NBA Live 2005 was the greatest NBA Live title ever made, and might just be the greatest basketball video game of all time too. #retrospective #SOFTDRINKTV #game #review #sdtv
@@leeroyjenkins5208 also you do know gen Z dates back to 1997 and that even 2000s kids have probably played this game right? Like I was born in 02 and this was my first basketball game lmao sounding like a crabby Millennial
That 2005 cycle was the peak of sports gaming: NBA Live 05 NFL 2k5 Madden 05 MVP Baseball 05 Nascar 2005: Chase for the Cup NFL Street V2 NBA Street V3 & more I didn't name. I don't think another year will ever match that output.
@Vintage Wrestling Zone Void? It just makes it that much more incredible that you could list that many great games while still leaving off so many others as he stated
EA, as usual refused to put in the necessary effort to keep up with 2K later on , and since they couldn't buy exclusivity they got ran out of business. And that's exactly what they fear will happen with madden.
I still have this game and everything about it is great, except for dynasty mode. That was kind of a disappointment in being realistic because there’s three things that I wish EA could’ve changed there. 1. The ability to fire and hire new head coaches rather than just always have the same coach on the sideline no matter how you perform on the court. 2. The ability to edit players names on all teams because the generic players in the draft just have a ton of unrealistic names, like I’d rather have a guy on my team named “Corey Alexander” or “Eric Johnson” instead of names like “Manu Murray” or “Odalfo Lawson” 3. The ability to control more than one team. Cause I played it recently where Tony Parker left the Spurs after the 2004-05 season to sign with the Lakers, and all CPU did to replace him at PG for the Spurs was sign Chris Whitney.
2005 was the peak of sports gaming. NBA live 05, MVP Baseball 05, Madden 05, 2k Football05, and the Tiger Woods games. Pretty sure NFL Street came out that year too.
I grew up with NBA Live 06 and 07 on PS2 as a kid. Less than a year ago, I started playing this game, and days after playing it, I wish THIS was the one I play growing up, because the gameplay is so much better! The All-Star Weekend was so much fun.
I remember the Slam dunk contest. I was playing as Jason Richardson and I was going against Lebron, Kobe, and Tracy McGrady. I was lucky enough to make it to the finals and I was going against McGrady. McGrady did the following: Bounce the basketball off of his head towards the backboard As the basketball bounce off of the backboard, McGrady jumped up performing a 360 Caught the basketball and as soon as he got closed to the rim, he went between his legs with the basketball and the dunked it. I turned off the game after that. There was no way that I can top that dunk.
I remember being in 4th grade with my friends and staying up until like 3am playing this on GameCube. Parents coming in and yelling at us to go to bed, and us pretending to be asleep.
Competition. Simple as that. Back then, both EA and 2K actually had to try. Not saying Madden or 2K wouldn't be transaction-laden pieces of crap, but I guarantee we'd get better games if both companies actually had to think about putting a GOOD product out every year.
The first time I did a 720 I actually screamed at the TV. I felt like I accomplished something. That mode made you feel like you were actually doing the dunk. Your timing had to be on point with the gather, jump, and dunk animations and twirling the joystick to do 360s, 540s, and 720s added another layer of challenge
I got live 03 with my ps2 on Christmas. Of course I didn't have a memory card so yeah I left my ps2 on for a little over 3 weeks. That almost 20 year old ps2 still works to this day.
I think it was talking about something happening long time ago so your advise can be kind of useless by now Like teaching someone young how to use a computer
First ever NBA I owned on PS2 as a 6 year old Loved the gameplay to soundtrack (as a metalhead) And well I loved how deep and detailed the season mode was and the many things you had to do and the practices with the music take me back The all star games And Dunk contest This in depth and plus today’s nbas graphics Is what imo should be the standard for a basketball game
Don't know what it was about 2005 that made game developers go off and make some of the greatest sports games of all time: NFL 2K5, NBA Live 2005, MVP Baseball 2005, Madden 2005. What a shame that the sports game industry stopped putting in effort.
I loved that the player ratings were more spread out. Average players were in the 60s while great players were in the 80s and only a few players like kobe were in the 90s. Made better players feel special. 2k has everyone in the 80s and 90s
my fav aspect to live 05 is how good ray allen is from 3 when open how hard to it is to score on ben wallace prince and sheed how good prime duncan is in the post and how smooth d wade feels in the open court...like they legit feel like they do in real life and kobe just makes everything even the toughest shots while guarded from deep man...love it
All star weekend feature on this game was super fun. The dunk contest and three point contest were super competitive with my friends and I. If you were the forth person to attempt a dunk, good luck because someone already took the easy dunks that gives you a perfect score
@@FreLitqa i agree. the ranked games online were so in depth. had to play like a chess match to win. actually had to call and execute plays, and each team had tons of diff plays u could run, and then defense had so many diff sets like 2-2-1 1-2-1-1 full court presses etc. so much variety and depth and the player ratings were very accurate even for smaller schools. they worked so damn hard. 10000x harder than any EA staff has ever done
Didn’t expect a video on this! Whenever I would see my dad on the weekends, I would play nfl 2k5, and when I was with my mom, I’d play this! Such a good game.
I think one of the greatest NBA games I’ve ever played, coming from somebody who doesn’t like watching the NBA, has to be NBA Street for the Nintendo GameCube. It was just different than the traditional games. That was my favorite game to play at my church’s Nintendo GameCube besides Luigi’s Mansion.
There is also a level of basketball IQ from the ai in this game that gives real fans pure joy. My first full game I played after not playing for some time, the CPU was killing me with the hop step. I mistimed my blocks and every post attempt they did was a hop step that worked for about a quarter and a half. I caught on, got 2 or 3 clean blocks, and the CPU ai stopped doing hop steps and just went straight up immediately for quick layups. This was on rookie. But they noticed I caught on and I didn't see another hop step all game. To be from 2004, with that level of detail from Live was wild because this mostly played like an arcade style game for fun. But it had a level of realism that gave it a perfect balance
That dunk contest mode was like the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater of basketball games. Somewhat unrealistic but just close enough to pass and inspire future dunks.
I played the dunk contest before I even played a regular game. It was fun to see what takeoffs and gathers to make. And franchise mode was great too!!!
I loved the NBA live 18, won the title with TWolves and kept the franchise going, so fun. They actually used the ESPN license and had sweet halftime show, felt like a poor man’s NFF2K5, was looking forward to future improvements but then...it was gone? If the did Madden like NBAlive 18, I might actually buy Madden again
Believe it or not this was the first and only NBA game I have for the GameCube and I’m glad to know that I have not only a good basketball game but what is regarded as one of the best NBA games ever made.
The nostalgia man.... this one had the menu screen of your favorite team dunking and shooting around in the background I also remember this game having realistic/kinda harsh ratings for some players lol
This was def the best live and arguably one of the best basketball video games ever. This and the year they added the Jordan mode in 2k...I forgot to mention 01 or 02 2k on dreamcast was a great too
Just played through a few seasons of dynasty mode for the nostalgia. If player's progression was better, it'd be the best basketball game ever. Still a lot of fun 17 years later
We really had it great with games growing up. Ill always be glad i grew up in the 2000s gaming was peak. The magic is gone and ill always cherish those memories
I would play this game today if I could. An absolute classic I was 7 when this came out and played it well into my teens. The movements were so great and the game play was polished. Any casual could play and have fun but there were enough intricate controls for the hardest of try hards. Sports games peaked in 2005(mvp baseball too)
I still have my copy of Live 05 on ps2! But the depth hearing this is like back down memory lane for me, with Live falling off now; it is a shame to see how hard it has fallen.
The sad fact Live 06 wasnt as great as 05 I still cant figure out.. 2k6 was when the shift started towards 2k basketball.. as someone who was playin the series since lakers vs celtics on Sega Genesis, its a shame EA got lazy, rested on their reputation, and were surpassed, without really caring says it all I miss competition: Nba Shootout, Inside Drive ( OG Xbox)
I’m the dunk contest my brother and I would use the : ball off the shot clock , hand stand front flip, catch ball, between the legs 360 , ta Mohawk as our finisher ……10’s EVERY time from all judges. It took forever to perfect the timing since we were young but god damn was the shit amazing lol
the dunk contest in 05 is one the greatest game modes in any sports game PERIOD
Capp not lately there’s some much missing in that mode it’s ridiculous 🤦🏾♂️💯💯
@@williamlucious8749 ok gen z
@@williamlucious8749 he's obviously talking about in nba live smh
@@leeroyjenkins5208 also you do know gen Z dates back to 1997 and that even 2000s kids have probably played this game right? Like I was born in 02 and this was my first basketball game lmao sounding like a crabby Millennial
@@itsgl00my88 you were three when this came out? lmao
That 2005 cycle was the peak of sports gaming:
NBA Live 05
NFL 2k5
Madden 05
MVP Baseball 05
Nascar 2005: Chase for the Cup
NFL Street V2
NBA Street V3
& more I didn't name. I don't think another year will ever match that output.
Smh damn man, the golden years
FIfa Street
PES 5
Nba 2k5
Nhl 2k5
Also $20 we were spoiled beyond belief that year
Also Def Jam Fight for NY
Tiger woods as well
@Vintage Wrestling Zone Void? It just makes it that much more incredible that you could list that many great games while still leaving off so many others as he stated
EA, as usual refused to put in the necessary effort to keep up with 2K later on , and since they couldn't buy exclusivity they got ran out of business. And that's exactly what they fear will happen with madden.
Yeah they had a great baseball game around that time too
I pray it does happen with madden.
@Harry Engel yea mlb the show 21
I hope it happens, because 2k was on it's way to dominance on the football side of things.
They don't have to worry about that with madden. The NFL is on their payroll. Fucking Bastards.
The 2005 line of ea sports games (madden, NBA, mvp, Nascar, NHL) all were good games
Don’t forget about tiger woods
NCAA Football was of course great as well.
All must own
All still better than todays versions sadly
You put madden but leave 2k5?
@Paul Robinson Didn't see the ea sports, but thanks for insulting a stranger on the internet for a tiny mistake, asshole.
"CPU Kobe doesn't pass the ball"
Damn..I thought i'm the only one who noticed that lol even the CPU has that mamba mentality on Kobe.
You know it’s a good day when SoftDrinkTV drops a video
This video just made me buy live 05 again 🙌🏾
Dude ps2 and GC era was the best time for all games it seems
Hey don't leave Xbox out of party!
Back when ea actually made changes in their sports games
I still have this game and everything about it is great, except for dynasty mode.
That was kind of a disappointment in being realistic because there’s three things that I wish EA could’ve changed there.
1. The ability to fire and hire new head coaches rather than just always have the same coach on the sideline no matter how you perform on the court.
2. The ability to edit players names on all teams because the generic players in the draft just have a ton of unrealistic names, like I’d rather have a guy on my team named “Corey Alexander” or “Eric Johnson” instead of names like “Manu Murray” or “Odalfo Lawson”
3. The ability to control more than one team.
Cause I played it recently where Tony Parker left the Spurs after the 2004-05 season to sign with the Lakers, and all CPU did to replace him at PG for the Spurs was sign Chris Whitney.
@@JWex-jy7sk The Simulation stats in dynasty mode was unrealistic too, but still an overall great game.
2005 was the peak of sports gaming. NBA live 05, MVP Baseball 05, Madden 05, 2k Football05, and the Tiger Woods games. Pretty sure NFL Street came out that year too.
I grew up with NBA Live 06 and 07 on PS2 as a kid. Less than a year ago, I started playing this game, and days after playing it, I wish THIS was the one I play growing up, because the gameplay is so much better! The All-Star Weekend was so much fun.
I had NBA Live 07 on PSP! It was lit
I remember the Slam dunk contest. I was playing as Jason Richardson and I was going against Lebron, Kobe, and Tracy McGrady.
I was lucky enough to make it to the finals and I was going against McGrady. McGrady did the following:
Bounce the basketball off of his head towards the backboard
As the basketball bounce off of the backboard, McGrady jumped up performing a 360
Caught the basketball and as soon as he got closed to the rim, he went between his legs with the basketball and the dunked it.
I turned off the game after that. There was no way that I can top that dunk.
Lol..
😂😂😂😂😂
Spent many late nights on weekends building a powerhouse Dallas Mavericks team in dynasty mode, good times good times
I remember being in 4th grade with my friends and staying up until like 3am playing this on GameCube. Parents coming in and yelling at us to go to bed, and us pretending to be asleep.
Use to do that with Mario kart double dash 😂
I got this for my birthday a month ago. One of the best basketball games I've played.
man they're giving you old ass games for your birthday lmao
@@doggerlander that’s what I do to my daughter, she really enjoys the progression of games.
@@doggerlander 🤣🤣🤣
@@doggerlander I love collecting old games
I absolutely agree me and my brother and our friends spent too many days playing that game to death 😂
My first basketball game, the gameplay was ridiculously fun, the soundtrack was insane, the modes were great, the unlockables were cool.
I need EA to watch this and figure out what went wrong
Why would you think anyone from EA will watch this?
they don't care, they only care about money and money only
Competition. Simple as that. Back then, both EA and 2K actually had to try. Not saying Madden or 2K wouldn't be transaction-laden pieces of crap, but I guarantee we'd get better games if both companies actually had to think about putting a GOOD product out every year.
@@TheWatchernator yet they have no microtransactions stop hating and go back to eating grass
@@geleneceline2310
which wasn't what I said
The first time I did a 720 I actually screamed at the TV. I felt like I accomplished something. That mode made you feel like you were actually doing the dunk. Your timing had to be on point with the gather, jump, and dunk animations and twirling the joystick to do 360s, 540s, and 720s added another layer of challenge
2005 was an amazing year for video games. Nfl 2k5, nba live 2005, madden 05 all staples in my childhood.
Still play this joint to this day.... 5'5 earl boykins dominating the dunk contest.... great great game
Nba live 2003 soundtrack alone almost makes it the best live ever lmao
I got live 03 with my ps2 on Christmas. Of course I didn't have a memory card so yeah I left my ps2 on for a little over 3 weeks. That almost 20 year old ps2 still works to this day.
@@bradsully6620 you can buy memory card d for Amazon for cheap with 100 times the capacity
Facts
I think it was talking about something happening long time ago so your advise can be kind of useless by now
Like teaching someone young how to use a computer
First ever NBA I owned on PS2 as a 6 year old
Loved the gameplay to soundtrack (as a metalhead)
And well I loved how deep and detailed the season mode was and the many things you had to do and the practices with the music take me back
The all star games
And Dunk contest
This in depth and plus today’s nbas graphics
Is what imo should be the standard for a basketball game
When we needed you most, you delivered. This is by far my favorite nba live
he sounds so white and nerdy lol
@@razkable and?
Same
@@razkablehe is white, why
you acting like it’s a bad thing smh
NFL 2K5, NBA 2K5, NBA Live 05 & MVP Baseball 2005. Such an amazing time for sports fans
even hockey was in the better state than nowdays, simply we have options.
Those graphics look insanely good when rendered in HD
2005 was the greatest year of all time for sports gaming.
The cover alone makes me feel nostalgic. I remember getting this for my birthday or for Christmas. The dunk contest was insane. Lol
Don't know what it was about 2005 that made game developers go off and make some of the greatest sports games of all time: NFL 2K5, NBA Live 2005, MVP Baseball 2005, Madden 2005. What a shame that the sports game industry stopped putting in effort.
I always say 2005 was the best gaming year of all time including other games like San Andreas and Midnight Club dub edition
because it was the end of that gen and it peaked with what they could do...
Wish EA could just remake their old games instead of making new ones. All they would have to do too is just a roster update.
I loved that the player ratings were more spread out. Average players were in the 60s while great players were in the 80s and only a few players like kobe were in the 90s. Made better players feel special. 2k has everyone in the 80s and 90s
Ive always been a 2k guy but proud to say i spent many hours on this one
2k wasn't it yet until like 07 ..the original 2k and 2k1 were awesome tho
my fav aspect to live 05 is how good ray allen is from 3 when open how hard to it is to score on ben wallace prince and sheed how good prime duncan is in the post and how smooth d wade feels in the open court...like they legit feel like they do in real life and kobe just makes everything even the toughest shots while guarded from deep man...love it
@@razkable Same. I use to lock people UP with Detroit. Wallace was a monster on defense.
NBA Live 10 retrospective next???????
Yes please
All star weekend feature on this game was super fun. The dunk contest and three point contest were super competitive with my friends and I.
If you were the forth person to attempt a dunk, good luck because someone already took the easy dunks that gives you a perfect score
Man ! Such good memories.
u should cover the college hoops game with josh childress on the front. that was their best one ever
NCAA Hoops 2k8 is the best college basketball game EVER made
@@FreLitqa i agree. the ranked games online were so in depth. had to play like a chess match to win. actually had to call and execute plays, and each team had tons of diff plays u could run, and then defense had so many diff sets like 2-2-1 1-2-1-1 full court presses etc. so much variety and depth and the player ratings were very accurate even for smaller schools. they worked so damn hard. 10000x harder than any EA staff has ever done
College hoops 2k5?! Bruh I have that still! OMG it is a good game.
Hands down the best live EVER!!
No cap
I still love Live95... My alltime fave NBA Live
Idk 00 and 03 was lit
NBA live 04 is my favorite and one of my most loved basketball games
Bro...playing against the Pistons was SO frustrating lol. That team was so good defensively. Chauncy, Prince, and Flip were a problem on offense too.
3:27 The computer only dunked or shot 3s. Live actually predicted the current NBA playstyle way back in the 00s.
Didn’t expect a video on this! Whenever I would see my dad on the weekends, I would play nfl 2k5, and when I was with my mom, I’d play this! Such a good game.
Playing center was so much fun.
I just discovered your channel and im watching every video, easily my new fav channel. Keep up great work 👍
I think one of the greatest NBA games I’ve ever played, coming from somebody who doesn’t like watching the NBA, has to be NBA Street for the Nintendo GameCube. It was just different than the traditional games. That was my favorite game to play at my church’s Nintendo GameCube besides Luigi’s Mansion.
My god sports games back then were legendary.
I still remember the excitement I had when, as a 9 old, I complete my first front handspring dunk. Man how times have changed.
Sooo glad I was born 1999 we need live back
Hands down best NBA basketball game to date! After this NBA live 10 with Dwight on the cover.
Yes, the last great nba live. Retrospective on it coming soon!
NBA 2K11: Am I a joke to you?
@@sambridgers9543 2k14 > 2k11 LOL
2k11 is my goat
@@SOFTDRINKTV 2k14 with the next gen graphics was a game changer. 2k11 is very underrated hard decision!!
This game kept me playing all day long as a kid. And i didnt even know what basketball was
There is also a level of basketball IQ from the ai in this game that gives real fans pure joy. My first full game I played after not playing for some time, the CPU was killing me with the hop step. I mistimed my blocks and every post attempt they did was a hop step that worked for about a quarter and a half. I caught on, got 2 or 3 clean blocks, and the CPU ai stopped doing hop steps and just went straight up immediately for quick layups. This was on rookie. But they noticed I caught on and I didn't see another hop step all game. To be from 2004, with that level of detail from Live was wild because this mostly played like an arcade style game for fun. But it had a level of realism that gave it a perfect balance
This game was next level, countless memories...
7:43 you say 720 reverse no scope 🤣
You had COD on ya mind lol I like it 😂😂
That dunk contest mode was like the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater of basketball games. Somewhat unrealistic but just close enough to pass and inspire future dunks.
EA stopped taking risk like every game out there now
Another great retrospective by SOFTDRINK!
I played the dunk contest before I even played a regular game. It was fun to see what takeoffs and gathers to make. And franchise mode was great too!!!
Absolute banger of a vid. The discord will be talking about this one for a few days
This is Number 1 and 07 was amazing with the Switching Freestyle Abilities on the fly 👈🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😤
I loved the NBA live 18, won the title with TWolves and kept the franchise going, so fun. They actually used the ESPN license and had sweet halftime show, felt like a poor man’s NFF2K5, was looking forward to future improvements but then...it was gone? If the did Madden like NBAlive 18, I might actually buy Madden again
Just found you today and already binge watching your content. Keep it up!
Believe it or not this was the first and only NBA game I have for the GameCube and I’m glad to know that I have not only a good basketball game but what is regarded as one of the best NBA games ever made.
Great video man! This was my first console sports game and remember it fondly.
This game smothered my whole summer in 6th grade. I had multiple franchises 20 years out, just the definition of addicting
2005 was a golden year for sports gaming
Also had a slam dunk battle royale mode where you play against another player in a rapid fire dunk contest to see who could rack up the most points
Let’s go another vid!
The nostalgia man.... this one had the menu screen of your favorite team dunking and shooting around in the background I also remember this game having realistic/kinda harsh ratings for some players lol
REALEST VIDEO EVER (on title/concept alone)!!!
What a game!!
Awesome vid! Trying to figure out that very first instrumental haha
Love your channel man. Just found it and subbed
NBA Live 2005 is my favorite basketball game to this day.
Great video dude
Love the retrospective vids , just curious if you could make some more longer vids like 15-20 min , keep up the good work bro 🤙🥳
man i cant count how many times i heard each song on the soundtrack esp its in da game. one of the best games of all time for sure
Hearing from the greatest NBA announcer Marv Albert
Bought this game in goodwill for pc and fell in love with basketball and this game right away. My first nba game
I remember spending all day trying to do the off the scoreboard, front flip bicycle dunk.....good times...def the best NBA live of all time!
One of the greats forgotten about, nice video
so many great memories from this game man wow . all star weekend 2023…. wow time freaking flies smh
If you take requests, can you please make a Luigi’s Mansion Retrospective
This was def the best live and arguably one of the best basketball video games ever. This and the year they added the Jordan mode in 2k...I forgot to mention 01 or 02 2k on dreamcast was a great too
Just played through a few seasons of dynasty mode for the nostalgia. If player's progression was better, it'd be the best basketball game ever. Still a lot of fun 17 years later
Agreed. Player progression sucked.
To maintain is my main aim! I know y’all remember that song. One thing Live has over 2K is the soundtrack. Especially Live 07
Murphy Lee- It’s in the game Fr. Jazz’s Pha & Jody Breeze 🔥 04’-05’ season was the Shit for all sports
We really had it great with games growing up. Ill always be glad i grew up in the 2000s gaming was peak. The magic is gone and ill always cherish those memories
Aw man I have loved this game since I was little, remember my dad absolutely destroying me and making me cry
Good times
I would play this game today if I could. An absolute classic I was 7 when this came out and played it well into my teens. The movements were so great and the game play was polished. Any casual could play and have fun but there were enough intricate controls for the hardest of try hards. Sports games peaked in 2005(mvp baseball too)
This man just dropped some heat
One of my Favorite sports game of my childhood.
I still have my copy of Live 05 on ps2! But the depth hearing this is like back down memory lane for me, with Live falling off now; it is a shame to see how hard it has fallen.
This was the only NBA Live game I ever owned. I guess I picked a good one lol. Also owned NCAA March Madness from that year as well.
The dunk contest was so freaking good man.
McGrady was unstoppable in this game
I always signed him. He was blocking everything
this was the first nba game i played
and still love it to this day
The sad fact Live 06 wasnt as great as 05
I still cant figure out.. 2k6 was when the shift started towards 2k basketball.. as someone who was playin the series since lakers vs celtics on Sega Genesis, its a shame EA got lazy, rested on their reputation, and were surpassed, without really caring says it all
I miss competition: Nba Shootout, Inside Drive ( OG Xbox)
This and madden 05 were my childhood prime games lol
To me it’s always been funny because I remember when nba live was way more respected than 2k
And I might add, the greatest looking PS2 game of all time.
I’m the dunk contest my brother and I would use the : ball off the shot clock , hand stand front flip, catch ball, between the legs 360 , ta Mohawk as our finisher ……10’s EVERY time from all judges. It took forever to perfect the timing since we were young but god damn was the shit amazing lol
I must say, as an owner of this game, I remember getting this at launch for $40, and I agree, the greatest NBA Live ever.
0:11 Great video as usual. But is that Kobe doing a Cyber Punk impression? I am confused 🏀