sentences: "On the other side, Joe Rybicki of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" called it "a great game that will excite NBA Live fans", Tom Ham of "GameSpot" said "Boasting lightning-fast gameplay, tons of moves, great artificial intelligence, textured polygon players, and motion capture animation, "NBA Live 97" may very well be the best Playstation-based basketball game to date", and Johnny Ballgame of "GamePro" gave it a perfect 5 out of 5 in all four categories (graphics, sound, control, and funfactor), concluding that "you won't find a more complete, dynamic, and in-your-face basketball game on the 32-bit market than Live '97.