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NBA Live 97

1996 1-8 Players 66% E - Everyone

With a solid reputation preceding it, the NBA Live series is one of the most respected in the video game industry. After a solid showing on the Super NES and Genesis, EA Sports took to the latest hardware, the Sony Playstation. Last years NBA Live title delivered everything that fans of the series has come to expect. This year, EA has upped the ante with Live '97. Sporting an all-new game engine that features polygon players and motion capturing, Live '97 is graphically a new game. All-new additions include updated 1996-97 NBA rosters for all 29 NBA teams, as well as the only game in town to feature Shaq. New camera angles and play modes round out the title. Features: * Multiplayer support for up to eight players * Compete in exhibition, playoffs, and season modes * Announcing by Turner Sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson Jr.

Release date
November 16, 1996
Developer
EA Canada
Publisher
EA Sports
Players
1-8

About this game

NBA Live 97

With a solid reputation preceding it, the NBA Live series is one of the most respected in the video game industry. After a solid showing on the Super NES and Genesis, EA Sports took to the latest hardware, the Sony Playstation. Last years NBA Live title delivered everything that fans of the series has come to expect.

This year, EA has upped the ante with Live '97. Sporting an all-new game engine that features polygon players and motion capturing, Live '97 is graphically a new game. All-new additions include updated 1996-97 NBA rosters for all 29 NBA teams, as well as the only game in town to feature Shaq. New camera angles and play modes round out the title.

Features:
* Multiplayer support for up to eight players
* Compete in exhibition, playoffs, and season modes
* Announcing by Turner Sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson Jr.

Genres

Sports

Modes

Multiplayer

Studios and credits

Developer
EA Canada
Publisher
EA Sports

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideNovember 16, 1996 · E - Everyone

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