EA does a commendable job in giving a little bit of history lesson for hoops fans. There are Pro-Am tournaments that you can participate in that take you to famous parks and schools across the country. You can tackle a variety of modes within The One. Like the other modes of the game, you’ll get in and start having fun with this mode and your created player right away. Unlike NBA2K’s My Player mode, The One isn’t as much of a grind as there’s no microtransactions tied to it. It allows you to create a player, assign them attributes and then take them through a journey to the NBA. The most touted feature of the game is the new RPG-lite experience called “The One.” Similar to other create-a-player and take them to the pros modes, The One does just that. This is certainly not the highlight of the game, but this inclusionary mode is well done but limited to quick play only. On the feature side, there’s a good bit to do in NBA Live 18, including a first for any basketball game with the inclusion of the WNBA. You can call from a variety of plays on the fly from simple pick and rolls, to isos, quick cuts and more. Running plays and ball movement isn’t NBA Live’s strength, but it’s certainly an option. A white arrow will change to either green or red when a player is trying to get around you and if you can keep the arrow in the green you’ll stay in front of them and impede there progress. A defensive mechanic has been introduced that allows you to lock onto players, picking a side while guarding them to stay in front of the player and not allow them to drive to the hoop. This meter changes in color as your players heat up or cool down. You can still choose to shoot with the stick to perform numerous types of shots, or you can use the face buttons of the controller which will prompt you with a familiar shot meter. You’re still using the right stick for dribbling, making crossover moves and drives to the basket. There hasn’t been a complete overhaul here.
Many of the gameplay systems are still in place from NBA Live 16. NBA Live 18 leans more towards arcade style gameplay It’s something that 2K fans will be unfamiliar with as that game rewards players who understand the game of basketball a little more. On the other, you have a game that sim-enthusiasts will pan. You’re taking and making bad shots, performing drives to the hoop and finishes at the basket that are unrealistic, making contested shots after long dribbling displays, the only basketball laws that NBA Live adheres to are that of gravity. On one hand, the results are spectacular. The game doesn’t penalize its players for making bad decisions, taking poor shots, or having fun with and figuring out the game’s systems.
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This gives players of any level of familiarity with the series the ability to jump right in and have a good time.Īcross all of its game modes and difficulty levels NBA Live 18 really stays true to an arcade style of gameplay. Instead of the increasingly complex gameplay that NBA 2K offers, NBA Live 18 has a far less steep learning curve. On the gameplay front, I think EA has found an identity if arcade style basketball is what they were shooting for. Animations and player specific traits and abilities look realistic and comparable to their real life counterparts. There are huge improvements across the board in terms of visuals between NBA Live 16 and this year’s game. While NBA Live 18 isn’t quite NBA 2K - visually, it’s on par. Perhaps the delay/cancellation/extra time was a good thing. With last year’s game being delayed and then pretty much rolled into this year’s game, EA has had two years to work on NBA Live 18. So much so that they’ve taken precautionary measures to not damage the long-running brand even further than it already has been.Īn extra year of development was probably a good thing for the series Since the cancellation of one of the Live games mid-release back in 2010 and then the delay of last year’s game, EA Sports has not seemed proud of the series.
EA Sports has not done this in recent years. This might be the year where EA has found their own identity, offering up a package that plays well, looks good, and is feature rich - With these three things coming together to form a basketball game that’s actually fun to play and worthy of a purchase for hoops fans. While EA Sports largely dominates with other sports titles like Madden Football, FIFA, NHL, and others, they’ve yet to release something that is even close to the same level of quality that you’ll find across the aisle in NBA 2K. The NBA Live series has been in a state of disarray over the last seven or so years.
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