NBA Live 09
NBA Live 09, sometimes called NBA Live 2009, is the 2008 installment in the NBA Live series, developed and published by Electronic Arts. The original release date was October 7, 2008. The game features Tony…
NBA Live 09 is a sport developed by EA Canada, released 7 October 2008 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What NBA Live 09 is
NBA Live 09 is a sport game developed by EA Canada and released in 2008. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The premise, in the publisher's words
NBA Live 09, sometimes called NBA Live 2009, is the 2008 installment in the NBA Live series, developed and published by Electronic Arts. The original release date was October 7, 2008. The game features Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs on the cover in most markets (this is Parker's second appearance on the cover; he also appeared on the French version of NBA Live 07). The Wii version of the game, developed by HB Studios, is titled NBA Live 09 All-Play and launched under EA Sports' new All-Play brand exclusive to the platform. This was the last NBA Live game released for the PlayStation 2.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA Live 09 is the 103rd of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was NBA Live 09 in 2008. Its critic score of 74 is almost exactly the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA Live 09 holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 9 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NBA Live 09 launched on 7 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space and The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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