NBA Live '97 na edi kan wɔ ntoatoaso no mu a ɛde obiako a ɔbɔ bɔɔl no anim ne mfinimfini —Mitch Richmond wosow saa Kings atade no wɔ anim. Gameplay no classic mfinimfini 90s NBA adeyɛ: fast breaks, alley-oops, ne wɔn a abotɔyam swishes. Na animations no yɛ anammɔn a ɛkɔ soro fi '96, titiriw dunks no, ɛwom sɛ AI no da so ara betumi ayɛ nea wotumi hyɛ ho nkɔm kakra sɛ wobɔ no sɛnea ɛsɛ de. Roster-wise, woanya Prime Shaq, Young Kobe, ne Jordan da so ara reyɛ Jordan nneɛma (ansa na ɔrefi hɔ akɔ baseball bio).

Ɛwɔ saa nostalgic Sega Genesis atenka no —chunky sprites, nnyigyei a ɛyɛ mmerɛw kakra, ne Jank a ɛdɔɔso ara kwa a ɛbɛkae wo sɛ efi '97. Da so ara kura mu sɛ wowɔ retro basketball sims mu a.