NBA Street
2001
- sport
- single player
- split screen
The story
Are you ready for extreme basketball? You'd better be, 'cause it's coming to your PS2 fresh from the developers of SSX! Hit the streets for some 3-on-3 hoop action, where flashy moves are your key to victory. Do tricks and combos to build up your Gamebreaker meter. Hit a Gamebreaker shot and you'll not only advance your own point total, but take away from your opponents'. One well-timed Gamebreaker can turn a match around! Create your own cool characters, and earn great new stuff for them as you unlock new courts and teams while taking on streetball and NBA legends. Beat a team in the tournament mode, and you have the option of adding its players to your roster, which will help as you advance up the ladder. You can also take on a friend in the two-player mode.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated cel-style colour against gritty asphalt: sun-washed outdoor courts, graffitied walls, chain-link fences and crowds of cartoonishly exaggerated spectators, all rendered in the chunky, high-energy polygonal look of early-2000s sports games. Camera swoops and whips around the action during dunks and tricks, and the soundtrack is loud hip-hop and electronic beats that pump through every bucket and combo. Sessions move in fast, arcade-style bursts: three-on-three games are short, scores climb quickly, and the rhythm builds as players chain flashy moves to fill a Gamebreaker meter and swing a match in seconds. The vibe is brash, playful and kinetic, more hyped showmanship than realism, with a light competitive edge and a joyful, cheeky tone. There is no gore or real cruelty; contact is cartoonish, with occasional rough fouls and penalties that are played for comedy. It suits an evening with a friend on split screen, a pick-up session after school, or a restless afternoon when you want something loud and quick. It is for players who enjoy exaggerated street-sport swagger, character customisation and unlocking new courts and rosters, and who prefer arcade fun over simulation.
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