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| NBA Live 2002 | |
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Cover art featuring Steve Francis
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| Developer(s) | PlayStation: NuFX Xbox/PlayStation 2: EA Canada |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | NBA Live |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox |
| Release | PlayStation, PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Sports (Basketball) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
NBA Live 2002 is the 2002 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Steve Francis as a member of the Houston Rockets. The game was developed by EA Sports and released on October 30, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation, and November 15, 2001, for the Xbox. This game was commentated by Don Poier and former NBA player Bob Elliot. It was a launch title for Xbox in North America and Europe.[citation needed]
| Aggregator | Score | ||
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| PS | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] | 70/100[3] | 76/100[4] |
| Publication | Score | ||
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| PS | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 4.83/10[5] | N/A |
| Famitsu | N/A | 29/40[6] | 28/40[7] |
| Game Informer | N/A | 8.5/10[8] | 8.5/10[9] |
| GamePro |   [10] |  [11] | [12] |
| GameRevolution | N/A | C[13] | C[14] |
| GameSpot | N/A | 7.7/10[15] | 7.7/10[16] |
| GameSpy | N/A | N/A | 60%[17] |
| GameZone | 8.5/10[18] | N/A | N/A |
| IGN | N/A | 7.6/10[19] | 7.8/10[20] |
| Next Generation | N/A | N/A | [21] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [22] | [23] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 7.6/10[24] |
| X-Play | N/A | [25] | N/A |
The PlayStation and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2][3][4] NextGen said in its final issue, "This Xbox version of EA Sports' hoops series is basically the same game you can find on every other platform – in other words, chock full of uninspiring graphics, plodding gameplay, and clumsy controls."[21] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square on January 1, 2002, followed by the Xbox version on March 7, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40 for the former,[6] and 28 out of 40 for the latter.[7]
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