nba action 98 was my first basketball video game ever.
so many memories in just a few seconds
Nba live 10 was amazing. definitely liked live 10 more than 2k10
I'll never forget it, I became a 2k fan because as a kid I was in the game store and only had like 20 to spend and wanted a basketball game. Like the video said Live was expensive and 2k was always 19.99...Well...23 years later, the price definitely ain't the same but hey, still a fan today because of that one experience early in life🤷🏿♂️🤣😂
Grew up on the Ea bball games like The "Vs" series of games into NBA Showdown to The Live series. For others it may have come about sooner, but to me the 2k11 game is what smashed Live forever. The Jordan Challenges, the my career, the D League integration. I played that game like crazy.
EA getting exclusive rights to the NFL also led to 2K getting the MLB license for multiple platforms and killing off MVP baseball.
You forget EA was working on FIFA and NHL also at the same time. not just Madden
It was over for live when 2k7 introduced the signature shots and dunks. Live didn't respond for years depending on people to play three point shootout and dunk contest like they usually do. And 2k10 was icing on the cake by bringing jordan back
I just wish 2K would make their dunk contest as good as NBA live did.
A 2k madden game for the ps4/Xbox would’ve been so dope. Madden 19 is one of the worst maddens dropped on the ps4/Xbox for animation purposes. Fools run like crack heads running from the police. And EA messed up by never dropping a real career mode like 2k. A 2k styled career mode for madden would’ve been sick
Imagine how 2k sports football would be if EA didn’t make that move
Me and my bro used to play one on one's on NBA live. I remember the last Live we bought was 08. Then 2K from then on. There's was one called NBA street home court which was also super fun.
I remember when the ps3 first came out Gamestop had one with some demos loaded up. One of them being NBA Live, I remember thinking wow looks crazy, then tried it and never went back, the demo was that broken.
I purchased 2k for $2.99 and barely played it, Live in the last year from 18-19 has become the better title.
2k would of passed EA too in football if it wasnt for the NFL
EA really not the NFL , they bought out the license from the NFL
1:31 Look how the original 2k model is closely still played like today! I constantly say 2k has always been 2k!
Live 09 was raw on PS2 but I played 2k10 on 360 and fell in love
Jordan moments was one of 2k's greatest ideas
Nba live 07 was ahead of its time man.. the graphics was even crazy on ps2!!
Great Vid Dom also ps. The background beat is 🔥🔥
first nba game ever nba live 98 where MJ wears 45. Live all the way till live 03 ( I remember it was extremely easy to block shots back then, like if you have AI guarding T Mac you can literally volley ball blocking 7-8 T Mac’s shots per game ( 20 min )
Then switched to 2k05
Then all the way to 2k14 where I played for 2-3 years thx for the fan base updating.
Now I’m playing 2k19
EA losing in every sports game except madden cuz there is no competition. PES> FIFA and 2K>live. People complain 2K has no improvement but look at madden and fifa, both games don’t have major changes and it’s just minor tweaks and graphics are same.
EXACTLY
Imagine 2k and live joining forces and have Mike Breen as the commentator. BANG!
Great video man! Subscribed!
NBA Live 03 was a beast and had the best soundtrack I've come across.
NBA Live with Live 2007 on the PS2. After that they SWIFTLY went downwards. 08 and 09 on the PS2 are TERRIBLE but, with the right sliders and settings, you can still enjoy dynasty mode on 2007.
Good video. I was wondering. What do you think urban Myer is going to do now. Go to the nfl. Or is he actually done?
Take 2 is the parent company of rockstar and rockstar is killing the gaming industry i don’t see 2k falling anytime soon.
THIS IS GREAT CONTENT!
You the mvp for this video Dom
Great vid 👏🏾👏🏾
2k9 I remember buying both and liking 2k more. It was faster pace and had tons of street modes. IRONICALLY they are now making the games slow and more like live did back then.
NBA Action was the shiznit!
I appreciate you bringing up MessenjahMatt, he was a great guy who really cared about his audience.
EA also focused on fifa
Nice video bro🔥👌🏾
Just imagine what the next gen of basketball will look like??? The future of gaming will be unbelievable bro🔥
Yep. It was 2K5 the year when they passed EA. I remember I had NBA 2K5, NFL 2K5 and NCAA Basketball 2K5
NBA Action 98 was great too bad the ps1 version they developed NBA Fastbreak 98 didnt run as well.
EA didn’t just work on Madden and NBA live as you pointed out but also FIFA etc.
Started to play old NBA games this month. I was about to comment I loved NBA Live 07 when you said it was an abomination, LOL. The best old NBA games: 1 - NBA Live 07, 2 - NBA 2K11, 3 - NBA 2K12, 4 - NBA2K9. I Love NBA Live 07 because I have to choose if a I want to Shoot, Dunk or Lay-up. There's no automatic IA decision, you have to choose wisely.
I started out with nba live but somewhere around nba2k5 with Ben Wallace on the cover i think that’s when I transitioned
Never bought a 2K game. Just stopped playing basketball games. Only play fifa. But i bought my first live game since 2008. I enjoy it.
Great vídeo and info bro
Wasn't NBA Live 2010 a slightly better game than 2k was that year or close to it? I remember Live receiving a lot of praise that year.
another awesome video!
2k is great! But i think the motion of the net is kinda weird. Like when you hit a shot the net motion should be fast, but here its slow and looks like it is floating
LBJ on the thumbnail looks like a mad person poopin🤣
i was a live fan since the arena cover until i got my hands on 2k 09.... it was over