NBA Live 08
NBA Live 08 is the 2007 installment of the NBA Live series by EA Sports. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows and PlayStation Portable. This is the first NBA video game to include all three next-generation consoles, the first game to be released for Sony's PlayStation 3, and the last NBA Live game for the Windows platform.
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Developer(s) | EA Canada (PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360) HB Studios (PlayStation 2, Windows, Wii, & PSP) |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
Series | NBA Live |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Wii |
Release | October 1, 2007
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Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |

In-game screenshot of NBA Live 08 (PC version).
Reception
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |||||
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PC | PS2 | PS3 | PSP | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
Metacritic | 67/100[4] | 68/100[5] | 73/100[6] | 73/100[7] | 52/100[8] | 73/100[9] |
Publication | Score | |||||
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PC | PS2 | PS3 | PSP | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
1Up.com | N/A | N/A | C+[10] | B[11] | N/A | C+[10] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | N/A | 6.83/10[12] | N/A | N/A | 6.83/10[12] |
Famitsu | N/A | 28/40[13] | 32/40[13] | 30/40[13] | N/A | 32/40[13] |
Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 7.5/10[14] | N/A | N/A | 7.5/10[14] |
GameSpot | N/A | 6.5/10[15] | 7.5/10[16] | 6.5/10[15] | 3/10[17] | 7.5/10[16] |
GameSpy | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameZone | N/A | 6/10[22] | 7.8/10[23] | 6.8/10[24] | 6.5/10[25] | 8.3/10[26] |
IGN | N/A | 5.5/10[27] | 6.9/10[28] | 7.3/10[29] | 4.9/10[30] | 6.9/10[31] |
Nintendo Life | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | N/A |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/10[33] |
PC Gamer (UK) | 77%[34] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | 8/10[35] | 8.5/10[35] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
USA Today | N/A | N/A | 8/10[36] | N/A | N/A | 8/10[36] |
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[4][5][6][7][8][9] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions; one seven, two eights, and one seven for the PSP version; and all four sevens for the PlayStation 2 version.[13]
See also
References
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- "NBA Live 08 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
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- "NBA Live 08 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- "NBA Live 08 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- "NBA Live 08 for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- "NBA Live 08 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Intihar, Bryan (October 2, 2007). "NBA Live 08 (PS3, X360)". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- Zuniga, Todd (October 16, 2007). "NBA Live 08 (PSP)". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- EGM staff (November 2007). "NBA Live 08 (PS3, X360)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. p. 103.
- "This weeks Japanese mag news (10/31~)". NeoGAF. October 30, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- Bertz, Matt (November 2007). "NBA Live 08 (PS3, X360)". Game Informer. No. 175. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Thomas, Aaron (October 11, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (PS2, PSP)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Thomas, Aaron (October 4, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Thomas, Aaron (October 5, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (Wii)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Steinberg, Steve (October 3, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA Live 08 (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- Villoria, Gerald (October 3, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA Live 08 (PS3)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- Steinberg, Steve (October 3, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA Live 08 (PSP)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- Villoria, Gerald (October 3, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA Live 08 (X360)". GameSpy. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- Bedigian, Louis (November 11, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Lafferty, Michael (October 1, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Bedigian, Louis (October 5, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Hollingshead, Anise (November 1, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - WII - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Hopper, Steven (October 1, 2007). "NBA Live 08 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Ahearn, Nate (October 4, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (PSP)". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Ahearn, Nate (October 3, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (PS3)". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Ahearn, Nate (October 9, 2007). "Review: NBA Live 08 (PSP)". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Bozon, Mark (October 9, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (Wii)". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Ahearn, Nate (October 2, 2007). "NBA Live 08 Review (X360)". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- McFerran, Damien (November 23, 2007). "NBA Live 08 (Wii) Review". NintendoLife. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- "NBA Live 08". Official Xbox Magazine. November 2007. p. 84.
- "NBA Live 08". PC Gamer UK: 95. December 25, 2007.
- "NBA Live 08". PSM. December 2007. p. 81.
- Molina, Brett (October 18, 2007). "NBA 2K8 rises above the competition". USA Today. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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