A good basketball coach will always drill into his team that the most important thing they can do is practice their fundamentals. Basics like dribbling, shooting, and moving around the court.

Pick & Roll; Improved Visuals

Weird Shot Timing; Clumsy Controls; Stiff Animationss

EA's return to basketball last year felt like a labor of obligation, shabbily patched together and pushed out the door. If this year's goal were simply "make a better game," NBA Live 15 checks that box--but that doesn't make it a good basketball experience.

Players look good up close; Enough features to keep you busy for dozens of hours

Unrefined shooting; Defense is boring and often too easy; Looks dated in motion

After last year's dreadful reboot of NBA Live, EA Sports acknowledged its shortcomings while reaffirming its dedication to simulation basketball. That patience will be tested for at least another year, because though NBA Live 15 makes some crucial strides on the hardcourt, the series still has a...

Coming off of last year's less than stellar debut on the PS4 and the Xbox One, the development team behind

Where 2K15 overwhelms me still with its plethora of gaming modes and malleability in almost every respect, Live 15 underwhelms as a ho-hum basketball title that continues to ride the coat tails of its competitor and its past.

The only this great about this game are the graphics. The gameplay is less than average and it was just way too easy to score. There was some sort of delay with respect to the timing of my jump shots and that was really annoying.

EA finally raised the bar much higher to make this title better than the 2K NBA game which came out at the same time. Hands down this game is more realistic and offers better features to help those who are a less experienced gamers

Figured I would stray from 2k and try out this game, worst decision ever. To start, My Career is a joke, your player starts off being able to drop 20ppg easily. The rating system for your performance regularly doesn't count assists, rebounds or other things.

EA's catalog of sports titles has been superb over recent years. FIFA has reigned supreme for what seems like forever, Madden - although uncontested - has always improved, and the addition of the UF

Pick and Roll is great; Freestyle passing returns

Jump shots have inconsistent mechanics; Teammate AI is poor; Tall players feel overpowered

I believe NBA live its heading in the right direction, despite some animation flows , however the jump shot its very accurate to real life basketball , in comparison to 2k15 , which ofcorse graphically still better, or some faces are not accurate. nonetheless still ahead.