# NBA Live 07

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2006 basketball video game

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2006 video game

NBA Live 07 Xbox 360 cover art featuring Tracy McGrady Developer EA Canada Publisher EA Sports Series NBA Live Platforms PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Xbox Windows Release NA: September 25, 2006 AU: October 5, 2006 (PC) EU: October 6, 2006 AU: October 12, 2006 AU: October 19, 2006 (X360) EU: October 20, 2006 (X360) KOR: November 8, 2006 (PSP)[1] NA: November 15, 2006 (Mobile)[2] JP: November 22, 2006 (PS2, X360) JP: December 21, 2006 (PSP) Genre Sports Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

***NBA Live 07*** is the 2006 installment of the [*NBA Live* series](/source/NBA_Live) by [EA Sports](/source/EA_Sports). It was released on [Xbox](/source/Xbox_(console)), [Xbox 360](/source/Xbox_360), [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2), [PlayStation Portable](/source/PlayStation_Portable), and [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows).

## Cover

*NBA Live 07* features [Tracy McGrady](/source/Tracy_McGrady) of the [Houston Rockets](/source/Houston_Rockets) as the cover athlete in most versions, but some international versions have players from those areas:

- [Spain](/source/Spain): [Pau Gasol](/source/Pau_Gasol)

- [Germany](/source/Germany): [Dirk Nowitzki](/source/Dirk_Nowitzki)

- [France](/source/France): [Tony Parker](/source/Tony_Parker) & [Boris Diaw](/source/Boris_Diaw)

## Features

Players can create and name players which can be added to the roster. Players can also be upgraded to 99 using a special feature. Although the player can be named in any way, the commentator can speak out their last name if given certain names.

Teams can be unlocked by progressing through the game and completing unique challenges. The game features stars like [Magic Johnson](/source/Magic_Johnson), [Larry Bird](/source/Larry_Bird), [George Mikan](/source/George_Mikan), [Wilt Chamberlain](/source/Wilt_Chamberlain), and many others. They are all on one of the All-Star teams, which include the 50s All-Stars, 60s All-Stars, 70s All-Stars, 80s All-Stars, and 90s All-Stars. (The Legend Teams are not available for the Xbox 360)

The game features the voices of [Marv Albert](/source/Marv_Albert) and basketball player [Steve Kerr](/source/Steve_Kerr). This was the last *NBA Live* game to be released on the original [Xbox](/source/Xbox_(console)). A [PlayStation 3](/source/PlayStation_3) version was cancelled because the design was progressed ambitiously.

## Reception

Reception

Aggregate score Aggregator Score mobile PC PS2 PSP Xbox Xbox 360 Metacritic N/A 61/100[28] 63/100[29] 64/100[30] 69/100[31] 59/100[32]

Review scores Publication Score mobile PC PS2 PSP Xbox Xbox 360 Electronic Gaming Monthly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4/10[3] Eurogamer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5/10[4] Famitsu N/A N/A 28/40[5] 29/40[6] N/A 32/40[5] Game Informer N/A N/A 7.5/10[7] N/A 7.5/10[7] 5.25/10[8] GamePro N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4/5[9] GameRevolution N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A D+[10] GameSpot N/A 5.9/10[11] 7.1/10[12] 6.8/10[13] 7.3/10[14] 6.5/10[15] GameSpy N/A N/A N/A 4/5[16] N/A N/A GameTrailers N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.5/10[17] GameZone N/A N/A 6.7/10[18] 6.6/10[19] 7/10[20] N/A IGN 7.5/10[2] 4.9/10[21] 4.9/10[21] 6/10[22] 4.9/10[21] 6/10[23] Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine N/A N/A 5/10[24] N/A N/A N/A Official Xbox Magazine (US) N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.5/10[25] 7/10[25] PC Gamer (US) N/A 55%[26] N/A N/A N/A N/A Detroit Free Press N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1/4[27]

*NBA Live 07* received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic).[28][29][30][31][32] This marks the first time an *NBA Live* game has been rated in this majority. In Japan, *[Famitsu](/source/Famitsu)* gave the game a score of all four sevens for the PlayStation 2 version; all four eights for the Xbox 360 version;[5] and one seven, one eight, and two sevens for the PSP version.[6]

## See also

- [NBA 2K7](/source/NBA_2K7)

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## External links

- [*NBA Live 07*](https://www.mobygames.com/game//nba-live-07) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames)

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