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EA SPORTS™ NBA LIVE Mobile
Electronic Arts · 496,849 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 36 negative reviews
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1
"game"
24 negative reviews mention this · 67% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst game ever. You guys let the opponent get ball every single game u don’t make your game fair even 2k is better than yall" - BeastyKingJae
2
"bring"
11 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "2018. Bring back 2018 NBA LIVE PLEASE I mean the auction house, events that were actually fun a currency that you’d get any event you did it’s to the point where I have about 30 games til I get a single star whatever the currency is 🤨 I played 2…" - austin fishebsj
3
"play"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "2018. Bring back 2018 NBA LIVE PLEASE I mean the auction house, events that were actually fun a currency that you’d get any event you did it’s to the point where I have about 30 games til I get a single star whatever the currency is 🤨 I played 2…" - austin fishebsj
4
"better"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst game ever. You guys let the opponent get ball every single game u don’t make your game fair even 2k is better than yall" - BeastyKingJae
5
"players"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "What happened. What happened to this game the old NBA live was better bring it back change it all back it’s terrible now all the players look like they are skeletons terrible change. Players will come back when it returns to the old NBA Live version." - Nickfedo4
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"live"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "2018. Bring back 2018 NBA LIVE PLEASE I mean the auction house, events that were actually fun a currency that you’d get any event you did it’s to the point where I have about 30 games til I get a single star whatever the currency is 🤨 I played 2…" - austin fishebsj
7
"version"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Update. Bring the old version back this is garbage 💯# end of an era 💔🤦🏿♂️" - Mdot66k
8
"playing"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "played on and off since 2016. in many ways this game has changed over the decade and i feel its taken a step in a great direction. however, step backs as well. put simply, everyone can shoot, amen thompson has 84 shooting and 60 finishing, a card i was excited for till …" - Gfgggxfg
9
"house"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "2018. Bring back 2018 NBA LIVE PLEASE I mean the auction house, events that were actually fun a currency that you’d get any event you did it’s to the point where I have about 30 games til I get a single star whatever the currency is 🤨 I played 2…" - austin fishebsj
10
"download"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Why you change the whole game. Changed the whole game took the seasons out and everything idk how people find this enjoyable the old nba life was so much better please either make another game that’s like the other one or just change it back there was no need to make it …" - Kingeli76
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"every"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst game ever. You guys let the opponent get ball every single game u don’t make your game fair even 2k is better than yall" - BeastyKingJae
12
"mobile"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Copy and paste. Used to love this game but they just made another 2k mobile copy and paste." - Cade111111
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Worst game ever
You guys let the opponent get ball every single game u don’t make your game fair even 2k is better than yall
Copy and paste
Used to love this game but they just made another 2k mobile copy and paste.
2018
Bring back 2018 NBA LIVE PLEASE I mean the auction house, events that were actually fun a currency that you’d get any event you did it’s to the point where I have about 30 games til I get a single star whatever the currency is 🤨 I played 2016-2019 the game has gone down hill
Update
Bring the old version back this is garbage 💯# end of an era 💔🤦🏿♂️
What happened
What happened to this game the old NBA live was better bring it back change it all back it’s terrible now all the players look like they are skeletons terrible change.
Players will come back when it returns to the old NBA Live version.
Players will come back when it returns to the old NBA Live version.
Rigged
So rigged you can’t make anything even if there one overall better then you
Worst game ever
Don’t ever play this game ever. Players dont defend, cant pass, doesn’t run, literally just stands still if you’re not the one moving them which is crazy cus its literally impossible to win
Bring back old mobile
Bring back the old NBA Live Mobile Pleaseeeee!!!!
REQUIRED - Full Services
As much as someone who used to play the beginning of this, when it was released, to how they have transitioned into nowadays, is despicable. There is a promo for Hot Spot 2 Pass. I brought Pass, but I can’t even grind to max level because there aren't enough opportunities to reach it. Will never spend a dime on this game moving forward.
Game of the week
You people need to fix the game exit me of the whole game really
Why you change the whole game
Changed the whole game took the seasons out and everything idk how people find this enjoyable the old nba life was so much better please either make another game that’s like the other one or just change it back there was no need to make it like 2k mobile like if they wanna play that they can download it nba live was supposed to be a different game and I download it back and it is so terrible
bring back the old version
Please change it back to the original i grind for years and i spent money 😢
Game Is Cheating And I Always Make The Shots And It Don’t Go In
Bad Game Don’t DOWNLOAD
Lost Account
¡Absolutely garbage! I’ve played this game for years, grinding over and over, and getting the best players in the whole game. I remember I had a team that was worth 105 MED, ¿Do you know how hard it is to build a team like that? And the part that hurts me the most is that I couldn’t even get to play with them again. I’m so angry right now. Y’all should bring facebook log in back. Even though I love this game, i’m not starting all over again, it is not fair.
MFI Controller
Does not support controllers
Wired game.
Confusing interface and absurd movement. Players don’t even know what to do and how to review the card sets. You did a lot only to prove 2K is better. 🤣
played on and off since 2016
in many ways this game has changed over the decade and i feel its taken a step in a great direction. however, step backs as well. put simply, everyone can shoot, amen thompson has 84 shooting and 60 finishing,
a card i was excited for till i saw that. no auction house also. game feels like brain
rot in the menu. you can’t obtain extraordinary cards unless you relentlessly grind everyday of it or chip in some $ even then you’re doing this for a different player each event, as of right now we’re expected to want to grind for a 118 overall rudy gobert with a 99 shot rating compared to 104 dbook with a 97 shot, just sayin. quarters need to be longer. we need seasons back . the gameplay be good fr i have moments where i cook and got a lot of solid players in little time playing, after a week i see the cracks
a card i was excited for till i saw that. no auction house also. game feels like brain
rot in the menu. you can’t obtain extraordinary cards unless you relentlessly grind everyday of it or chip in some $ even then you’re doing this for a different player each event, as of right now we’re expected to want to grind for a 118 overall rudy gobert with a 99 shot rating compared to 104 dbook with a 97 shot, just sayin. quarters need to be longer. we need seasons back . the gameplay be good fr i have moments where i cook and got a lot of solid players in little time playing, after a week i see the cracks
Horrible
sucks when you winning in something supposed to be hard they cheat
worst game ever
They wouldn’t even let me play the game every time I even join the game ask me to go back to here and download it and I already did so that’s why I think you’re the worst game ever good bye
Changed the game
Live was always smother compared to 2k (Mobile wise) unfortunately they have updated the game kinda how 2k mobile is.
No Seasons Mode???
Seasons was the best arcade basketball mode and now it’s gone. Literally, no reason to play anymore bc it’s all pay to win. I genuinely do not know why they took away seasons mode.
BRING THE OLD VERSION BACK
I used to play every day with the old version please bring it back everyone wants the old version
OLD CONTROLS
Games controls ain’t it no mo 📉
Typical screw up as always
This game was good at first but now idk good graphics tho kinda reminds me of what Ronnie 2k did good visuals bad gameplay
Deserves 1 star
I was playing this game because I wanted to have an NBA game on my tablet. I don’t know why but this scam is very glitchy not actually glitchy in a way it just when you play play the game it stops kinda I don’t know why it does that but I’m gonna leave the game because of that reason it deserves 1 star
Don’t even waste your time
This game is not even worth playing the animations suck the graphics suck and it says it’s for 13 years old but it’s more like for four years old
Disappointed
I’ve been playing this game since season one and I’m extremely unhappy with what yah have done to this game.
Good
This game sucks
NOT what I thought
Did not let me get the newer version so dime and stupid
Backbone not supported
Need controller support
Bring back og
The is I remember the animations and you could tell you it was so much better OG now I got it again on my iPad and it’s totally different and totally worse
I DOWNLOAD IT FOR NO REASON
I GOT THE GAME AND IT SAID MY DEVICE DIDNT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. WHY EVEN LET ME DOWNLOAD THE GAME
Ruined
The whole reset on the layout, how you play, and the general concept of the game is why I am deciding to quit after two years and a bunch of grinding on this game. Before the update, this was my favorite game to play at one of my friends’ house because I wasn’t able to download it, but when I got the chance to, I was so happy. I played every time I had the chance, but after the big update, I haven’t found the joy I once had. This is the end of a big era for me, but hopefully I can find the same joy I had in this game in another one. Thanks for the great memories NBA LIVE.
I hate this new version
Bring back the old version because there’s like no chances of the events like I’ve been playing this game ever since this came out so this year there’s like a 0.0.1% chance of getting the players in the event like you used to have like challenges used to like do journeys and stuff, but that went. Oh bye-bye action
Game modes
Bring season mode and auction house back please.
Nostalgia and Controls
I remember playing this game all the time with my friends. It used to be so much fun with the auction house and the controls. Bring back the old controls with alley oops and stuff like that, as well as the old shot meter, the green circle was one of the best parts of the game. Make it easier to get better players and make the game like it used to be.
Sentiment summary
92%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
5%
Negative (1-2★)