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NBA Live 09 Critic Reviews

32 Total Reviews

26 Positive Reviews(81.3%)
6 Mixed Reviews(18.8%)
0 Negative Reviews(0%)

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NZGamer June 14, 2024
Although it’s disappointing that New Zealand isn’t one of the twenty international teams included in the game, that disappointment is greatly outweighed by all the positives.
90
Gamervision June 14, 2024
NBA Live 09 is a massive step forward for the franchise, and, in some ways, for sports games in general. It looks better than 2K’s excellent hoops game, and plays just as well, too.
90
DarkStation June 14, 2024
NBA Live 09 is the real deal when it comes to a great video game basketball experience.
87
PGNx Media June 14, 2024
The game builds on the solid fundamentals of NBA Live 08, while making the game play more like an NBA broadcast.
85
ZTGD June 14, 2024
The inclusion of Dynamic DNA and NBA Live 365 are two of the most important innovations in sports gaming this year. Combined with all of the other enhancements EA Canada has provided and you are looking at the most feature-rich basketball title to come along in some time.
83
Gaming Age June 14, 2024
For me, I chose NBA Live 09. Not only has EA brought legs back to this franchise since struggling its first two years out on next generation platforms, but they have delivered a very strong outing last year and now this year as well.
82
GameZone June 14, 2024
The game flow is much better, the animation is smoother and the overall experience is more enjoyable. Sure, there are some elements that would be nice to have included (like a better Be A Pro mode), but that little bit is countered by the replayability offered by the NBA Live 365 feature and the DNA downloads.
82
Gamer 2.0 June 14, 2024
Regardless of some of the stumbles in NBA Live 09, this year’s game is definitely worth a purchase for the first time in years.
81
Play UK June 14, 2024
It's a real step-up from last year's version of NBA Live, which felt stilted and robotic by comparison.
81
3DJuegos June 14, 2024
NBA Live 09 for Xbox 360 and PS3 offers a similar experience with respect to its previous version, but with a series of improvements and features, making it more competitive. It's getting better year by year, however, still stands second to its big rival NBA 2K9. Though it´s not the best among the basketball games, yet a nice alternative with great repertoire in terms of dazzling options choices in videogaming.
81
PSX Extreme June 14, 2024
NBA Live 09 isn’t quite as good as NBA 2K9, but EA’s effort will appeal more to those who aren’t so interested in a steep learning curve, and you won’t sacrifice much in the way of realism.
80
But small gripes aside, NBA Live 09 delivers some great basketball and will please most PS3-owning basketball fans.
80
PlayStation Universe June 14, 2024
NBA Live 09 delivers a respectable game of basketball in a series that has displayed questionable quality in recent years. I see even brighter days ahead for EA Canada's basketball title.
80
G4 TV June 14, 2024
The new features aren't exactly earth shattering for this year's installment, but the game is fun to play and a noticeable improvement over "NBA Live 08."
80
GameDaily June 14, 2024
Unlike NBA 2K9, you don't need to read the game booklet to perform sweet looking ankle breakers or run the reliable pick and roll, but there's more exciting features here than just playing exhibition.
78
Game Informer June 14, 2024
NBA Live 09’s gameplay improvements make this the best game in the series. If more care would have been taken to the new modes, it might have unseated the 2K franchise.
78
GameFocus June 14, 2024
It’s hard to understand what happened this year. While the developers have been able to successfully incorporate so many new features into Madden 09 and NHL 09, the same winning recipe can’t be found on NBA Live 09. Nonetheless, fans of the franchise will find fit to their shoe on what we can label as a good NBA Live game but not the best we’ve seen.
78
Game Over Online June 14, 2024
NBA Live 09 is not a bad game. In fact, it's a relatively good game, if a bit incomplete.
75
1UP June 14, 2024
Live 09's made significant strides, particularly in terms of innovation, but like the Houston Rockets exiting in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, it's the same old story here. NBA 2K9 continues to be the dominant basketball title, hands down.
75
Maxi Consolas (Portugal) June 14, 2024
Despite being a fantastic game, we can't say we are totally satisfied with NBA Live 09. We are sure that the EA team has the talent to make a better game and taking the series to a really groundbreaking level, as they show with the NBA Live 365 functionality.