A brand-new, and thankfully complete, NBA season is upon us. EA Sports is getting ready to release its perennial winner, NBA Live. This download is a cool preview of the 2000 version. Like past seasons of football's John Madden, this game is going to feature the legends of NBA past. However, EA Sports has injected even better artificial intelligence into game play.
Players react more quickly to certain game situations and match-ups.
You'll also find new animations to make the virtual players even more like their physical counterparts. Eventually, owners of the commercial version can compete with other players across the Internet. This demo features a long first quarter game between the New York Knicks and the world champion San Antonio Spurs. In addition to all of the current NBA teams, the commercial version will include five All-Star teams from the fifties through the nineties. This demo does not require a 3D accelerator card, but it's recommended.