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NBA Ballers
PlayStation 2
Released On: Apr 5, 2004
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7.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 Critic Reviews
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91% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 Critic Reviews
83
91% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
9% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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A truly unique experience. [Aug 2004, p.6]
A great title that will suit fans of both the sport, and those of us who just like a little arcade-style action in our diet. The controls are fluid, the graphics are terrific, and sounds, well it all depends on your tastes.
The brief but constant loading times tend to slow things down a bit and a lot of the unlockables are pretty worthless, but its solid gameplay, spot-on character models, and bumpin’ soundtrack make NBA Ballers one of the best games of its kind to be released in recent memory.
Ballers’ best perks are its astonishingly hi-res textures (almost too hi-res—seeing the pores in the faces of player models isn’t exactly a pleasant thing), its depth of customization, the wide variety of smoothly animated street moves, and the intriguing 1 vs. 1 vs. 1 mode.
One on one basketball can be fun but can also become monotonous so its really a case of needing to like the sport because the storyline and other modes really aren't going to keep you playing the game for a great deal of time.
Maybe Midway will release a follow up with the same graphic engine, but with cleaned up gameplay and some two-on-two action. If that happens, I could definitely see my friends and I spending hours upon hours reliving all our old NBA Jam memories.
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Summary NBA Ballers is the exclusive one-on-one basketball videogame highlighting the "bling-bling" lifestyle of NBA Superstars; chromed-out cars, ice, ladies, tatts and jets all hinge on the killer cross-over. NBA Ballers also features NBA Legends dropping dimes and dunking in your grill to determine who is the greatest baller of all time. 60+ ...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
- Xbox
- GameCube
Initial Release Date: Apr 5, 2004
Developer:
- Midway
Publisher: Midway
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