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NBA Live 99

1998 72 / 100 Simulator Sport
NBA Live 99 is EA Sports' NBA release for the 1998–99 NBA season. Some of the major additions in Live 99 include Practice Mode and multi-season play featuring player development between seasons. Although it did not feature free agency or generated rookies, it would turn out to be the forerunner to Franchise Mode. Live 99 shipped with 1997-98 season rosters due to the NBA lockout of 1998–99 putting a hold on player mo Show full summary

NBA Live 99 is EA Sports' NBA release for the 1998–99 NBA season. Some of the major additions in Live 99 include Practice Mode and multi-season play featuring player development between seasons. Although it did not feature free agency or generated rookies, it would turn out to be the forerunner to Franchise Mode. Live 99 shipped with 1997-98 season rosters due to the NBA lockout of 1998–99 putting a hold on player movements and rookie signings during the summer of 1998.

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NBA Live 99 is EA Sports' NBA release for the 1998–99 NBA season. Some of the major additions in Live 99 include Practice Mode and multi-season play featuring player development between seasons. Although it did not feature free agency or generated rookies, it would turn out to be the forerunner to Franchise Mode. Live 99 shipped with 1997-98 season rosters due to the NBA lockout of 1998–99 putting a hold on player movements and rookie signings during the summer of 1998.

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NBA Live 99: release, platforms, and facts

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Studio & publishing

Developer
HB Studios, EA Canada, NuFX
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Franchise
NBA
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, Third person
Themes
Non-fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Oct 31, 1998
  • PlayStation Oct 31, 1998
  • Nintendo 64 Dec 1998
  • PlayStation Apr 28, 1999
  • Nintendo 64 Nov 04, 1998
  • PlayStation 1998
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) 1998

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