NBA Live 18 is a good basketball game. It's not something that will blow you away, but good enough if you're looking for an alternative. The One is a solid create a player mode that is easy to get into, with levelling up the player far from being a chore, but NBA Live 18 lacks depth in the other modes and the AI could do with improving. EA has work...
NBA Live 182017
NBA Live 18
2017 EA Sports69Worthwhile
Playtime
LongIt typically takes about 50 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Upcoming on
Game modes
- 2–5 players
- 2–4 players
- 2–5 players
- 2–10 players
Details
- Launch
- September 15, 2017
- Developer
- EA Orlando
- Publisher
- EA Sports
- Themes
- -
- Genres
Overview
"NBA LIVE 18 is all about player control, taking place where skill meets style. Every outcome is based on the actions you take, with mechanics that make every choice and twitch skill more impactful than ever before."
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Reception
Press73
Players72
GoodGood- Metacritic72from 24 reviews
- OpenCritic73from 24 reviews
A marked improvement from previous iterations, and a solid game that shows promise.
While NBA Live 18 doesn't reinvent the basketball sim, it creates a foundation to give the series a second chance within the already competitive genre.
Whilst it may not be the complete package, it does a lot right and has a new and sturdy foundation to build the future of the series on.
EA Sports' basketball series returns from a one-year hiatus with new features that outshine its traditional modes.