This was one of the best NBA Live games.
-Groundbreaking graphics for its time. I couldn't get enough of how great it looked compared to NBA Live 98, which was my previous game.
-I fell in love with the franchise mode. I loved seeing my players progress through their career, and it was done very accurately. You could sign, release, and trade players, just as you'd expect from an NBA Live game. But the depth of the franchise mode sucked me in, and I would play this all the time.
-There's a 3 point shootout available and it works pretty good.
-The action on the court holds up pretty good. The replays look good, and so do the moves players make.
-Internet play worked great when it was still available.
-One-on-one mode was a great new feature.
The Bad:
-Color commentary is pretty dry.
-The action on the court is good but it does have flaws. With some defenders it is impossible to get by them unless you pass to someone else. Howevery, they might have the same problem. To make matters worse, there's no one to pass to in one-on-one.
-After a while the game got a little easy, even with a crappy team.
Even today I would still recommend getting this game. I've kind of lost interest in basketball so it doesn't mean much to me, but it's still fun to go back and play for old time's sake.