NBA Live 2001
PlayStation cover art featuring Kevin Garnett
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNBA Live
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: October 12, 2000[1]
  • EU: November 10, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • NA: January 23, 2001[2]
  • EU: February 23, 2001
Windows
  • NA: February 7, 2001
  • EU: March 2, 2001[3]
Genre(s)Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

NBA Live 2001 is the 2001 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Kevin Garnett as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The game was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports Label, the game was released on October 16, 2000, for the PlayStation, January 22, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and February 7, 2001, for Windows. NBA Live 2001 is followed by NBA Live 2002. The PC version of the game for the second year included EA's "Face in the Game" feature that debuted in NBA Live 2000, allowing players to use custom facial photographs on created players.

Reception

The PlayStation and PC versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[29][30][31] Emmett Schkloven of Next Generation said of the PS version, "If you like the franchise, it's a mild improvement. If you're not crazy about videogame basketball, this will not be the game to convert you."[22] Rob Smolka of the same magazine later said of the PS2 version, "It's good looking and plays well, but it isn't quite the leap it should (and arguably could) have been."[23]

References

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  2. ^ I. G. N. Staff (2001-01-24). "Live 2001 Ships to Stores". IGN. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ^ "New release round-up". Eurogamer.net. 2001-02-23. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ^ EGM staff (December 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly.
  5. ^ EGM staff (March 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Anderson, Paul (December 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Game Informer. No. 92. p. 111.
  7. ^ "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 94. February 2001.
  8. ^ Human Tornado (October 31, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  9. ^ Uncle Dust (January 26, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  10. ^ Dr. Moo (March 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  11. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (February 15, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  12. ^ Satterfield, Shane (October 24, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PS)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  13. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (January 16, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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  15. ^ Ballerine, Bill (October 27, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PSX)". SportPlanet. Archived from the original on December 28, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  16. ^ Hiscock, Josh (February 5, 2001). "NBA Live 2001". PlanetPS2. Archived from the original on February 15, 2001. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  17. ^ Shif, Gil Alexander (March 6, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review - PC". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  18. ^ Lafferty, Michael (January 29, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 Review on PlayStation". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 20, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  19. ^ Adams, Dan (February 22, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PC)". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  20. ^ Blache III, Fabian (October 20, 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  21. ^ Zdyrko, David (January 23, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  22. ^ a b Schkloven, Emmett (January 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Next Generation. Imagine Media (73): 107.
  23. ^ a b Smolka, Rob (April 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Next Generation. Imagine Media (76): 78. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  24. ^ Zuniga, Todd (December 2000). "NBA Live 2001 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  25. ^ Zuniga, Todd (March 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 10, 2001. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  26. ^ Smolka, Rob (May 2001). "NBA Live 2001". PC Gamer: 60. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  27. ^ Saltzman, Marc (April 4, 2001). "Hoops, there it is on the PlayStation 2". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  28. ^ Boyce, Ryan (January 16, 2001). "NBA Live 2001 (PS2)". Maxim. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  29. ^ a b "NBA Live 2001 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  30. ^ a b "NBA Live 2001 for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  31. ^ a b "NBA Live 2001 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

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