What game are you looking at that you think live looks better? It does look good, and I agree that 2k7 players all look like football players, but the amount of detail in 2k7 is amazing. They have mascots waling through stands, fans leavint and coming back to their seets, etc. You are so wrong about the look of 2k7. I bought live, and returned it for 2k7. Live has lost me as patron, it was horrible.

LIVE sucks. I have been playing 2K7 faithfully since last week when both came out. I learned my lesson the last 2 years.And freestyle superstars?...Right. More like "pre-programmed cheat button" as me and my guys like to say.
NBA 2K7 is def da way to go!

i learned my lesson on live 04 it sucks its trash ive hated it since then. its so unrealistic and everyone looks short and fat and they move like they are in special ed lol. 2k has not dissapointed me yet. i havent got 2k7 yet , but i havent stopped playing 2k6 and im getting 2k7 soon. live sucks , 2k is tight. end of story

2k7 SUCKS. i give it a chance every year and it still sucks. live is the way to go. i feel like there is no control over the players in 2k. 2k has obviously controlled some minds, though. time to buy live. again.

^^ahh finally someone who agrees with me about the shitty player control in 2K..Live is the way to go, Live08 will be a crazy game

what r u guys tlkin bout 2K7 will be an awesome gae. i havent played it as yet but if anyone here has ever played 2K6 u will know that the gameplay is so fluid that it feels like ur watching it on tv (except for the controller in ur hands). Sure i know the graphics in 2K6 and 2K7 arent the best but the gameplay definitely makes up for it. u guys r tripping if u think live is a better game

GO PISTONS

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I did not play 2k7 as unfortunately they do not make it for the PC, but this year's nba live is horrible, huge amount of bugs with the king "no subs" bug, stupid AI, not to mention the lie about signature shots, which have not been included but have been advertised. Looks like I'm gonna be forced to buy Xbox 360

*TypicalProgrammer*

NBA Live sells the most cause they isnt any other basketball game on PC. Once we get an alternative it should change. I never play any other basketball game but Live and it SUCK big time. It suck so much that when it suck it doesnt feel good. Screw you EA.

I had Live reserved about three months in advance, I was amped! Live let me down BIG TIME. It's virtually unplayable because of that "change of direction" feature, the constant clanging of dunks off of the rim, the addition of a layup button (that rarely works properly)is confusing, and I'm not even going into a certain issue with shot clock violations. Needless to say I traded it in (all I got was $25!)for 2k7 and I am more than impressed. It doesn't look as good as live but at least you can rebound the ball!!!! The signature animations are spot on. Best basketball game this year and I am (maybe was) the defintion of a live fanboy.

LOL, Man ima keep it real....Live 06 & 07 is aight...yea the graphics are two thumbs up, but 2K6 & 2K7 most definetly wins this battle. Yea, 2K6 had a lil trouble w/ da controlling of the player, but it takes time gettin used to. Its like...Live 06 & 07 was so damn fake...they had that superstar control shit (SUPA FAKE), Just cuz u a superstar does NOT mean u can dunk on any and EVERYbody u feel like at anytime. In conclusion, Live has good graphics, but sucks as a game...(i rather watch it, than play)....and 2K7 is the best game....aint that the reason y we all buy games? To play it right? So y not get the betta game? 2K7!

Other then the animations 2K7 looks terrible. You said it correct the players look like something from GTA on XBOX or PS2. The crowd looks like something out of PS1 games.

To the reviewer, if you played an advanced copy you may want to try the street version of 2k7... graphics are greatly improved over last year. I won't argue individual taste but if you compare them to 2k6 on the xbox360 it's like night and day. You may also mention the 70 different shot styles and other player specific animations that make the game appear much more realistic.

To everyone else, you should specify if you've played either game on the ps2, xbox or xbox360 before stating how you feel. Lives gameplay sucks on all 3 but 2k7 looks and plays much different on each system. The xbox360 version may be the best basketball game ever made. The xbox version is basically 2k6.5... still pretty good. I'd assume the ps2 version is a little worse than that.

Live never disapoint me until THIS YEAR.
I let Jason Kidd score at least 30 point in 3 games, with WADE, CP3 and BD defending him, they and my big man never had a chance to stop him....the CUP shooting ability is unreal.

If you want real NBA basketball, you have to love NBA2K7. So if you're saavy when it comes to the game of basketball the NBA 2K7 is the game for you. NBA Live is a little "cartoonish" for me.

Been a Live fan since Lakers vs. Celtics.. lol. The last couple years have been very disappointing. I actually bought Live 2K5 but didn't like it as much as Live 05. Last year's Live was pretty much the last straw for me. Superstar controls suck - Stromile Swift dunking at will over 4 guys all game is NOT basketball. I got sucked into buying an Xbox 360 after seeing reviews for 2K7 and not disappointed one bit. Sure, it has its drawbacks but overall it's the best basketball video game I've ever played. Back to the drawing board, EA.

After being a long time live fan(ps1,ps2,xbox360) I must say NBA Live 07 is the biggest let down since Geraldo opened Capone's vault. Are you kidding me EA? I can't believe how bad this game is!!! Yeah the graphics are sweet, but who cares, if the gameplay sucks?...and it does. Then I played 2K7. Hands down the best B-Ball game EVER!! Later Live, you've let me down one too many times. Remember 2000. K.G. cover.

havent played either of this year's titles, but i have been a disciple of 2K for years now, and its because the game flows. Who cares if you're playing a pretty piece of shit. its still a piece of shit. will be buying 2K7...

2k7 for the Xbox 360 moves at a silky framerate while Live 07 is kind of choppy. Live 07 looks tight only in still shots but it looks awful when in motion.

I started playing NBA Live waaaayyy back with NBA Live 95 (hence the "Live" moniker, it RHYMED at the time) and I have to say I'm extremely disheartened the series seems to have taken several steps back just in the past two iterations of the title. Live 05 and 06 were a lot of fun, but the reviews of Live 07 have been uniformally negative.

However, I bought NBA 2K7 (full price $59.99 last Friday, but it's now $29.99 new this week, man did I get ripped off) and was VERY impressed. It plays almost identically to a real NBA game; you actually have to hit the open man, run plays, to score efficiently; try and take everyone off the dribble with endless moves and you're going to get your head handed to you -- the computer AI does a great job with help defense and double-teaming stars.

The ONLY negatives I can levy is at the default options, deflecting passes is way too easy and the isomotion/shot stick options take a WHILE to get used to, particularly when you've been using the right stick to do moves now for the past few years (you would not believe how many times I try to cross someone over, only to realize mid jump-shot that I used the right stick instead).

And I really don't know why people are saying that Live looks so much better. The stars (well, the black stars, the white guys uniformly look horrible) look nearly identical to real-life. The crowd is also notable: you can see guys getting up and moving down the aisles, the dance team runs on and off the floor, the mascot screws around. The ambiance is great.

Overall, I would suggest people believe the reviews and purchase NBA 2K7 instead of Live.

Oops, just left a long comment but neglected to say I have the Xbox 360 version.

hey man what you on about when you talk about the graphics of nba 2k7? Overall i think that they have better graphics than live 07. All your doing is looking at the basic graphics, when you need to be looking a little deeper into the graphics. You didnt do a very good job on that part.
With the rest of 2k7, you are kinda right but you still rated them too close to one another. 2k7 is ten times better than live 07. Honestly I could of done a better job but well done on your effort

totally agree with you,
EA sports spend way too much time trying to make the players look real, but they have to seriously improve their game play.
One thing that stands out while playing NBA 2K is 'CONTROL'. You actually feel that you have control of the game. I can keep playing that game for hours and not get bored. When playing NBA live i get bored after one or two games.
NBA 2K is much much better

Well,I don't know what to say anymore !
2k7 is just the most amazing basket-ball game ever.
I'am sorry but I got to say it ,Live definetely SUCKS.
Stupid looking players,retarded playability,poor quality graphic,I mean it was just waste of money to me.
I had bought Live 06 ,gave it a try ,and was completely unsatisfied.
It's like a bucnh of guys ,claiming to be expert but in fact they're just try to make money out of people by selling them products of mediocre quality.
I mean if you are going to take my money, please give me what it's worth for.
I am not saying that's not a fun game but it definitely shoud have ben cheaper than 2k7 so the kids can afford it,'cause it's just kids stuff!!
Please,when it comes to comparing 2k7 to Live games,I feel like I'm getting insulted 'cause really there is no possible comparison.
It's just two diametrically-opposed performance,it really is.
That's all I'm saying !!!
Thank you.
"To be or not to be."
Shakespeare.

I was looking to buy a basketball game for my X-box. I'm not a huge gamer, but I master the few games I do buy. Anyways, I played Live 06 a couple times at Best Buy last year when it came out. I was impressed, but I never bought the game. This year, I figured that NBA Live has a good rep and if Live 06 was decent then Live 07 has got to be dope... So I bought Live 07 and was TERRIBLY disappointed. I didn't like the gameplay at all... It was slow and boring. What a waste of money.I wish I would've just bought Live 06, which to me is better. I played Live 07 for 2 days before trading it in for NBA 2K7. 2K7 blows Live out of the water. I love this game and I feel like I'm playing a real basketball game that is uptempo with sick moves and realistic movements. Live 07 has completely fallen off. 2K7 is THE basketball game to buy.

Ive played both games on Xbox for the past few years, and 2k7 seems more competitive than Live. Everyone I talk to says that 2k7 on xbox is the better game.

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I played nba 06 in 360 it sucks. They all run in the same speed. And they move like they have been playing for 3 days straight in the court.

You guys seriously looking at the same game? On 1080i 50 inch TV, 2K7 looks amazing. Granted some of the players look nothing like their real-life counterparts (Nash, Jason Williams come to mind). And the crowd looks vastly superior to anything I've seen from EA.

you guys are morons..live is way too easy..when you shoot in live you'll jsut get it in.theres no difficulty in that game.the scores are really unrealistic too play 5 minutes and ull get normal nba scores.

I used to always play nba live and it was a pretty good game. but 06 and 07 have really dissapointed me. But ESPN Basketball (NBA 2K4) wasn't that great. I liked live all the way until 06. 05 was an ok gsames, but nba 2k7 is the best game to buy

is the game play in 2k7 beat the graphics in Live..im buying 1 or the other soon but 2k7's graphics look pretty shit

nba live may have looked good with all its realistic characters but im goin to have to say it sucked. id rather watch it than play it.if you want to do that you can watch bball on tv but when you buy a video game you want to play it not watch it. nba 2k7 is not the best in graffics but the game play is real.(steve nash looks like hes pooping himself)

nba 2k7 graphics and gameplay are the best

I am reading all these reviews supporting the purchase of 2K7 and all are in relation to the XBOX 360, to which I am yet to own. Anyway I would like to recieve any feedback on NBA LIVE 07 and NBA 2K7 on PS2, if anyone would like to give me any feed back on the two games, please email me on zander_2@hotmail.com

I just want to say that 2k7 is by far better than live. The graphics on live are slighty more defined. However the graphics in 2k7 are not inferior by any means. 2k7 looks very good if you ask me. Especially close up of the players you are able to make out much texture detail. The gameplay in 2k7 is superb as compared to live. Live gameplay is too artificial. Honestly, NBA 2k7 takes the crown in my book.

dude.. Live is sick wit it when i spit it cuz i wanna be wit it. yadada mean? Live is one of sickest games ever to hit the market. It has the best game play like real talk. I can play it for ever!! Live till i die. PEACE!!!

Live 4 life. Live 07 is d best game. im nearly on my 7th season of Dynasty mode. Much better than 2k7

in my opinion, i think the live series are more for the immature 5th grader who knows jackshit about the nba and jsut likes the game because theres an alley oop button and the players can do all kinds of shit. and the 2k series is preferred by the nba fans who liek it better because it has better gameplay and more realistic. also the players in the 2k games play a lot more like the real players when in live, the players play nothign like the real life players

nice note!No one really has a confident feel on what this news could be. Some have suggested the release date may be pushed up to next nba live Tuesday, but its hard to believe EA would want to 火箭 release Live on the same day as Halo 3. On the other hand nbalive it would still accomplish beating out NBA 2K8 to the store shelves. Both currently are set to be in 火箭队 stores on Tuesday October 2nd.