| NBA Live 10 | |
|---|---|
 Cover art featuringDwight Howard. | |
| Developers | EA Canada,HB Studios (PSP version) |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Series | NBA Live |
| Platforms | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation Portable iOS |
| Release | |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player,Multiplayer |
NBA Live 10 is the 2009 installment in theNBA Live series, developed byEA Canada and published byElectronic Arts.Dwight Howard of theOrlando Magic is the cover athlete. It was released in 2009 forPlayStation 3,Xbox 360,PSP, andiOS (the latter under the titleNBA Live by EA Sports).[1]NBA Live 10 was to be followed byNBA Elite 11 which was cancelled in late 2010. TheNBA Live series was discontinued for four years untilNBA Live 14 in 2013, and was the last installment available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP.
A new training facility called "The Hanger" was included as well. There were many improvements to the details of the players including their tattoos, hair, shoes, uniforms, signature shots, and moves. Also, "Dynamic DNA," introduced inNBA Live 09, was improved.NBA Live 10 also contained 31 authentic, fully licensedFIBA teams.[2] This was the first year that pre-game rituals were in anNBA Live game.[3]
Due to NBA Elite 11 being canceled, EA released freeDLC forNBA Live 10, including free roster updates for the2010–11 NBA season and free daily Dynamic DNA updates, for the entire 2010–11 NBA season.[4]
EA Sports announced on September 11, 2009, that a playable demo ofNBA Live 10 was available for download onXbox Live Marketplace for all Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers. In the beginning of the demo, the player will see several NBA stars that can be playable only in "The Hangar," with the exception ofDwight Howard andKobe Bryant. As they are playing,LeBron James enters while the other players give him a warm welcome, especially Dwight Howard, with a friendly hug. The playable players in The Hangar are Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant,Dwyane Wade, LeBron James,Chris Paul,Carmelo Anthony,Amar'e Stoudemire, andBrandon Roy. In the game menus, you can either play a quick game, view credits, or leave the demo. When playing the quick game, the player's choices are limited. The user can either play as theOrlando Magic (away team) or theLos Angeles Lakers (home team). The atmosphere is set to "NBA Finals" and cannot be changed, to show the new feature of crowd atmosphere. The difficulty can be changed, but the game is restricted to four-minute quarters, and the user cannot play past the first half. All the in-game features are available, and to show another feature, demo features a throwback jersey available for both teams. For the Magic, an away jersey worn from 1994 to '95, and for the Lakers, a home jersey worn from 1961 to '62. The demo was made available to Xbox LIVE Silver members and on thePlayStation Network.
On December 20, EA released a DLC for the game on thePlayStation Store andXbox Live Marketplace called "NBA Live 10 Holiday shoe pack". The DLC featured 23 new shoes which were added in-game.[5]
NBA Player Takeover is an official blog fromEA Sports that features certain players every week who have been impressive throughout the season and they useNBA Live 10 to show screenshots and examples of that player.
Players can compete in an international tournament using one of 31 available FIBA national teams.[6]
| Aggregator | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS | PS3 | PSP | Xbox 360 | |
| GameRankings | 68%[21] | 81%[22] | 62%[23] | 81%[24] |
| Metacritic | N/A | 81/100[25] | 64/100[26] | 80/100[27] |
| Publication | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS | PS3 | PSP | Xbox 360 | |
| 1Up.com | N/A | B[7] | N/A | B[7] |
| Famitsu | N/A | 29/40[8] | N/A | 29/40[8] |
| Game Informer | N/A | 7.5/10[9] | N/A | 7.5/10[9] |
| GamePro | N/A | N/A | N/A |    [10] |
| GameSpot | N/A | 7.5/10[11] | N/A | 7.5/10[11] |
| GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.3/10[12] |
| GameZone | N/A | 8.5/10[13] | 6.9/10[14] | 8.5/10[15] |
| IGN | N/A | 8.2/10[16] | 6.8/10[17] | 8.2/10[16] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/10[18] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | [19] | N/A | N/A |
| 411Mania | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/10[20] |
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "favorable" reviews, while the PSP version received "mixed" reviews, according to video gamereview aggregatorMetacritic.[25][26][27] In Japan,Famitsu gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of one eight and three sevens for a total of 29 out of 40.[8]
