12 Facts About NBA Live

NBA Live was a series of basketball video games published by EA Sports.

Predecessor of the NBA Live series was the NBA Playoffs series, which featured Lakers vs Celtics, released first in 1989 for MS-DOS-compatible PCs and later adapted for consoles in early 1990 for the Sega Mega Drive.

The game was one of the first to feature an NBA Live license, containing both real NBA Live teams and player likenesses and signature moves.

NBA Live 96 included the first fifth generation version, with the PlayStation, and the first handheld games version, on the Game Boy.

NBA Live 06 was the first to hit seventh generation consoles, after its release to the Xbox 360.

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NBA Live 99 was the first to feature Practice Mode and Multi-season play.

NBA Live 2005 brought the addition of the Freestyle Air, NBA All-Star Weekend, which includes the Rookie Challenge, Three Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest, and the NBA All-Star Game, and Freestyle Challenge, which two players or more can play the Three Point Shootout or the Slam Dunk Contest.

NBA Live 08 was the last release for the Microsoft Windows platform.

NBA Live 09 added a feature called Dynamic DNA, the first concept of daily updates changing tendencies, rosters, and hot-cold streaks.

NBA Live 18 was released on September 15,2017 and features players from the WNBA.

NBA Live 19 was released on September 7,2018, and expanded on The One, by adding the ability to make a female player, as well as other game modes.

NBA Live 20 was canceled by the development team due to them trying to expand into the next generation of consoles, as announced on the teams Twitter.