Customer Reviews

NBA Ballers

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Ok i checked out da videos on this game and this game is amazing. usually i would say that i could make a better game if i had the chance but this game is all dat and a little bit more

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I repeat, who ever gives this game a 1 or 2 stars SUKS!!! THIS IS GAME IS SWEET... LOOK I HAVE PLAYED EVERY AND I MEAN EVERY GAME TITLE FOR B-BALL ... WHEATER IT BE NBA STREET... NBA LIVE OR ANY OTHER WORKING TITLE FO B-BALL THIS GAME IS PROBABLY THE BEST ONE SO FAR! THE GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING... WHEN I SAW VINCE CARTER, I THOUGHT THAT I WAS WATCHIN TV!! IT IS SO LIFE LIKE... THIS GAME IS CHALLANGING.. AND FUN ALL AT THE SAME TIME.. U CANT GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS ... I CANNOT BELIVE ANYONE COULD GIVE THIS A 1 OR 2 STARS... I CANNOT BELIVE IT.... WHEN THIS GAME COMES OUT FO THE PSP (WHICH I HAVE) I AM DEFINATLY GETTIN IT...

okay. lets start with the good and bad stuff first. the game's graphics make u feel that the stars are with u. the rags to riches is really fun. u get to start out on the streets and work ur way up to play the biggest stars. it feels so cool when u finally get 3,000,000 credits and unlock yao ming's school. yao ming's school (can u believe that) u can also get the houses of stefan marbury, kobe bryant, shaq, vince carter, tim duncan, steve francis, allen iverson and the hall of fame (thats all i remember). you can unlock a whole lotta players and they have lots of cool collectibles that u have to do a certain task to get. see bill walton in a clippers jersey! get friends, cars, magazines. plus, if you are stuck getting something. just look on a cheat website for the password to get it. the tv tournament's are really fun becausse if ur stuck on one of them, you can adjust the level to such an easy level. the best feature is the move bringin' down the house. u get house meter by doing moves. if it's full, the crowd will go "too slow, too slow!" thats ur cue. press the turbo buttons (L1,L2,R1)and press triangle in the lane. you'll go up for an alley-oop and automatically win the game (plus get alot of points). there's the good things. now come the bad things. the thing that bothers me the most is that there's no michael jordan. i'm from chicago so it really get's on my nerves.please someone answer me. why isn't there mj?????? also, sometimes in rags to riches, it'll become frustrating because u can't beat someone. that's all that's bad. here is the fun things u might see in nba ballers

john stockton dunking over shaq.

john stockton pointing and trash talking to karl malone.

ur friend crying on the side when ur opponent makes an awesome play.

gary payton picking up bill russell and throwing him(forcing him to let go of the ball)

reggie miller bouncing a ball off yao's head.

any player rolling on the ground to cross an opponent.

when u pick a player, no matter who it is, the mc will say their name and they'll make some signals to u.

ur opponent lookin' around when u pass the ball to ur friend.

a.i dancin' around in inside stuff.

and finally

you will see some people pushing each other around when one takes a shot. here are some couples i love to see do that

shaq and kobe

magic and larry

wilt and bill russell

john stockton and karl malone

lebron and carmelo

AND....

well, that's all i can think of.

there u have it, my nba ballers review (buy it)!!

Some NBA/Midway games like Heat or March Madness has had it's influence on fluid basketball playing over the past 5 years but graphic and plot wise, it didn't offer. There were lack of players, no unlockables and non of the things you'd expect from a hard worked Basketball game, but NBA Ballers, it's easy to play, provides equal challenges, has a story mode 'Rags to Riches', and best of all, the gameplay. Also, the roster in NBA Ballers is much more respectable and diverse as it represents everything from the early 80s until this very day. No doubt you'll find today's established players like Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garrnett, LeBron James, Shaq, Rasheed Wallace and Gary Payton, as well as legends like Magic Johnson, Karim Abdul Jabbar, Larry Bird, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen and more.

The gameplay is unique as it provides individual buttons to not confuse the player and making the game complicated. The main aspects of this game is the fact that you control your Juice meter, and whatever player you choose, you'll have to choose them wisely as they are all not the same. You'll see Reggie Miller scoring from the 3 point line whereas Jermaine O'Neal can't, and the attributes really come into context and plays exceedingly well in this star studded game.

The music is subtle as it goes well with the game's basketball approach. If you liked NBA Street, and are familiar with the Midway NBA games, no doubt you'll find this game amusing and worth while. It offers the ultimate street basketball experience and never before seen, 1 vs. 1 vs. 1 game mode. The game is strong and you should really check it out.

This game is great. It has an original plot behind the gameplay and more control over juke moves. You play by 2s and 3s to 11, winner win by two, with a 2:00 time limit and 24 sec. shot clock. I prefer this game over NBA Street Vol. 2 cause:

1. NBA street is outdated compared to ballers
2. Graphics on players in street look like cartoons. In ballers you can easily tell whos who.
3. You get real one on one action.
4. More realistic, not every shot goes in (like in street)
5. Better courts and game environments (usually the crib of a player)
6. More rewards in ballers.Use trick points to get rewards: e.g. unlocking players, jerseys, cars, cribs, friends (to pass to during games)
7. Original plot behind gameplay
8. More control over juke moves
9. More players to choose from
10. More challenging than Street + tougher scenarios such as holding lebron under 5 pts. You also gotta learn most of the moves, instead of just being told how like in street.
11. More creative than street. The other day i had karl malone walking on carmelo's face, in mid-air, before a dunk. And bringing down the house can end the game (dunking and bringing the whole hoop down.

The only problem with this game is that it gets a bit repetitive after a while. You also can't play 3 on 3 like in street. But ballers has good replay value. You can play in a TV Tournament (nba player vs other nba players) or rags to riches (Create your own character and develop his skills to the top, challenging the leagues best. You can also play versus mode with a couple of friends. Some people complain about the commentator being annoying, well you can just turn him off. if you ask me, both the commentators from street and ballers are annoying. Thats why i got a mute button. And the music in street and ballers is annoying too. All the same, rapping abouts cribs and rims and being a baller. Just live with it. I was going to buy NBA Street (cause i heard it was better), but i rented it first and was disappointed. Its too easy and i would be done with it in a couple of weeks. Overall, i prefer ballers. If you dont believe me, then rent the two and compare which one suits your liking.

I don't feel like some the other reviews have given this game a fair chance. First of all, don't get this game if you are expecting a 5 on 5, fully officiated game of basketball. What this game gives you is one on one streetball action. Most of the games are best of 3 rounds, first one to 11 by twos and threes with a shotclock and time limit. If you've seen any of the AND 1 tour mixtapes you'll have an idea of what kind of basketball this is.

Onto the game itself. You have a lot of control on your juke moves (crossovers, stepbacks, fancy dribbles) using the right analog stick. You also have an arsenol of humiliation moves that you can do to embarrass your opponent using the square button. This however is less controled than your juke moves.

The player models in this game are AMAZING! Some of the best I've seen on any game. I'm a big fan of the NBA and all of the players are instantly reconizable, right down to their tatoos. Animations are dead on street ball, from the dunks to the celebrations players do afterwards. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND this game to anyone looking for an exciting game of basketball.

wow this game is real fun when u start it.i got it for 35 bux mad cheap.wen i started i played my friend and he won all the time.but i brang it home created my own baller and made him go from rags to riches.i had him gettin the best from hot clothes to hot mansions to chix to hot rides.and i got it all by beatin some ballers like kobe and kidd.u go up against ballers like shaq mutombo nawitzki,on and on.they got legends like doctor j.the only problem i have with it is that ya only play onevone and that gets old real fast.if they included some 3vs3 action it wouldve been much better.and to make a practice mode so that u could practice doin moves by urself not someone standing there and takin the ball away from u.all in all this game is hot ,hot trix,dunx,lay ups,everything is hot and anyone who thinx about getting it and is curious about getting this or something else should get ballers and see y people think its so good (...).

This is the best 1 on 1 basketball ever. You shake em down and cross them up with the MJ fade-away. You dunk and an all out block.

I thought NBA Ballers for Playstation 2 was a great game. It gave me plentiful time of entertainment. I liked the clothing selection. I thought the graphics and the gameplay were great. The only problem that got on my nerves was it took a long time to load. I thought it would take forever to find a hairstyle/hat and other clothing that I liked.
I LOVED the Rags to Riches Mode and TV Tournament.
Overall it is good game and I would still buy it.

(1-10)
Graphics: 10
Gameplay: 9
Special Features: 10
Loading: 1
Moves: 9

Man this is a very great game and the muisc is good as well. It features a lot of underground artist that i know about form web sites. A few of them are Ness from the ATL, Jelly Joe from Chicago i believe and Pointgame from rockhill south carolina, and Swif adn Tony Gunz both of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Midway is really making a come back on this. I recommend this game to everyone