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3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 90
  2. Negative: 61 out of 90
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  1. Jan 20, 2014
    3
    Wow, so sad. Played the demo, couldnt even finsh a quarter, animations and game mechanics are disgutingly bad. I love 2k, this shouldnt have been released so unfinished.
  2. Mar 1, 2014
    0
    worst game i've ever played and i've played alot of **** 0 out of 10. I mean what were they thinking? Did they think people were gonna think highly of this crap??? Why don't they get some programming lessons from their rivals 2k. Another piece of crap shat out by EA. I recommend buying 2k14 this game is not worth 60 bucks
  3. Jan 1, 2014
    0
    I've been a NBA live fan since 9 and this is a diss appointment EA worst game ever nba live 14 SUCKS ASS don't get it ball handling is retarded my opinion get NBA 2K14.
  4. Aug 11, 2014
    1
    It amazes me that a company would charge 60 dollars knowing their game was at this quality. As a decent human being, at least discount the damn thing from the start. I lost hope in NBA Live with this one.
  5. Nov 19, 2013
    4
    I was impatient for the release of this game,
    After the first minutes of play I decided to return it. It felt like I was playing a ps2 game, with some ps3 graphics and a very few ps4 details, this is a lack of respect to nba live fans.
    AI was weird, some player running continuously out of the field, pg playing as PF and C playing as SF or PG, there was a mess over there. This game
    I was impatient for the release of this game,
    After the first minutes of play I decided to return it. It felt like I was playing a ps2 game, with some ps3 graphics and a very few ps4 details, this is a lack of respect to nba live fans.
    AI was weird, some player running continuously out of the field, pg playing as PF and C playing as SF or PG, there was a mess over there.
    This game needs a couple of years of development in order to reach a decent level.
    Comparing with 2k14, well there´s no comparison. No need to continue with this.. I just hope nba live survives so it can give us a good nextgen game in a couple of years, until then 2k seems untouchable

    graphics 4
    physics 3
    simulation 3
    gameplay 4
    narration 5
    halftime and EA details 6
    AI: 3
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  6. Apr 19, 2020
    1
    This is some shallow garbage. Online play, graphics, gameplay, everything just was not there. Even if the game was transitioning to the PS4/XONE series, the game still looked awful in every way. I can’t believe Live 10 fans waiting 4 years, just for waiting for this garbage!

    Don’t get me wrong, it was better than NBA Elite 11 and 12, but REALLY? It took 4 years to release such a
    This is some shallow garbage. Online play, graphics, gameplay, everything just was not there. Even if the game was transitioning to the PS4/XONE series, the game still looked awful in every way. I can’t believe Live 10 fans waiting 4 years, just for waiting for this garbage!

    Don’t get me wrong, it was better than NBA Elite 11 and 12, but REALLY? It took 4 years to release such a barebones game. See, Elite 11 was so bad the games release was delayed and then cancelled. This would’ve been the worst NBA Live game if it had the same animations as 11. The Animations still suck, but at least they are better.

    Just stick with Live 18 and 19. They are actually decent games.
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Metascore
36

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 14
  2. Negative: 12 out of 14
  1. Jan 23, 2014
    30
    Disappointing on almost every level, EA needs to seriously rethink NBA Live if it ever wants to compete with the NBA 2K series.
  2. Jan 5, 2014
    45
    EA's NBA title comeback turned out to be a real disappointment, due to a dated gameplay system and old-gen graphics. We'd save the excellent ESPN integration and the great play modes choice, but it isn't enough to make it a good basketball game.
  3. Dec 20, 2013
    35
    NBA Live 14 is a hot mess.