NBA Elite 11
Box art featuring Kevin Durant
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNBA Live
Platform(s)iOS
ReleaseNovember 5, 2010
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NBA Elite 11 was a mobile basketball video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) for iOS.[1] It is the seventeenth installment in EA's NBA Live series and the only to bear the NBA Elite name. It features Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder on the cover.

A release of the game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 was scheduled for October 5, 2010, [2] but both versions were cancelled shortly before release, with some copies escaping into consumer hands.[3] Previously, a download code for NBA Jam was to be included with copies of Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of NBA Elite 11, but NBA Jam was subsequently released as a standalone game for both systems and the Wii.[4]

Features

Controls were retooled to primarily use the right analog stick for actions such as shooting. These actions added difficulty for simple moves like layups while reducing difficulty for three-point shots. Dribbling and shooting controls were also modified, and new animations were created for certain actions.

NBA Live 10 commentators Marv Albert and Steve Kerr were replaced by the ESPN crew of Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mike Breen.[5]

The game was to feature the debut of "Become Legendary Mode", a single-player career mode similar to "Be a Pro Mode" in NHL and FIFA and "Superstar Mode" in the Madden games.[6]

The iOS version features a 3-point shootout mode, season mode, playoff mode, and play mode.

The game's soundtrack was produced by 9th Wonder and rapper J. Cole and was going to include the song "The Plan."[7][8]

Cancelled Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions

Developers of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions aimed to completely change the game's control system but were pressed for time with an 18-month development cycle. A demo released during development was plagued with glitches that were heavily publicized, including one YouTube video of player Andrew Bynum stuck in the middle of the court in the model's bind pose.[9] Another glitch involved Luol Deng, whose character had a "hotspot" from the left baseline from which he almost never missed. Developers were aware of an animation bug but intended to fix it before release. After internal review of the game, EA deemed its quality unsatisfactory and cancelled it.[10]

Copies of the PlayStation 3 version that entered circulation are considered rare collector's items.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ 11/04/10 11:30pm 11/04/10 11:30pm (5 November 2010). "NBA Elite 11 Available Now!". Kotaku.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-01.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Molina, Bret (2010-09-28). "Electronic Arts delays release of 'NBA Elite 11'". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  3. ^ "NBA Elite 11 Copies Do Exist". Pastapadre.com. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  4. ^ Rangebar Merani (2010-08-03). "NBA Jam gets Bundled with 360, PS3 Copies of NBA Elite 11 | Ripten Video Game Blog". Ripten.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  5. ^ "NBA Elite 11 Gets New Announce Team". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  6. ^ ""Become Legendary" Mode Unveiled For NBA Elite 11". 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  7. ^ "NBA Elite 11 demo available, soundtrack revealed". Destructoid. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  8. ^ "J. COLE AND 9TH WONDER CREATE SOUNDTRACK FOR EA SPORTS NBA ELITE 11 | The Official J. Cole Site". Jcolemusic.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  9. ^ 9/21/10 6:20pm 9/21/10 6:20pm. "The Passion Of The Bynum". Kotaku.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-09-01.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ 12/02/10 4:00pm 12/02/10 4:00pm (2 December 2010). "How A Big Video Game Was Killed". Kotaku.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2013-09-01.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "NBA Elite 11 Copies Do Exist". pastapadre.com. 2010-10-30. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

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