NBA Live 08 – Wii
May 25, 2008 – 1:12 pm | by PeekayWith the NBA Playoff Finals only a few games away (go Pistons), we thought it was worth taking another look at the current Wii version of EA Sports successful NBA Live franchise.
NBA Live 08 comes with all of the play options that you would expect, you can jump straight in with the Play Now option, choosing from any of the current NBA teams, international teams and fantasy line-ups such as “Best of the 1980s” and “Adidas”.
You can also start a Play mode such as a Season, an All-Star Weekend, just the Playoffs or what is called the Superstar Challenge where you take control of various players at differing stages of games with the challenge of scoring a certain number of points, etc.
Playing against other people should of course be the best challenge, and NBA Live 08 not only gives you the chance to get you and up to three of your mates on the court at the same time, but of course it also comes with Online play.
The control system has two options, you can play with the Wii remote only where the players movement is handled by the Wii, and you just control shooting or trying to swipe for the ball. You can also attach the Nunchuk and use that to control your players movement, which gives a much better feeling of immersion in the game.
The game feels nicely put together, though it is slightly let down by the occasional slow reaction to wii remote moves.
