Their animation and moves are smooth and look quite natural. The players are good representations of their real-life counterparts. For instance, you'll see the computer kill the clock in the closing seconds of a game if it has the advantage, forcing you to put on a little full-court press. The computer teams set up plays and run them at the appropriate time. The computer AI ranges from easy to hard (unless you're playing the one-on-one mode against Jordan, who always seems difficult to beat), depending on what difficulty setting you have the game set on. Once you've got the basics down, you can start experimenting with the game's more-advanced control scheme, which not only lets you pull off more maneuvers on the court, but also lets you set up offensive and defensive formations.

NBA Live 2000's easy-to-use control scheme lets you jump right in and start taking the ball to the hoop. While the game includes several modes of play, such as an arcade mode with exaggerated dunks and flaming basketballs, a three-point shootout, and a one-on-one street-ball mode, the game's main focus is still happily on season mode and actual NBA basketball with actual NBA rules. Yes, along with all the actual players, teams, and arenas of the NBA, the game also includes all-star teams composed of players from the last five decades, letting you play as some of the greatest players ever to set foot on the court. Like any good sports series, a slew of new touches has been added, the most notable of which is the inclusion of Michael Jordan in the game's lineup. Like clockwork, EA Sports has brought the magic of the NBA Live series to the PlayStation for another year.

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