NBA Live 14 sinks lower than I ever thought this once-proud series could go. Making the totally fair comparison to NBA 2K14 would be like LeBron James playing a pickup game against an arthritic giraffe.

Big Moments and Ultimate Team modes

Sluggish; dunk-fest gameplay; Horrendous visuals; Generic commentary; Wasted ESPN license

The last EA Sports basketball game to ship to consoles was NBA Live 2010. That was a pretty good basketball game, but unfortunately the last one to be released by the company on current-gen consoles.

After a three-year absence including two aborted games, EA Sports is finally stepping back onto the hardcourt with NBA Live 14. Over the course of its struggles, EA continued to express its unwavering commitment to the NBA, promising a return to the glory years where Live was a formidable sports...

We could spend a ton of time discussing the failings of past NBA Live games. Yes, the last NBA Live game came out in 2009. After that of course the series was rebranded to NBA Elite 11 and soon cancelled into oblivion. Until now.

The last time we saw NBA Live, we saw the last generation of consoles just hitting their stride. Yes, it has been that long. I'm a Kentuckian and basketball is in my veins. We're born with it here in Kentucky, we pass it on to our children and family, and we die loving the sport.

Foul, ball.

Big Moments from the recent real world; Decent graphics and soundtrack; Right stick dribbling is a great idea

You'll be shooting free-throws like Shaq; Right stick dribbling implementation; Outdated and outperformed at launch

Think of the children. Think of the kid who plays for the school basketball team or the weekend Church league.

This franchise needs more work, period.

Double Dribble

NBA Live 14 is a pretty lousy basketball game.