NBA Live '98 FAQ
Sony Playstation
Version: 1.5
Created: July 3, 2000
Made by: TheGreatOne
E-mail: tctarheel48@aol.com
Last updated: Wednesday July 19, 2000

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This Document is copyright 2000 Tarrant Carter (TheGreatOne)
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Table of Contents
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1. Latest Updates
2. Review
3. Start Menu
4. Game Modes
5. How to Play
6. Rosters
7. Team Strategies
8. Secrets and Codes
9. Questions and Answers
10. Credits
11. My Other Works

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1. Latest Updates
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      Version 1.0 (7/3/00), Everything is new.
      Version 1.1 (7/3/00), my second update of the day, added my 
review of the game.
      Version 1.2 (7/5/00), added the secrets section.
      Version 1.3 (7/8/00), added my other works section.
      Version 1.4 (7/8/00), fixed spelling errors.
      Version 1.5 (7/19/00), added my other works section.

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2. Review
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Here is my review of the game.
*Introduction*
NBA Live '98 came out November 15 1997. Its graphics and game play 
surpasses that of all previous basketball games. The three-point 
shootout is a great new feature. You can take any of the 29 NBA teams 
and take them all the way to the NBA Finals. NBA Live '98 is multi-tap 
adaptable and can be played with one to eight players. NBA Live also 
requires 1-5 blocks of memory to save your settings, rosters, or 
season.

*Game play*
NBA Live '98 offers great in depth game play with a variety of 
offensive moves. The in game play is awesome. Take your opponent to the 
hole with a crossover or put a spin move on him. You can throw alley-
oops; dribble between the legs, and even control your own dunks. 
You can also play an NBA season complete with the playoffs. The three-
point shootout mode is new to basketball games. Take two to eight 
players in a three-point contest. Even on the hardest difficulty level 
you can easily defeat the computer. The only real challenge is when you 
play a human controlled opponent. NBA Live '98 allows you to create 
your own team from scratch and take them through a whole season. With 
play-by-play analyst with Verne Lundquist it makes NBA 
Live '98 one of the funnest games to play.
Game play rating: 10

*Graphics and Sound*
NBA Live '98 offers good graphics but the graphics are not as good as 
any game today. Every player in the game was cyber-modeled. The 
basketball courts are in amazing detail. Verne Lindquist provides the 
in-game play-by-play which is new to basketball games and the at the 
menu screens there is crystal clear background music.
Graphic and Sound Rating: 7

*Replay*
I would replay an entire season about two or three times. The reason 
being a whole season can last up to 82 games. Now that's a lot of games 
to be playing. It is definitely worth playing at least twice.

*Buy or Rent*
NBA Live '98 is definitely worth buying. If you don't want to fork over 
about $40 for the newest basketball game get NBA Live '98. For the 
price it is definitely worth it.

*Overall*
Overall NBA Live '98 is one of the best basketball games out their 
today and its also cheaper than most. I gave NBA Live '98 a rating of 
9. I gave it a 9 just because the graphics weren't as good as I thought 
they would be. Thank you for reading my NBA Live '98 review. Buy the 
game and enjoy.

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3. Start Menu
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(Option Menu)
Set sound, display, and game options.
Player Momentum:                    On/Off
Speech:                             Play By Play/Arena Anouncer/Off
Speech Volume:                      Use the direction buttons to change
                                    The speech volume
Music Volume:                       Set the volume of the music that 
                                    plays during menu screens
SF/X Volume:                        Set the volume of the in game sound
                                    effects
Crowd Volume:                       Set the volume of the crowd sound
                                    effects
Sound:                              Stereo/Mono
Automatic Replay:                   Set the frequency that highlight
                                    replays are shown
Slow Motion Dunks:                  On/Off
Player Indicator:                   Name/None/Position/Jersey #/
                                    Position #
Display Indicator:                  Active Player/All Players/Active 
                                    Team
Keep Scores Close:                  On/Off
Score Overlay:                      On/Off

(Rules Menu)
Current Style:                      Arcade/Simulation/Custom
Defensive Fouls:                    Set the sensitivity that defensive 
                                    fouls will be called
Offensive Fouls:                    Set the sensitivity that offensive
                                    fouls will be called
Foul Out:                           2/3/4/5/6/7/8/Off
Out of Bounds:                      On/Off
Backcourt:                          On/Off
Traveling:                          On/Off
Goaltending:                        On/Off
Illegal Defense:                    On/Off
3 Seconds in the Lane:              On/Off
5 Second Inbounding:                On/Off
10 Second Halfcourt:                On/Off
Shot Clock:                         On/Off
Fatigue:                            On/Off
Injuries:                           On/Off

(Memory Card Menu)
Load Game:                          Load previously saved games
Load Settings:                      Load Users, Rules, and Options 
                                    Screens
Load Rosters:                       Load previously saved Exhibition
                                    Rosters
Save Settings:                      Save current users, rules, and
                                    options menu to a memory card
Save Rosters:                       Save current Exhibition Rosters

(NBA Live '98 Music)
To adjust the frequency of the songs played just move the slider to 
the left or the right.

(Top 10 User Records)
View the top users in multiple categories such as: points, games 
played, etc.

(Credits)
See who is responsible for making the game.

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4. Game Modes
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(Exhibition)
Play a single game with any NBA, All Star, or Custom teams.
Quarter Length: 2 to 12 minutes
Style Setting: Arcade/Simulation/Custom
Skill Level: Rookie/Starter/All-Star/Superstar

(Season)
Play a whole Season with any NBA, All Star, or Custom teams.
Quarter Length: 2 to 12 minutes
Style Setting: Arcade/Simulation/Custom
Skill Level: Rookie/Starter/All-Star/Superstar

SEASON MENU:
Season Stats: View the various stat screens
Season Review: Review the entire season in detail, from team vs. team
match-ups to who is hot or cold.
Injuries: View the current injured list
SEASON SETTING MENU:
Season Type: NBA/Custom
Schedule Type: 97/98 NBA Season/Random
Playoff Length: 1-1-1-1/1-3-3-3/3-5-5-5/5-5-5-7
Full Stat Tracking: Yes/No
Always Show this Screen: Yes/No
Rosters: go review your roster or trade a player
Memory Card: Save or Load a season
Quit Season: Exit your current Season
Go To Playoffs: Go directly to the NBA Playoffs

(Playoffs)
Create your own playoff atmosphere or go through a season to get to the
playoffs.
Quarter Length: 2 to 12 minutes
Style Setting: Arcade/Simulation/Custom
Skill Level: Rookie/Starter/All-Star/Superstar

(3 Point Shootout)
See if ya have what it takes at the 3 point line in a 3 Point Shootout.
Split Screen: Yes/No
Players: 2/3/4/5/6
Skill Level: Rookie/Starter/All-Star/Superstar
CPU Players: View Turn/Simulate

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5. How To Play
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(Control Legend)
X:                                  X 
S:                                  Square
T:                                  Triangle
O:                                  Circle
L1:                                 L1
L2:                                 L2
R1:                                 R1
R2:                                 R2
Select:                             Select
Start:                              Start
L:                                  Left Direction
R:                                  Right Direction
U:                                  Up Direction
D:                                  Down Direction

(Menu Controls)
Action                              Control
Highlight Menu Items:               U or D
Change highlighted Item:            L or R
Cycle Secondary Menu Items:         L1/R1 or L2/R2
Activate highlighted option/go to 
screen:                             X
Activate Help Screen to view Menu
Controls:                           T
Activate Navigation Menu Overlay:   O
Return to Previous Screen:          Select
Advance to Next Screen:             Start

(Basic Game play Controls)
Pause Game:                         Start
Move Player:                        L, R, U, or D direction
Direct Pass or Direct Switch:       L1
Direct Shoot:                       L2
Turbo:                              R1
Drive:                              R2
*Note* To DirectPass to a specific player press L1 + S, T, or O.
For an alley-oop press L1 + X
To DirectShoot press L2 + S, T, or O

(Offense-with the Ball)
Crossover:                          S
Pass:                               X
Back Down:                          Hold T
Spin Move:                          Tap T
Shoot:                              Hold O to jump then release to 
shoot
Shooting Free Throws:               Press X or O to stop the moving 
Ball

(Offense-without the Ball)
Make CPU Ball Handler Shoot:        S
Call for Pass:                      T or X
Hand Check:                         O
Harder Hand Check:                  press R1 + O

(Defense)
Steal:                              S
Rebound or Block Shot:              T
Switch Players:                     X
Hand Check:                         O
Harder Hand Check:                  R1 + O
Face-Up:                            R2
Call for Double Team:               Select
Direct Switch:                      L1 + T, O, X, or S
Switch to Defender Closest to 
Basket:                             L2

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6. Rosters
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*Coming Soon*

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7. Team Strategies
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*Coming Soon*

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8. Secrets and Codes
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Here a list of the secrets I have found out about the game.
NBA Live '98
(Secrets)
Enable Secrets Menu
At the USER SETUP screen, highlight the team to be controlled, and 
press up until you START NEW apears. Then press X and enter SECRETS
as a name, and press Start. Select the new SECRETS option. Now select
ENTER SECRET CODE option. Now you can enter cheat codes. All codes
are case sensitive.

1. Aqua Court
Enter Seaweed as a code.

2. Halloween Costumes for Home Team
Enter Scary as a code.

3. Halloween Costumes for Away Team
Enter Freaky as a code.

4. Invisible Players for Home Team
Enter Cloak Home as a code.

5. Invisible Players Away Team
Enter Cloak Away as a code.

Bonus Teams
To access the bonus teams you need to enter the following location
and team name at the CREATE CUSTOM TEAM option screen. 
Location                      Team Name
EA                            Europals
Hitmen                        Coders
Hitmen                        Earplugs
Hitmen                        Idlers
Hitmen                        Pixels
QA                            Campers
QA                            DBuggers
QA                            Testubes
TNT                           Blasters

For more codes for NBA Live '98 please visit www.gamesages.com

(Gameshark Codes)
Enable Secrets Menu & All Cheats Enabled
80087FBE 0FFF
If you would like more gameshark codes for this game please go to 
(http://www.cmgsccc.com/psx/nbalive98.shtml).

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9. Questions and Answers
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*Coming Soon*
Please e-mail me all your questions about the game at 
tctarheel48@aol.com *Remember to put NBA Live '98 in the subject line*

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10. Credits
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Gamefaqs, for hopefully posting my very first FAQ

Me, for typing this FAQ

You, for reading my FAQ

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11. My Other Works
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      Faqs: 7      Reviews: 3

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(Playstation Reviews)
NBA Live '98
MLB '99
March Madness '98

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This Document is copyright 2000 Tarrant Carter (TheGreatOne)
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