Software:NBA Live 08

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Short description: 2007 basketball video game
NBA Live 08
Nbalive08.jpg
PlayStation 3 cover art featuring Gilbert Arenas.
Developer(s)EA Canada (PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360)
HB Studios (PlayStation 2, Windows, Wii, & PSP)
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNBA Live
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Xbox 360
Wii
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
In-game screenshot of NBA Live 08 (PC version).

NBA Live 08 is the 2007 installment of the NBA Live series by EA Sports. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows and PlayStation Portable. This is the first NBA video game to include all three next-generation consoles, the first game to be released for Sony's PlayStation 3, and the last NBA Live game for the Windows platform.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS2PS3PSPWiiXbox 360
1Up.comN/AN/AC+[4]B[5]N/AC+[4]
EGMN/AN/A6.83/10[6]N/AN/A6.83/10[6]
FamitsuN/A28/40[7]32/40[7]30/40[7]N/A32/40[7]
Game InformerN/AN/A7.5/10[8]N/AN/A7.5/10[8]
GameSpotN/A6.5/10[9]7.5/10[10]6.5/10[9]3/10[11]7.5/10[10]
GameSpyN/A3.5/5 stars[12]3.5/5 stars[13]3.5/5 stars[14]N/A3.5/5 stars[15]
GameZoneN/A6/10[16]7.8/10[17]6.8/10[18]6.5/10[19]8.3/10[20]
IGNN/A5.5/10[21]6.9/10[22]7.3/10[23]4.9/10[24]6.9/10[25]
Nintendo LifeN/AN/AN/AN/A2/10 stars[26]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8/10[27]
PC Gamer (UK)77%[28]N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PSMN/A8/10[29]8.5/10[29]N/AN/AN/A
USA TodayN/AN/A8/10[30]N/AN/A8/10[30]
Aggregate score
Metacritic67/100[31]68/100[32]73/100[33]73/100[34]52/100[35]73/100[36]

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[31][32][33][34][35][36] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions; one seven, two eights, and one seven for the PSP version; and all four sevens for the PlayStation 2 version.[7]

See also

References

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  2. "NBA Live 08 Release Information for PlayStation 3". http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/939307-nba-live-08/data. 
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  4. 4.0 4.1 Intihar, Bryan (October 2, 2007). "NBA Live 08 (PS3, X360)". http://www.1up.com/reviews/nba-live-08_3. 
  5. Zuniga, Todd (October 16, 2007). "NBA Live 08 (PSP)". http://www.1up.com/reviews/nba-live-08_2. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 EGM staff (November 2007). "NBA Live 08 (PS3, X360)". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 103. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "This weeks Japanese mag news (10/31~)". NeoGAF. October 30, 2007. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204120. 
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  11. Thomas, Aaron (October 5, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (Wii)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-live-08-review/1900-6180489/. 
  12. Steinberg, Steve (October 3, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA Live 08 (PS2)". GameSpy. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nba-live-08/824701p1.html. 
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  14. Steinberg, Steve (October 3, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA Live 08 (PSP)". GameSpy. http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/nba-live-08/824736p1.html. 
  15. Villoria, Gerald (October 3, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA Live 08 (X360)". GameSpy. http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/nba-live-08/824608p1.html. 
  16. Bedigian, Louis (November 11, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_live_08_ps2_review. 
  17. Lafferty, Michael (October 1, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_live_08_ps3_review. 
  18. Bedigian, Louis (October 5, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - PSP - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_live_08_psp_review. 
  19. Hollingshead, Anise (November 1, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - WII - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_live_08_wii_review. 
  20. Hopper, Steven (October 1, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - 360 - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_live_08_360_review. 
  21. Ahearn, Nate (October 4, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (PSP)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/04/nba-live-08-review-2. 
  22. Ahearn, Nate (October 3, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (PS3)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/03/nba-live-08-review-3. 
  23. Ahearn, Nate (October 9, 2007). "Review: NBA Live 08 (PSP)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/09/review-nba-live-08. 
  24. Bozon, Mark (October 9, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (Wii)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/09/nba-live-08-review. 
  25. Ahearn, Nate (October 2, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (X360)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/02/nba-live-08-review-4. 
  26. McFerran, Damien (November 23, 2007). "NBA Live 08 (Wii) Review". http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/11/nba_live_08_wii. 
  27. "NBA Live 08". Official Xbox Magazine: 84. November 2007. 
  28. "NBA Live 08". PC Gamer UK: 95. December 25, 2007. 
  29. 29.0 29.1 "NBA Live 08". PSM: 81. December 2007. 
  30. 30.0 30.1 Molina, Brett (October 18, 2007). "NBA 2K8 rises above the competition". USA Today. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2007-10-18-nba-roundup_N.htm. 
  31. 31.0 31.1 "NBA Live 08 for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-08/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  32. 32.0 32.1 "NBA Live 08 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-08/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  33. 33.0 33.1 "NBA Live 08 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-08/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3. 
  34. 34.0 34.1 "NBA Live 08 for PSP Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-08/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. 
  35. 35.0 35.1 "NBA Live 08 for Wii Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-08/critic-reviews/?platform=wii. 
  36. 36.0 36.1 "NBA Live 08 for Xbox 360 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-08/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360. 

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