Software:NBA Live 2001

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Short description: 2000 basketball video game
NBA Live 2001
NBA Live 01 Cover.jpg
PlayStation cover art featuring Kevin Garnett
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNBA Live
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: October 12, 2000[1]
  • EU: November 10, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • NA: January 23, 2001[2]
  • EU: February 23, 2001
Windows
  • NA: February 7, 2001
  • EU: March 2, 2001[3]
Genre(s)Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

NBA Live 2001 is the 2001 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Kevin Garnett as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The game was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports Label, the game was released on October 16, 2000, for the PlayStation, January 22, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and February 7, 2001, for Windows. NBA Live 2001 is followed by NBA Live 2002. The PC version of the game for the second year included EA's "Face in the Game" feature that debuted in NBA Live 2000, allowing players to use custom facial photographs on created players.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPSPS2
EGMN/A7.5/10[4]6.67/10[5]
Game InformerN/A8/10[6]8.25/10[7]
GameProN/A5/5 stars[8]4/5 stars[9]
GameRevolutionN/AN/AB[10]
GameSpot8/10[11]8.9/10[12]8.5/10[13]
GameSpy85%[14]87%[15]60%[16]
GameZone9.5/10[17]8/10[18]N/A
IGN8.3/10[19]9/10[20]7.4/10[21]
Next GenerationN/A3/5 stars[22]4/5 stars[23]
OPM (US)N/A4/5 stars[24]3/5 stars[25]
PC Gamer (US)65%[26]N/AN/A
The Cincinnati EnquirerN/AN/A4.5/5 stars[27]
MaximN/AN/A8/10[28]
Aggregate score
Metacritic78/100[29]86/100[30]74/100[31]

The PlayStation and PC versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[29][30][31] Emmett Schkloven of Next Generation said of the PS version, "If you like the franchise, it's a mild improvement. If you're not crazy about videogame basketball, this will not be the game to convert you."[22] Rob Smolka of the same magazine later said of the PS2 version, "It's good looking and plays well, but it isn't quite the leap it should (and arguably could) have been."[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Live 2001 Ships" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/live-2001-ships/1100-2640136/. 
  2. ↑ I. G. N. Staff (2001-01-24). "Live 2001 Ships to Stores" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/24/live-2001-ships-to-stores. 
  3. ↑ "New release round-up" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2001-02-23. https://www.eurogamer.net/article-30220. 
  4. ↑ EGM staff (December 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 
  5. ↑ EGM staff (March 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0,11589,2675810,00.html. Retrieved April 29, 2015. 
  6. ↑ Anderson, Paul (December 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Game Informer (92): 111. 
  7. ↑ "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Game Informer (94). February 2001. 
  8. ↑ Human Tornado (October 31, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/7207.shtml. 
  9. ↑ Uncle Dust (January 26, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7239.shtml. 
  10. ↑ Dr. Moo (March 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nba-live-2001. 
  11. ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (February 15, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PC)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-live-2001-review/1900-2686539/. 
  12. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (October 24, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PS)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-live-2001-review/1900-2644193/. 
  13. ↑ Ahmed, Shahed (January 16, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-live-2001-review/1900-2674926/. 
  14. ↑ Quigley, Shawn (February 14, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PC)". SportPlanet. http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/nbalive2001/pc/. 
  15. ↑ Ballerine, Bill (October 27, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PSX)". SportPlanet. http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/nbalive2001/psx/. 
  16. ↑ Hiscock, Josh (February 5, 2001). "NBA Live 2001". PlanetPS2. http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/live2001/. 
  17. ↑ Shif, Gil Alexander (March 6, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review - PC". GameZone. http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15370.htm. 
  18. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (January 29, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review on PlayStation". GameZone. http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15370.htm. 
  19. ↑ Adams, Dan (February 22, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PC)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/23/nba-live-2001-3. 
  20. ↑ Blache III, Fabian (October 20, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/21/nba-live-2001. 
  21. ↑ Zdyrko, David (January 23, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/24/nba-live-2001-4. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Schkloven, Emmett (January 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (73): 107. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Smolka, Rob (April 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (76): 78. https://archive.org/stream/NextGen76Apr2001#page/n79/mode/2up. Retrieved March 28, 2020. 
  24. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (December 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2646706,00.html. Retrieved April 29, 2015. 
  25. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (March 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2677456,00.html. Retrieved April 29, 2015. 
  26. ↑ Smolka, Rob (May 2001). "NBA Live 2001". PC Gamer: 60. http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/nba_live_2001.html. Retrieved April 29, 2015. 
  27. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (April 4, 2001). "Hoops, there it is on the PlayStation 2". The Cincinnati Enquirer. http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/040401_nbaps2.html. 
  28. ↑ Boyce, Ryan (January 16, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Maxim. http://maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=802. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "NBA Live 2001 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-2001/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "NBA Live 2001 for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-2001/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "NBA Live 2001 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-live-2001/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 

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