NBA Ballers: Chosen One is a tough game to review in that it brings utter dread to my mind. Since EA and Midway both have the rights to make NBA games, they have entered into a gentleman’s agreement to skip every other year and let the other make their game to rule the hardwood courts. Too bad NBA Street is the only one worth playing.
The plot to NBA Ballers “The Chosen One” is this: apparently every year after the NBA play-offs, the top players in the NBA decide to take it to the streets and compete in a street ball tournament. The winner of this tournament is then dubbed the “Chosen One.” Well where do I sign up for this prestigious honor? If you’re looking for a good plot, look elsewhere. If you’re looking for Chuck D, then step right up. Chuck D. Really? WTF? Yes, he is in there as the announcer for their version of SportsCenter, but don’t look for any Emmy winning speeches here.
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April 29, 2008 – 12:00 pm
OK so here is the plot to NBA Ballers “The Chosen One”, apparently every year after the NBA play-offs, the top players in the NBA decide to take it to the streets and compete in a street ball tournament, the winner of this tournament is then dubbed the “Chosen One.” Well where do I sign up for this prestigious honor?
I have to say that I have played almost every version of NBA Street and NBA Jam and thought perhaps NBA Balllers may provide some of the same fun, but boy was I wrong. I played a bit of the game and created my own Baller, that is what cool basketball players are called now a days apparently. The creation of your character is horrid, the character models look emaciated and picking your look and style is cumbersome at best. The best part is picking a nickname, I chose Dice because I like craps, hard 8 FTW!
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October 21, 2007 – 12:29 pm
NBA 08 is the next in the yearly installments from Sony for the PS2. This year’s game shares many gameplay elements with the PSP and PS3 while adding a few gameplay modes of it’s own. Here is a breakdown of some of the facets of NBA 08 for the PS2:
Presentation and Graphics: The graphics are pretty good for a PS2 title. Not the greatest we’ve seen by far, especially with some of the more recent titles. Most character models look great, unlike the PSP version of the game. The camera is more like the PS3 version, which stays a bit further away from the action. I prefer the camera in the PSP version the best of the three. Like the PSP version, I would have liked to have seen a few more replays. I’m surprised there weren’t more in the PS2 version. 3.5 of 5
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October 20, 2007 – 11:01 am
NBA 08 is the next in the yearly installments from Sony for the PSP. This year’s game shares many gameplay elements with the PS2 and PSP while adding a few gameplay modes of it’s own. Here is a breakdown of some of the facets of NBA 08 for the PSP:
Presentation and Graphics: The graphics are okay for the PSP. Not the best we’ve seen by far, but not that bad either. Some character models look great, while others are way off the mark. Jason Kidd looks great, while I couldn’t pick Lebron James out of the 5 guys on the court. The camera stays closer to the action than the PS3 version of the game, which is nice. I would have liked to have seen a few more replays, but I’m guessing that was a space issue on the UMD discs with adding that feature. 3.5 of 5
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October 11, 2007 – 4:19 pm
EA confirmed today that NBA LIVE 08 will be the third game in the EA lineup feature Online team play. This is pretty innovative as the entire team can be controlled by human user son both sides of the ball, making a 5 on 5 basketball match a real 5 on 5, instead of just two people using two teams. This actually increases the level of realism and could be a lot of fun online to play with 4 buddies against an entire team of user controlled opponents.
Online team play makes me want to grab this game and give it a try. Expect an NBA LIVE 08 demo in some time in late November.
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October 9, 2007 – 4:34 pm
Another contest is coming at you from your friends at Loot Ninja. We’re giving away three PS3 games in this contest. Yes, that’s right, three games together! The games are: Heavenly Sword, Lair, and NBA 08. We want to thank Sony for sponsoring this contest by providing the prizes!
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment in this post stating your current favorite feature of the PS3 and what they’d like to see most out of the PS3 in the future. This is limited to things achievable with a firmware update only, not “more games” or anything hardware related.
The contest ends at 11:59pm EST on Wednesday November 7th. That gives you a full 4 weeks to enter. Only one entry per person per day is allowed, and a winner will be chosen at random after the contest is finished.
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September 28, 2007 – 9:46 am
NBA 08 is the follow up to the PS3 first party launch title, NBA 07. The game looks to build upon what was started last year to take the game to the next level. But too many features were left out to bring it there. The game is pretty, but needs some depth to really compete in the basketball game market. Here is a breakdown of some of the facets of NBA 08 for the PS3:
Presentation and Graphics: NBA 08 runs at a blistering 60fps at full 1080p. Not many games can claim that honor, but Sony has made sure their NBA line looks top notch. There are, however, some clipping issues which prevent the graphics from being the best they can be. The details in the arenas and crowd this year are a huge step up, as are the player and uniform details. The game presents some really cool replays, but these seem vary sparse and only after a big dunk. I would have liked to have seem these occur more often, say with a big crossover to nice steal. The camera seems to stay too far away from the action, not giving you enough opportunity to find that tight passing line into the low post. 4 of 5
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September 27, 2007 – 12:49 pm
We got word today from 2K Sports about their new Media Player which showcases some pretty screenshots and a gameplay trailer for NBA 2K8. The game is set to drop October 2nd in the US for most major consoles.
The game looks more polished than last year’s title with more details in the uniforms and smoother animations. Word on the street is the game runs at a blazing 60fps on all platforms. I think the coolest feature of the game is in the inclusion of the Slam Dunk Contest as a playable mode.
Hit the jump to check out the Media Player. Sorry we can’t embed it for you on the homepage… it makes things go a bit haywire around here.
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September 25, 2007 – 11:27 am
NBA games are often defined by their music. This year for NBA 2K8 is no exception. Check out these beats:
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September 6, 2007 – 8:15 am
If you want to drink even more of the EA Sports Kool-Aid, there’s now a demo for NBA Live 08 on the Xbox 360’s Marketplace.
Weighing in at 563MB, the demo is available in all regions except Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Swede.
I’m going to pass on this, because I can almost guarantee it will be the same as the 07 iteration.
