NBA Live 10

NBA Live 10
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) on the cover of NBA Live 10
Developer(s)	Electronic Arts Canada, HB Studios (PSP version)
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Apple iOS
Release date(s)	October 6, 2009
Genre(s)	Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E
Media/distribution	DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD

NBA Live 10 is the 2009 installment in the NBA Live series, developed and published by Electronic Arts. Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic is the cover athlete. It was released on October 6, 2009.^[1] This is the final game to be known as NBA Live. Next year the NBA Live series changed its name to the NBA Elite series.

Features

A number of new features were added to NBA Live 10 and audiences were given a bigger role to create more lifelike atmospheres. In addition, each team was given its individual playing style, with faster running animations that take into account the size of each player. Passing and shooting were also improved by adding new controls and features. A new training facility called "The Hangar" was included as well. There were many improvements to the details of the players including their tattoos, hair, shoes, uniforms, signature shots, and moves. Also, "Dynamic DNA," introduced in NBA Live 09, was improved. NBA Live 10 also contained 24 authentic, fully licensed FIBA teams.^[2] This was the first year that pre game rituals were in an NBA Live game.^[3]

Due to NBA Elite 11 being canceled, EA released free DLC for NBA Live 10, including free roster updates for the 2010–11 NBA season and free daily Dynamic DNA updates, for the entire 2010-2011 NBA Season.^[4]

Soundtrack

The complete NBA Live 10 soundtrack was announced by EA Sports on July 31, 2009. It features 25 songs.^[5]

88-Keys feat. Colin Munroe - Wake Up Calls Afrika Bambaataa feat. Why G, Mickey Factz & Fort Knox Five - We Don't Stop Yawl B.o.B. - Champion Beastie Boys - Pop Your Balloon David Banner & GQ - S.P.I.T. De La Soul - La La La Dead Prez - Still Bigga Than Embassy Music Board - Overtime Grand Puba - Get It Laza - Crank It Up Matt and Kim feat. De La Soul - Daylight (Troublemaker Remix) Matt and Kim - Daylight Mick Boogie feat. Kidz In the Hall, Donnis & Daytona - Class of Our Own

Mickey Factz & B.o.B. - Mind Got Blown Mos Def feat. Talib Kweli - History Murs feat. Kurupt & Jay Rock - We Ballin' Pete Rock - When I Need It Reflection Eternal - Get Lite Rye Rye feat. Busy Signal - Get Like This Snoop Dogg - Lodi Dodi (LIVE 10) Wale feat. Jazmine Sullivan - World Tour Wyclef Jean feat. Haitian Fresh - Ballin' Xzibit feat. BJ The Chicago Kid & Poo Bear - Fanatic Young Dre The Truth & 2Pac feat. BJ the Chicago Kid - All Eyez on Me (The Truth) Zion I - Go Hard

Demo

EA Sports announced on September 11, 2009 that a playable demo of NBA Live 10 was available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for all Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers. In the beginning of the demo, the player will see several NBA stars that can be playable only in "The Hangar," with the exception of Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant. As they are playing, LeBron James enters while the other players give him a warm welcome, especially Dwight Howard, with a friendly hug. The playable players in The Hangar are Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Brandon Roy. In the game menus, you can either play a quick game, view credits, or leave the demo. When playing the quick game, the player's choices are limited. The user can either play as the Orlando Magic (away team) or the Los Angeles Lakers (home team). The atmosphere is set to "NBA Finals" and cannot be changed, to show the new feature of crowd atmosphere. The difficulty can be changed, but the game is restricted to four-minute quarters, and the user cannot play past the first half. All the in-game features are available, and to show another feature, demo features a throwback jersey available for both teams. For the Magic, an away jersey worn from 1994–95, and for the Lakers, a home jersey worn from 1961–62. The demo was made available to Xbox LIVE Silver members and on the PlayStation Network on September 17.

Jerseys

EA sports Live team added new jerseys for the upcoming games for the 2009–2010 NBA season and throwback jerseys that were played in the NBA seasons in 1980s and 1990s. On November 12, 2009, they have revealed the code on an official EA Sports blog for brand new alternate jerseys this season. The teams that have new alternate jerseys include the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, and the Memphis Grizzlies. On December 2, 2009, another official EA Sports blog has revealed that there is another new code to unlock throwback jerseys including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, and Utah Jazz.

Downloadable content

On December 20, EA released a DLC for the game on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace called "NBA Live 10 Holiday shoe pack". The DLC featured 23 new shoes which were added in-game.^[6]

NBA Player Takeover

NBA Player Takeover is an official blog from EA Sports that features certain players every week who have been impressive throughout the season and they use NBA Live 10 to show screenshots and examples of that player.

• Week 1 (November 14, 2009) - Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks
• Week 2 (November 20, 2009) - Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings
• Week 3 (November 28, 2009) - Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
• Week 4 (December 4, 2009) - Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
• Week 5 (December 12, 2009) - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
• Week 6 (December 18, 2009) - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
• Week 7 (January 8, 2010) - Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
• Week 8 (January 15, 2010) - Chris Bosh, Toronto Raptors
• Week 9 (January 23, 2010) - Rudy Gay, Memphis Grizzlies
• Week 10 (January 29, 2010) - Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
• Week 11 (February 5, 2010) - Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets
• Week 12 (February 27, 2010) - Deron Williams, Utah Jazz
• Week 13 (March 6, 2010) - Jamal Crawford, Atlanta Hawks
• Week 14 (March 13, 2010) - Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
• Week 15 (March 19, 2010) - Vince Carter, Orlando Magic
• Week 16 (March 26, 2010) - Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
• Week 17 (April 9, 2010) - LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Week 18 (April 16, 2010) - Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks
• Week 19 (April 23, 2010) - Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
• Week 20 (April 30, 2010 - Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
• Week 21 (May 6, 2010) - John Wall, Washington Wizards

FIBA teams

Players can compete in an international tournament using one of 24 available FIBA national teams.^[7]

Teams are listed in alphabetical order.

FIBA Teams
Angola	Italy
Argentina	Japan
Australia	Lithuania
Brazil	Mexico
Canada	New Zealand
China	Puerto Rico
Croatia	Russia
Great Britain	Serbia
France	Slovenia
Germany	Spain
Greece	Turkey
Iran	United States

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	81.21% (PS3)[8] 80.59% (X360)[9] 62.33% (PSP)[10]
Metacritic	80/100[11]
Review scores
Publication	Score
IGN	8.2/10[12]

IGN reviews were generally favorable, calling the game "an improvement over previous entries in the series with better animations and gameplay", but criticized the lack of any stand-out new play modes. They awarded a score of 8.2.^[12] The game currently holds a score of 80 ("generally favorable" reviews) on Metacritic.^[11]

See also

• NBA Live series
• NCAA Basketball 10
• NBA 2K10

References

1. ^ NBA Live 10 Cover Athlete Revealed
2. ^ NBA LIVE 10 - LIVE is Back!
3. ^ Glimpse at NBA Live 10 Game Intro
4. ^ Molina, Bret (2010-09-28). "Electronic Arts delays release of 'NBA Elite 11'". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/09/electronic-arts-delays-release-of-nba-elite-11/. Retrieved 2010-09-29. 
5. ^ The Official NBA Live 10 Soundtrack
6. ^ Holiday DLC Shoe Pack | EA SPORTS
7. ^ [1]
8. ^ "NBA Live 10 (PS3) at Game Rankings". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/959012-nba-live-10/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
9. ^ "NBA Live 10 (Xbox 360) at Game Rankings". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/959013-nba-live-10/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
10. ^ "NBA Live 10 (PSP) at Game Rankings". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/960658-nba-live-10/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
11. ^ ^{a b} Metacritc Listing for NBA Live 10 (360)
12. ^ ^{a b} Ahearn, Nate (2009-10-02). "IGN Review of NBA Live 10 (Xbox 360)". http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/103/1030967p1.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 

External links

• Official site
• PS3 vs. 360 comparison gallery