

And even if you do want to own a basketball game, seeking out a budget version of a previous incarnation would be a shrewder move, as the data updates will only be of concern to aficionados of the sport. Ulitimately, the game isn't too bad in short bursts, and nothing more.

If you ever saw my guide posted in a site that isn't posted here then they're in serious trouble. Ap(04.09.03) Version 2 - Another few batch of site that had my permission to post my work. Anyway, it's clearly more suited to the big screen, and the game shows its console roots in a sloppy fashion, with on-screen instructions urging you to do something or other with the second analogue stick. Anyway the revision adds a MaNBA rosters update. Correct, but that still doesn't justify spending $30 to recreate it on a monitor. It Doesn't Make It Okīut hey, you bleat, that's what the sport of basketball is like, a quickfire high-scoring fastmoving game. For the man with the ball, a swift burst of turbo is usually enough to secure yourself a reasonable vantage point from which to shoot, an activity that requires little or no skill other than the ability to press a button. The crux of the problem is that it's nigh on impossible to defend, with your armoury restricted to little more than a half-hearted lunge or the occasional leap. No matter how realistic the stadia are, how accurate the players' faces look, how seamless - and occasionally amusing - the commentary is, no amount of gloss can justify a game that basically involves a tedious cycle of running up to a basket, sticking the ball in it, then watching your opponent do the same until you're told to stop. If the true test of a sports game is its two-player mode, then NBA fails.


All of those things are true of NBA Live 2003, but none of them are enough to sustain anything more than a few hours of interest. This year we're not going to get suckered into fawning over it just because it looks good, has plenty of options and delivers a game somewhere in the region of playable. No sooner is the game reviewed than the disc is tossed aside like so much used pornography. But do any of us ever play it? Do we bollocks. We can safely say that it's a slam-dunking, hoop-busting extravaganza. Our enthusiasm has been mainly fuelled by the realisation that it offers a comprehensive representation of a game that we are largely unfamiliar with, replete with all the razzamatazz associated with high-profile American sports. If you don't think any of the above situations apply, you can use this feedback form to request a review of this block.We've traditionally been uncommonly generous to EA's annual basketball outing, regularly saddling it with all manner of plaudits. Contact your IT department and let them know that they've gotten banned, and to have them let us know when they've addressed the issue.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from an area that filters all traffic through a single proxy server (like Singapore or Malaysia), or are you on a mobile connection that seems to be randomly blocked every few pages? Then we'll definitely want to look into it - please let us know about it here. You'll need to disable that add-on in order to use GameFAQs.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from work, school, a library, or another shared IP? Unfortunately, if this school or place of business doesn't stop people from abusing our resources, we don't have any other way to put an end to it. When we get more abuse from a single IP address than we do legitimate traffic, we really have no choice but to block it. If you don't think you did anything wrong and don't understand why your IP was banned.Īre you using a proxy server or running a browser add-on for "privacy", "being anonymous", or "changing your region" or to view country-specific content, such as Tor or Zenmate? Unfortunately, so do spammers and hackers. IP bans will be reconsidered on a case-by-case basis if you were running a bot and did not understand the consequences, but typically not for spamming, hacking, or other abuse. If you are responsible for one of the above issues. Having an excessive number of banned accounts in a very short timeframe.Running a web bot/spider that downloaded a very large number of pages - more than could possibly justified as "personal use".Automated spam (advertising) or intrustion attempts (hacking).Your current IP address has been blocked due to bad behavior, which generally means one of the following:
