NBA Street Vol 2

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Genre: Sports
• Mission: Use your skill and style to become the greatest streetballer of all time

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007UHEQ
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 25, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,627 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

NBA Street Vol. 2 brings the fast and hard blacktop basketball of the first game back -- with all-new courts, players and moves! Exciting multiplayer gameplay for up to 4 players Jump into the most realistic urban courts ever designed and see if you can become a legend!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for even non-basketball fans, October 8, 2003

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M. S. Hillis (Lynnwood, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NBA Street Vol 2 (Video Game)

NBA Street Vol. 2 is an engaging, colorful hoops title that is perfect for gamers who flip the channel whenever real basketball comes on the TV.

The game centers on casual 3-on-3 pick-up games set in a variety of urban settings. You can pick players from any NBA team, a roster of All-Stars, or a pantheon of famed ballers from NBA history. You can also create your own hoops star, tweaking a portfolio of skills like "dunks" and "handling" and even picking hair styles and outfits. There are several play modes, including quick, one-off games, an NBA Challenge against various teams, and the "Be a Legend" mode that lets you develop the career of your streetballer, improving his skills and upgrading his shoes and wardrobe as you dunk your way across the country on courts from New York to Seattle.

The controls are a little intimidating at first, at least to folks like me who don't play a lot of sports titles. I imagine hard-core NBA gamers will have a much easier time mastering the various moves. But there is a nice tutorial that takes you through everything, and the game turns out to be one of those "easy to learn, difficult to master" exercises.

The graphics are pretty solid. The characters are fairly realistic with a bit of cartoonish edge to them. The moves are nicely exaggerated, i.e., players can soar several feet above the basket on their way to slamming down a spectacular dunk. There is nice variety in the appearance and skills of your opponents, who can range from towering men with afros to petit women in tank-tops. The wide selection of courts is also nice.

Finally, apart from the traditional street scoring of one point per basket up to 21, there is a cool system for awarding points based on style and combinations of trick moves. It is challenging and rewarding to pull off a string of moves that results in an eye-popping alley-oop that nets a huge score.

The drawbacks to the game include long load times and a rather confusing array of menus and options to get a game started. I have also had the game freeze on me several times while starting a match, though this problem seems to be cropping up in other games I have and may be a problem with my machine.

I have been addicted to this game for a couple weeks now and expect that it will be the first sports game that I play all the way through. Highly recommended.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for all types of players, May 23, 2003

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Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NBA Street Vol 2 (Video Game)

A great casual-fun sports game, NBA Street 2 lets you take your favorite NBA pros out into street games. Trick shots and signature moves make the game interesting.

A great training area lets you learn all the moves with as much time as you need. Replay each type of move as many times as you need to, and get yourself comfortable.

There are over 150 players to work with, from all eras of basketball heroes. The range of moves to use and unlock is pretty amazing, and there's a wealth of locations and gameplay to keep things interesting. The game starts slowly enough that even thoughs not really familiar with basketball can learn as they go.

The graphics are great, with well animated figures doing amazing moves and looking quite realistic. The graphics are on par with Dead or Alive III, with leaves floating down and skidding along, great textures on surfaces and nicely done shadows.

The sound and music really draw you in. There's a great selection of music that cycle in the background, and the 'commentator' has some brilliantly funny lines. Of course usually your friends in the room are cheering over his comments, as you execute an amazing triple-trick move and trash your opponents.

Really a fun game even for non-sports enthusiasts. If you enjoy basketball, you'll become addicted and be dreaming about the game when you finally get some sleep!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as a basketball game can get., August 31, 2003

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Average Joe "Average Joe" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NBA Street Vol 2 (Video Game)

This game is just too good.NBA Street Volume 2 is as good as a basketball game can get.In my opinion,this is the best basketball game ever made.Its really,really fun and you don't need to be a huge NBA fan to play it.There are old school and new school players and all the official teams.This game is very fun in multiplayer too.EA Sports BIG/NUFX should really consider supporting some of the good Xbox features in the future though,like custom soundtrack support or Xbox Live play.That would be great.Nevertheless,this is still an excellent b-ball game that is true to the game.This is how street ball culture is.If you need a very fun basketball game than you can't go wrong with purchasing this game.Theres not really much to hate about it.

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