NBA Live 2001


NBA Live 2001 is the 2001 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Kevin Garnett as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves and in Lithuanian copies of NBA Live 2001, it featured Arvydas Sabonis. The game was developed by EA Sports and was released on October 16, 2000, for the PlayStation, January 22, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and February 7, 2001, for the Windows. NBA Live 2001 is followed by NBA Live 2002.

Reception

The PlayStation and PC versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Emmett Schkloven of Next Generation said of the PS version, "If you like the franchise, it's a mild improvement. If you're not crazy about videogame basketball, this will not be the game to convert you." Rob Smolka of the same magazine later said of the PS2 version, "It's good looking and plays well, but it isn't quite the leap it should have been."