NBA Live 97

NBA Live 97
Developer(s)MS-DOS: EA Sports
PlayStation: EA Canada
Super NES/Genesis: NuFX/Hitmen Productions
Sega Saturn: Realtime Associates
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Composer(s)
SeriesNBA Live
EngineVirtual Stadium
Platform(s)MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super NES, Genesis
ReleaseGenesis
Super NES
PlayStation
  • NA: November 26, 1996[1]
  • EU: December 1996
  • JP: February 28, 1997
DOS
Sega Saturn
  • NA: March 28, 1997
  • EU: April 4, 1997[2]
Genre(s)Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (head to head or cooperative)

NBA Live 97 is the third installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings. The game was developed by EA Sports and released in 1996. The MS-DOS, Sega Saturn and PlayStation versions featured polygonal models for the on-court players, thus marking it as the first 3D EA Sports Basketball sequel for the series. It was also the first NBA Live released for the Sega Saturn.[3] The game received mostly positive reviews for its advanced graphics and wide array of available moves and plays, though the Saturn conversion was reviled for numerous technical deficiencies. NBA Live 97 is followed by NBA Live 98.

  1. ^ a b c d "Electronic Arts - News Room, Electronic Arts Ships NBA Live 97 for the PlayStation". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. ^ "Checkpoint - Events And Software Releases". Computer and Video Games. No. 185. Future Publishing. April 1997. p. 49.
  3. ^ "NG Alphas: NBA Live '97". Next Generation. No. 23. Imagine Media. November 1996. p. 178.