NBA Live 09 Tournaments: The Stats
NBA Live 09 is the 2009 version of one of three NBA video game challenges simulating the play of professional basketball: NBA Live09 (published by EA Sports), NBA 2K9 (from 2K Sports), and NBA 09: The Inside (via Sony Computer Entertainment, exclusively for PS3). With Sony's version generally considered second string, it's between NBA 2K9 and the NBA Live 09 competition to battle it out for the top spot on gamers' rosters of simulated professional basketball.
NBA Live 09 is developed for Xbox360, Wii, PS2, PS3, and PSP, with the Wii version titled NBA Live 09 All-Play and offered under EA Sports' new All-Play line, exclusively for the Wii console. As with the international edition of 2005's NBA Live, the cover of the video game NBA Live 09 competition features San Antonio Spur, Tony Parker.
For members of BringIt, NBA Live 09 online tournaments are just one more way to make ends meet during these trying economic times. Because membership is free-and money is held in a 100% secure escrow fund until a victor has been reported and verified—expense account cutbacks and corporate layoffs don't look so bad when you've got simulated shooting skills to fall back on.
Online NBA Live 09 Tournaments: Features & Upgrades
According to a USA Today article, while NBA 2K9 remains “king of the court,” the NBA Live 09 challenge is about to be called off the bench. Specifically, NBA Live09 is catching up with an impressive group of innovative upgrades:
- Dynamic DNA—the mack daddy of new developments for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms—gives gamers a simple method for assessing opponents’ skills and strategies, presenting player tendencies in a brightly hued guide modeled after a strand of human DNA…and updated daily via the NBA Live 365 feature
- NBA Live 365—EA’s version of 2K Sports’ Living Rosters—allows NBA Live 2009 fans to download daily the most recent real-world developments, including NBA trades, signings, injuries, winning and losing streaks, starting lineups, and inactive rosters
- ESPN Games of the Week—part of the NBA Live 09 365 feature—gives gamers the opportunity to battle in the week’s most eagerly awaited showdown, using the Play Now mode
- NBA Live Academy—makes NBA Live 09 video game battles more beginner friendly by taking novice users through step-by-step tutorials to help learn the game; NBA Live 09 challenges have also been simplified from a controller perspective, with more single-button actions
- Increased two-man pick-and-roll control—means you can control the handler as well as the screener while running two-man plays…with live-action instructions popping up to perfectly guide your shot
- Lockdown Defense—facilitates more skilled guarding by allowing you to stay with your opponent to further affect his actions
The NBA Live 09 Tournament on BringIt
As a member of BringIt, you can legally compete for cash in over 25 video game challenges, including NBA Live 2009 head-to-head and multiplayer tournaments. Sign up now for your free BringIt membership, and decide for yourself who’s the reigning champion in the battle between NBA Live 09 and NBA 2K9. Because whichever challenge you choose, you’ll be earning money, setting your own fees, and “working” at your leisure without leaving your living room…which beats the hell out of temping if you ask us. Join now to challenge, play, and, most importantly, EARN in NBA Live 09 competitions!
