In putting together a trade proposal, the point value of the players you want to trade for has to be within a certain range, otherwise the computer will reject it. The trading system is similar the one found in previous games in that players are given point values. At the beginning of a season, you can adjust your roster by trading and releasing players and signing free agents. The franchise mode returns in 2003, and while it's not quite as in-depth as the one featured in Sega's console game NBA 2K3, you still get to perform all the basic functions of an NBA general manager. Live 2003 still offers many of the same modes found in previous games in the series. The latest game in the Live series is quite different from the last few games. In addition, the PC version unquestionably has the best online features of any of the game's versions, since it lets you create clubs and track various stats online. The result is an incredibly fun, albeit unrealistic, game of basketball that anyone can pick up and immediately start to enjoy.

Fortunately, EA Sports has almost completely reworked the NBA Live series for 2003 by quickening the pace of the game, adding a new 'freestyle' control system, and generally making NBA Live 2003 play more like the classic 16-bit console games that helped start the series. It was probably for the best that NBA Live 2002 was never released on the PC, because the gameplay mechanics in last year's game were in serious need of fine-tuning.

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