Product Description Powered by EA SPORTS™ IGNITE NBA LIVE 14 delivers the ultimate on court control, combining the art of basketball with the science of next-generation technology. BounceTek, fueled by next-gen visual fidelity and up to 8x the processing power, unlocks a revolutionary new, physics-based dribbling system. Ultimate Team - Experience the perfect combination of NBA Live 14 and fantasy basketball, as you build your Ultimate Team of the brightest modern NBA stars and all-time legends. Compete online or take part in Fantasy Showdown challenges to earn coins and purchase new packs of players, uniforms, contracts, and more, all while building the best.
- The popular Ultimate Team mode from other EA franchises makes its way to NBA Live 14 with gamers collecting packs of player cards and attempting to build the best team possible.
- NBA LIVE Executive Producer Sean O'Brien breaks down the early response to NBA LIVE 14, and what basketball fans can expect this summer. Sean O’Brien is the Executive Producer for NBA LIVE, and he has spent more than a decade working on basketball titles at EA SPORTS.
- Players perform more like their real-life counterparts than ever before, informed by 70+ stats and tendencies, updated not monthly, weekly or daily, but within 1-hr of every NBA game. With fresh content and challenges on a daily basis, NBA LIVE 14 delivers the pulse of the NBA24/7/365.
| NBA Live 14 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | EA Tiburon |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | NBA Live |
| Engine | Ignite |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release | Xbox One
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
NBA Live 14 is a basketball video game released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2013. It is the first NBA Live game on the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.[1][2][3]NBA Live 14 features Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers as its cover athlete. It is one of the most negatively received games in its franchise. NBA Live 14 was followed by NBA Live 15 which was released in October 2014. The game marks the first installment in the series since NBA Live 10 in 2009.
Gameplay[edit]
The first gameplay for the game was shown at the Xbox One reveal event in a trailer by EA Sports, showing off the new IGNITE game engine.[4] The game was released on November 19, 2013.
Reception[edit]
Nba Live 14 Release Date
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (XONE) 36/100[5] (PS4) 43/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Game Informer | 4/10[7] |
| GameRevolution | |
| GameSpot | 4/10[8] |
| GamesRadar+ | [9] |
| IGN | 4.3/10[10] |
Nba Live 14 Gameplay
NBA Live 14 received generally unfavorable reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic. IGN gave the game a 4.3/10 with reviewer Jec Julio saying that 'NBA Live's flaccid return is made all the more disappointing because we waited three years for it. After all that time, NBA Live 14 in no way advances the basketball sim genre and, worse, leaves little to be optimistic about for next year.' However, he did say that the Big Moments and the Ultimate Team modes were a positive.[10]GamesRadar gave it a 2.5/5, comparing it to NBA 2K14 with reviewer Richard Grisham saying 'The on-court gameplay doesn't look very next-gen-like, especially when compared to its NBA 2K14 counterpart.' While he praised the controls in 5-On-5, the Pick-and-Roll mechanic and the ESPN presentation, he critiqued the animations and physics, the glitches, and that the Rising Star mode wasn't fully built yet.[9]Gamespot gave the game a 4/10, writing: 'The on-court action is so sloppy and unsatisfying that even rubbing defeat in Carmelo Anthony's face loses its appeal. NBA Live needs serious work in just about every aspect in order to raise its game to a respectable level.'[8]
In November 2013, EA apologized for the low quality of the game. Executive producer Sean O'Brien stated 'As you can imagine, this isn't exactly the NBA Live comeback story we were hoping for this year. We hear loud and clear that some of you are disappointed in various aspects of NBA Live 14, and I'm sorry if the game doesn't live up to your expectations.'[11]
References[edit]
- ^'NBA Live 14 coming out on next-gen consoles'. Polygon. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^'FIFA 14, UFC, NBA Live, and Madden announced for Xbox One - FIFA 14 for PC News'. Videogamer.com. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^'Madden, FIFA, UFC, and NBA Live Also Coming to PS4'. IGN. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^'EA SPORTS IGNITE Engine Official Trailer'. YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^'NBA Live 14-Xbox One'. Metacritic. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^'NBA Live 14-PS4'. Metacritic. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^Bertz, Matt (November 20, 2013). 'A Failed Comeback Attempt'. Game Informer. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ abMcShea, Tom (November 20, 2013). 'NBA Live 14 Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ abGrisham, Richard (November 19, 2013). 'NBA Live 14 review'. GamesRadar. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ abMcCaffery, Ryan (November 19, 2013). 'NBA Live 14 Review'. IGN. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-03-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[edit]
- NBA Live 14 at MobyGames