NBA Live 2004

NBA Live 2004 is the 2004 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Vince Carter as a member of the Toronto Raptors and in Spain copies of NBA Live 2004, it features Raul Lopez. The game was developed by EA Sports and released in 2003. The game is similar graphically to NCAA March Madness 2004 and has the same create-a-player models.

Released: 14 October 2003
Platforms: GameCube PlayStation 2 Windows Xbox
Genres: Basketball Simulation Sports
Developers: EA Sports
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Series: NBA Live
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L ESRB E

About

NBA Live 2004 is the 2004 installment of the NBA Live sports video game series. The game was developed by EA Canada and released in 2003. The cover shows Vince Carter as a member of the Toronto Raptors; in Spain it is Raul Lopez instead. This was also the first game to feature the Charlotte Bobcats, who would play their first season of basketball in the fall of 2004. Since the game's rosters were finalized before the Bobcats would host their expansion draft, the Bobcats' lineup consisted of players named after their specific positions; for example, the point guard was named "Point Guard".

Keywords

basketball
minigames
artificial intelligence
instant replay
licensed soundtrack
character creation
penalties
xbox 360 backwards compatibility

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Gameplay

Beyond the Play Now mode, the game features the following modes:

Season play allows the player to choose an NBA team to compete for the season trophy. Players can also choose how many games there are during the season. A custom player option also allows game players to create their own team of NBA players. Roster management allows players to sign and trade players from various teams.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of three, eights and one, seven for a total of 31 out of 40.

During the AIAS' 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, NBA Live 2004 received a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Licensed Soundtrack", which was ultimately awarded to SSX 3.