Metacritic Games

NBA Street (GameCube)

Boost your Momentum Meter by pulling off sweet moves -- the more you do, the better you get. Play on street courts from all across the nation, in different climates and conditions. Take it to the hoop against the best street ballers in the land -- beat them and then add them to your team. Hold the court against all comers and unlock special players, gear and accessories. Slam and jam to the latest beats and grooves with the awesome soundtrack. [Electronic Arts]

Electronic Arts
Sports
Players: 2
E (Everyone)
Developer: EA Canada, NuFX
Released February 19, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

88 / 100

Critic Reviews

100	GamePro Street’s sensational gameplay deftly combines competitive hoops and slick moves and dunks without delving into the realm of Jam’s absurd acrobatics.
99	GameShark The GameCube has some serious power, and this game showcases it well with fluid movements of on-screen characters and lush backgrounds that are detailed down to little bits of trash that blow across the court from time to time.
93	Game Informer A three-on-three b-ball masterpiece. [May 2002, p.84]
90	Nintendojo The only real negative is the fact that you have to leave the last two controller ports empty.
90	Nintendo Power It does for baseketball what "SSX Tricky" does for snowboarding. [Mar 2002, p.133]
89	TotalGames.net As a game, NBA Street oozes quality and (more importantly) playability.
88	GameSpot One of those rare games that is simply addictive.
87	Operation Sports The single player will eventually get repetitive after going through Hold the Court and City Circuit modes but if you are into multiplayer this is a can’t miss game.
86	IGN It's polished and delivers tight gameplay, and it doesn't hand out sloppy seconds.
85	GamerWeb Nintendo Quite a solid game, with a sharp, stylized presentation and action-packed gameplay, all stuffed with various ways to get a person to spend entirely too much time staring at the television.
82	Electronic Gaming Monthly It's the great gameplay and intense, "Harlem Globetrotter" action that really keep NBA Street trucking. [May 2002, p.112]
80	Hot Games Where the game takes a steep drop from the PS2 version is in the controls - and this is totally because of the cumbersome design of the GameCube controller...[But it's] still a giant orange ball of fun.
80	Total Video Games I feel that I have been proven wrong once again by this game. It doesn’t have to [be] a true simulation to enjoy the game.
80	GameZone NBA Street's greatest flaw is the fact that it is a port.
80	Yahoo! Games The new Gamecube-only version improves on the experience with much better graphics, although the same underlying gameplay remains relatively unchanged.