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2004 video game
2004 video game
NBA Live 2005
Developer(s)
EA Canada
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts Series
NBA Live
Platform(s)
PlayStation 2 ,
Xbox
GameCube ,
Windows Release
NA : September 28, 2004
AU : October 21, 2004 (PS2)
[1]
NA : October 26, 2004 (Win)
AU : October 26, 2004 (Xbox)
[2]
EU : October 29, 2004
EU : November 12, 2004 (Win)
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
sports video game series. The game was developed by
EA Canada and released in 2004 for
PlayStation 2 ,
Xbox ,
GameCube , and
Microsoft Windows .
Gameplay
In-game screenshot of NBA Live 2005 (Windows)
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
By July 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of NBA Live 2005 had sold 1.6 million copies and earned $54 million in the United States.
Next Generation ranked it as the 24th highest-selling game launched for the
PlayStation 2 ,
Xbox or
GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of NBA Live console games released in the 2000s reached 8 million units in the United States by July 2006.
[31]
The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game
review aggregator
Metacritic .
[27]
[28]
[29]
[30] In Japan,
Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of 32 out of 40.
[4]
See also
References
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"NBA Live 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)" .
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IGN . Archived from
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Nintendo Power . Vol. 186. December 2004. p. 146.
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Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . November 2004. p. 140.
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Official Xbox Magazine . December 2004. p. 88.
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PC Gamer : 52. February 2005.
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^ Campbell, Colin; Keiser, Joe (July 29, 2006).
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Next Generation . Archived from
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