<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Joel	O
Embiid	O
of	O
the	O
Philadelphia	O
76ers	O
as	O
its	O
cover	O
athlete	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
22nd	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
2017	O
's	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
18	I-Application
while	O
being	O
the	O
latest	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
date	O
as	O
of	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
mixed-to-positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
,	O
new	O
additions	O
and	O
modes	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
AI	O
and	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
features	O
Joel	O
Embiid	O
of	O
the	O
Philadelphia	O
76ers	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
EA	O
's	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
19	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
include	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
real-player	O
motion	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
one-on-one	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
female	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
received	O
a	O
new	O
commentary	O
team	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
Knicks	O
radio	O
play-by-play	O
announcer	O
Ed	O
Cohen	O
and	O
ESPN	O
basketball	B-Application
analyst	O
Jay	O
Williams	O
,	O
replacing	O
Mike	O
Breen	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Van	O
Gundy	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
series	I-Application
since	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
14	O
and	O
the	O
canceled	O
NBA	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
streaming	O
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
questioned	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
tepid	O
reception	O
and	O
poor	O
overall	O
sales	O
numbers	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
18	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
7.9/10	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
pleasantly	O
surprised	O
by	O
how	O
much	O
I	O
liked	O
playing	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
and	O
its	O
various	O
modes	O
offer	O
plenty	O
of	O
chances	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
fun	O
basketball	B-Application
experience	O
...	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
is	O
great	O
at	O
simulating	O
basketball	B-Application
and	O
has	O
fun	O
modes	O
to	O
shake	O
things	O
up	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
personality	O
comes	O
up	O
a	O
bit	O
short.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
7/10	O
review	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
19	I-Application
is	O
a	O
capable	O
and	O
competent	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
that	O
offers	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
different	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
numerous	O
reasons	O
to	O
keep	O
coming	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
