FalconRS

Loved the 3-on-3 NHL Arcade game, not sure how football transitions to this format though. To me, an NBA version would be a no-brainer, but could intrude on NBA Jam territory.

I disagree. I've given the 2k series a chance. The controls are clunky (vs. the evolutionary controls the Live series employs...no sweeping changes, just tweaks) and the players are controlled far too much by poor animations. The past couple of years of Live have been a disappointment from that standpoint...while some of their animations are smooth and well sorted out, I've been caught a couple of times in sequences that have no outcome but and out-of-bounds whistle. Still much better than 2k, and I'll take it any day over Mutombo lighting me up on fade-away 20 footers, which has always been my biggest gripe with 2k.

Having purchased a new, full-retail copy of NBA Live incarnation going all the way back to the "Lakers vs. Celtics" PC title from the late-80's (followed by Genesis, PSX, Xbox, and now Xbox360 versions), I can honestly say this concept really intrigues me.