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 30, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation, and November 15, 2001, for the Xbox. This game was commentated by Don Poier and former NBA player Bob Elliot. It was a launch title for Xbox in North America and Europe.[citation needed]
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Developer(s) | PlayStation: NuFX Xbox/PlayStation 2: EA Canada |
Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Series | NBA Live |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox |
Release | PlayStation, PlayStation 2
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Genre(s) | Sports (Basketball) |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Aggregator | Score | ||
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PS | PS2 | Xbox | |
Metacritic | 81/100[2] | 70/100[3] | 76/100[4] |
Publication | Score | ||
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PS | PS2 | Xbox | |
EGM | N/A | 4.83/10[5] | N/A |
Famitsu | N/A | 29/40[6] | 28/40[7] |
Game Informer | N/A | 8.5/10[8] | 8.5/10[9] |
GamePro | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameRevolution | N/A | C[13] | C[14] |
GameSpot | N/A | 7.7/10[15] | 7.7/10[16] |
GameSpy | N/A | N/A | 60%[17] |
GameZone | 8.5/10[18] | N/A | N/A |
IGN | N/A | 7.6/10[19] | 7.8/10[20] |
Next Generation | N/A | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
OPM (US) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | N/A |
OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | 7.6/10[24] |
X-Play | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | N/A |
The PlayStation and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2][3][4] NextGen said in its final issue, "This Xbox version of EA Sports' hoops series is basically the same game you can find on every other platform – in other words, chock full of uninspiring graphics, plodding gameplay, and clumsy controls."[21] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Victor on January 1, 2002, followed by the Xbox version on March 7, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40 for the former,[6] and 28 out of 40 for the latter.[7]
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