Video Gaming News - September 2002
Redwood City, CA (September 17, 2002) - NBA announcer Marv
Albert has said “YESSS!” to working with Electronic Arts. Albert will lend his
voice to NBA Live 2003 and future iterations of the game.
Albert, a broadcaster for more than 30 years, is entering his fifth season on
Turner Sports’ NBA coverage and was the voice of the “NBA on NBC” for 11
seasons. The award-winning broadcaster was inducted into the announcers’ wing of
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Albert will provide voiceover for NBA LIVE 2003 tutorials and handle
play-by-play duties for future versions of the game. Joining Albert in next
year’s game as color commentator will be current TNT analyst and former head
coach Mike Fratello. An NBA coach for 13 seasons, Fratello is only the 18th
coach to win 500 games, with a career record of 572-462.
From EA:
NBA LIVE 2003 allows players to get into the action and live their dreams of
NBA superstardom. Totally enhanced gameplay brings the physical, fast-paced
action of the NBA to life, while the new EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Control lets
players express their game through the use of the right analog stick on the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the right thumbstick on the
Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft. With the Freestyle Control, players can
execute over 100 true-to-life moves such as the step-back move, Triple-threat
moves, and pass interceptions, letting players feel the court action like never
before and make their hoop dreams come true.
NBA LIVE 2003 will be released this fall for the PlayStation 2, Xbox,
Nintendo GameCube™, PC-CD and the PlayStation® console.
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