NBA Live 2005

NBA Live 2005
Cover art
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	NBA Live
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox GameCube, Windows
Release date(s)	^NA September 28, 2004 ^AUS October 25, 2004 (PS2) ^NA October 26, 2004 (PC) ^EU October 29, 2004 ^EU November 12, 2004 (PC) ^JP December 2, 2004 (PS2)
Genre(s)	Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

NBA Live 2005 is the 2004 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Carmelo Anthony as a member of the Denver Nuggets. The game was developed by EA Sports and released in 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Windows.

Features

In-game screenshot of NBA Live 2005 on the PC.

• EA Sports Freestyle Air. This mode allows the game player to become an offensive force with new style dunks, user controlled tip-ins, and more.
• NBA All-Star Weekend. This mode allows the game player to play in the NBA All-Star Weekend, year-after-year, in Dynasty mode or go right to the Weekend in features on the main menu page. NBA All-Star Weekend includes the Rookie vs Sophomore game, the NBA All-Star game, the Slam Dunk competition and the 3 point competition.
• Create-A-Player. In this mode, gamers can create their own player and can customize the looks, shoes, and the college attended of the fictitious created player.

Reception

Reception

Review scores Publication Score GC PC PS2 Xbox EGM 8.33/10[1] N/A 8.33/10[1] 8.33/10[1] Famitsu N/A N/A 32/40[2] N/A Game Informer 8.25/10[3] N/A 8.25/10[3] 8.25/10[3] GamePro [4] N/A [4] [4] Game Revolution B[5] N/A B[6] B[7] GameSpot 7.7/10[8] 8/10[9] 7.9/10[10] 8/10[11] GameSpy [12] [13] [14] [14] GameZone N/A 8.7/10[15] 8.5/10[16] 8.5/10[17] IGN 8.8/10[18] 8.9/10[19] 8.9/10[20] 8.9/10[20] Nintendo Power 3.8/5[21] N/A N/A N/A OPM (US) N/A N/A [22] N/A OXM N/A N/A N/A 9.3/10[23] PC Gamer (US) N/A 82%[24] N/A N/A Aggregate score Metacritic 83/100[25] 79/100[26] 84/100[27] 85/100[28]

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.^{[28][27][25][26]} In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of 32 out of 40.^[2]

See also

• ESPN NBA 2K5

References

1. EGM staff (December 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (185): 158.
2. "Famitsu scores (first for DS)". NeoGAF. November 24, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
3. Reiner, Andrew (November 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (139): 142. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
4. Bro Buzz (December 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". GamePro: 140. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
5. Dr. Moo (October 20, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GC)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on October 27, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
6. Dr. Moo (October 20, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 - ps2 Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on January 9, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
7. Dr. Moo (October 20, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (Xbox)". Game Revolution. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
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9. Colayco, Bob (November 8, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
10. Colayco, Bob (September 28, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
11. Colayco, Bob (September 28, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
12. Tuttle, Will (September 28, 2004). "GameSpy: NBA Live 2005 (GCN)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
13. Buecheler, Christopher (November 9, 2004). "GameSpy: NBA Live 2005 (PC)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
14. Tuttle, Will (September 28, 2004). "GameSpy: NBA Live 2005 (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
15. Hopper, Steven (November 15, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
16. The Bearer (October 13, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
17. Surette, Tim (October 21, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
18. Robinson, Jon (September 27, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (GCN)". IGN. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
19. Robinson, Jon (November 10, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 Review (PC)". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
20. Robinson, Jon (September 27, 2004). "NBA Live 2005 (PS2, Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
21. "NBA Live 2005". Nintendo Power 186: 146. December 2004.
22. "NBA Live 2005". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 140. November 2004.
23. "NBA Live 2005". Official Xbox Magazine: 88. December 2004.
24. "NBA Live 2005". PC Gamer: 52. February 2005.
25. "NBA Live 2005 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
26. "NBA Live 2005 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
27. "NBA Live 2005 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
28. "NBA Live 2005 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

External links

• NBA Live 2005 at MobyGames