NBA Live 15

NBA Live 15 arrives with 500+ core gameplay improvements to deliver a truly fluid, exciting and authentic basketball gaming experience. Reimagined visuals drop you courtside alongside the game’s biggest stars. See the intensity on a player’s face as he nails a game-winner, or the frustration of a heart-wrenching loss. All-new real-time physics on dunks and layups replicate some of the NBA’s most amazing physical plays, letting you posterize your opponent or deny his attempt at the rim. Add into the mix always-connected online game modes and LIVE’s Synergy Sports partnership and you’ll never miss a beat during the NBA season with new content updated daily, all season long.

Released: 28 October 2014
Platforms: PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Genres: Basketball Sports
Developers: EA Orlando
Publishers: EA Sports
Series: NBA Live
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L PEGI 3 ESRB E
Languages: English

About

NBA Live 15 is a basketball simulation video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One released on October 28, 2014, in North America and on October 31, 2014, in Europe. It 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. This is the second installment of the game after taking a four-year hiatus starting in 2010.

NBA Live 15 was followed by NBA Live 16.

Keywords

basketball
ultimate team

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

EA Sports introduced gameplay with 8-player 3D-scans. Changes include graphical improvements for jerseys, arenas, shot clocks, the basket, and more. On-court mechanics and animations are refined in such that its producers touted as a "realistic simulation". EA Sports scanned 70% of NBA players.

Reception

NBA Live 15 received mixed reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic, though most critics noted it as an improvement over its predessecor. 5/10, writing: "Although NBA Live 15 looks significantly better than NBA Live 14 at a glance, it still suffers from clumsy controls and stiff animations. A few nice changes and additional game modes can't make up for poor gameplay, but there are some great ideas here that just don't get a chance to shine." 7/10, saying: "While it's a big improvement over last year and a clear step in the right direction, NBA Live 15 forgets that basketball is a team sport.

Dunks are overpowered, rendering ball movement and teamwork pointless. Hopefully further refinement can produce a great basketball game in the future, but for 2015, NBA Live's advances are still overshadowed by flawed fundamentals."