NBA Live 2004

With authentic basketball gameplay and stunning graphics, NBA Live 2004 delivers the definitive basketball experience.

Whether spinning free in the lane for a vicious dunk or locking down on defense, NBA Live puts you in total control.

With an enhanced EA Sports™ Dynasty mode, the ability to take the court at all 29 NBA arenas, and all-new commentary from Marv Albert and Mike Fratello, NBA Live 2004 is all about authenticity.

Blow past your defenders with all-new moves, an even better passing game, and silky smooth control in the fine-tuned EA Sports Freestyle Control. Step up your game with NBA Live 2004.

KEY FEATURES

• Play the point: Run authentic offensive and defensive sets for every NBA team with a single button. Be the point guard on the floor, responding to the flow of the game. Whether you prefer the triangle of the Lakers or the vintage Jazz pick and roll, you’re in control.
  
  
• Enjoy EA Sports™ Freestyle Control: By using the right analog stick, Freestyle Control provides complete freedom to express your game and makes for the ultimate authentic basketball gaming experience. It’s a complete revolution in the way basketball games are played.
  
  
• Battle inside: New animations, new A.I. logic, and enhanced focus on rebounding battles in the paint make playing defense a way of life. Defense wins championships, and in NBA Live 2004, defense has caught up with the offense.
  
  
• Build a dynasty: Revamped Dynasty mode allows you to import your top college players—run your franchise the way you want to build the perennial NBA champion.
  
  
• Customize your game: Customize gameplay with a multitude of A.I. sliders that allow you to tune the game’s feel.
  
  
• Experience more online options: One-on-One play is now available for online play along with a richer set of user stat tracking.
  
  
• Immerse yourself in championship graphics: With player models redone from the ground up, this is the most visually immersive NBA game to date. Feel like you’re sitting courtside with improved player renders including details as fine as the mesh holes in your team’s jerseys.
  
  
• Dominate to a new announcer team: No voice says NBA basketball like Marv Albert, the most recognizable announcer in the game. Mike Fratello, “The Czar of the Telestrator,” teams up with his on-air partner to provide the most authentic play-by-play commentary available.
  
  
• Go old school: Play with historic teams in classic arenas to explore the NBA’s history. Lace up with the Bulls of the ‘90s, the Celtics and Lakers of the ‘80s, and take to the parquet floor of the old Boston Garden and other vintage NBA arenas.
  
  
• Go to the net in authentic arenas: Take your game to any of the 29 NBA arenas, fully rendered to their finest detail to include championship banners, retired jerseys in the rafters, and more. Referees and courtside photographers add to the genuine game-day feel.