<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
2002	I-Application
is	O
the	O
2002	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
video	O
games	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
said	O
in	O
its	O
final	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
hoops	O
series	O
is	O
basically	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
you	O
can	O
find	O
on	O
every	O
other	O
platform	O
–	O
in	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
chock	O
full	O
of	O
uninspiring	O
graphics	O
,	O
plodding	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
clumsy	O
controls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
and	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
