Arcade-like effects such as booming sound effects and blocks which rocketed the ball to the opposite baseline were also amongst the common complaints. NBA Live 2003 was also derided for its ' Courtside Comedy' approach to cutscenes which players felt detracted from the intended atmosphere of an NBA simulation.

Although the concept itself was not unpopular (and continues to be used with Quick Strike Ankle Breakers today) most felt Freestyle Control was too powerful in NBA Live 2003 and the game too fast-paced with scores easily exceeding 150 points apiece when playing twelve minute quarters. The landmark addition in NBA Live 2003 was Freestyle Control, which was met with some enthusiasm by fans though some did not like the limited moves that were available to keyboard users. NBA Live 2003 is EA Sports' NBA release for the 2002/2003 NBA season.

It is the direct sequel to NBA Live 2002 and was followed by NBA Live 2004. It also saw the series return to the PC platform after the console-only release of NBA Live 2002 and was the final NBA Live released for the original Playstation. NBA Live 2003 saw the debut of Freestyle Control which has since become a staple of the series. Jason Kidd was featured as its cover player. NBA Live 2003 (also known as NBA 2003 or Live 2003 and stylised as NBA LIVE 2003) is the ninth instalment in the NBA Live series, released in North America on October 7th, 2002 for the Playstation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube while the PC version was released on November 12th, the Playstation version on October 16th and the Xbox version on October 15th. 16 MB DirectX 8.1 compatible video card.Windows, Playstation, Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube

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