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ESPN NBA Basketball
PlayStation 2
Released On: Oct 21, 2003
89
6.1
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
89
94% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
6% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
89
94% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A basketball technician’s dream. Games against the CPU realistically mimic a real game, while scrimmages against friends received a boost of energy thanks to sped-up gameplay and better shot blocking. ESPN NBA Basketball 2K4 retains the top slot by just a hair.
ESPN NBA is not only one game but two, and they both kick ass... The best in video game basketball. [Nov 2003, p.146]
A great portrayal of professional basketball. While its counterpart, "NBA Live," may have more razzle and dazzle, ESPN has the fundamentals covered. If you know the difference between a "2" and a "5" when it comes to basketball positions, ESPN is your choice.
Treads the fine line between simulation and arcade play - and pulls it off. It's quite simply the best hoops game on the PS2. [Dec 2003, p.40]
I like more of a sim aspect in my sports games which leaves me undecided about the new arcadish feel of this game.
Overall while it's actually quite fun it really is lacking in imagination, leaving it in the same league as many of its average competitors.
It's the bugs, the lousy camera, ... and absolute necessity to adjust all of the gameplay sliders to find that decent game that shoots the overall score way down.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.1
57% Positive
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User Score
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Based on 7 User Ratings
6.1
57% Positive
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14% Mixed
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29% Negative
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Summary ESPN Presentation - Step up and join the most anticipated presentation known to date! With detailed visuals, picture-in-picture introductions, a variety of eye-catching callouts and new studio and color commentary -- why settle for anything less! The next step in realism, accurate player models bring extremely natural looking players to ...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
- Xbox
Initial Release Date: Oct 21, 2003
Developer:
- Visual Concepts
Publisher: Sega
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