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NBA Street

January 01, 1970

This article is about the first game in the NBA Street video game series. For information on the rest of the series, see NBA Street (series).

NBA Street is a basketball video game developed by NuFX and EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label. It was released for the PlayStation 2 on June 19, 2001, and on February 5, 2002, for the GameCube. The game combines the talent and big names of the NBA with the attitude and atmosphere of streetball.

NBA Street
North American PlayStation 2 cover art featuring Stretch
Developer(s)NuFX
EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports BIG
Producer(s)Patrick Quinn
Wil Mozell
Designer(s)Josh Holmes
Programmer(s)Lou Haehn
Artist(s)Lisa Clarizio
Daryl Anselmo
Composer(s)Jason Ross
SeriesNBA Street
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, GameCube
ReleasePlayStation 2
GameCube
  • NA: February 5, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NBA Street is the first installment in the NBA Street series, and was followed by NBA Street Vol. 2, NBA Street V3, and NBA Street Homecourt.

Gameplay edit

NBA Street is based on three-on-three street basketball. Aside from the basic structure of basketball, players try to collect trick points, which are scored through the use of almost every basketball game maneuver such as doing fancy dribble moves, faking out defenders, shot blocking, diving for the ball, and dunking. If a team fills their trick meter, they get to perform a Gamebreaker, which is a special shot that not only adds to their score, but it subtracts an amount from their opponents' score.

The single player mode "City Circuit" involves making a user-created player, touring famous American locations and picking up teammates from NBA rosters along the way.

The game has "arcade" style gameplay, similar to the NBA Jam series. Games are scored not by traditional standards, as two-point field goals are worth one point, while made shots behind the 3-point line are worth two. Instead of a time limit, the first team to score 21 points are deemed the winner. However, the winner must win by 2.

Cast and characters edit

Twenty-nine NBA teams are playable, with rosters from around 2000 and 2001. However, only 5 players are available from each team. Michael Jordan, who announced his comeback from his second retirement with the Washington Wizards a few months after the PlayStation 2 release, is available on both the Gamecube and PlayStation 2 versions. He was however removed as the "Final Challenge" in the GameCube version as he now played for the Washington Wizards in the game. Instead, the City Circuit ended once a player beat the Street Legend "Stretch".

The game introduced several recurring characters called Street Legends, fictional basketball players who served as the series' bosses, each masterful in a particular aspect of basketball and representing a specific area of the United States. Their personalities and appearances were loosely inspired by real players, such as Stretch, the "cover athlete" who resembles Julius Erving in looks and abilities.

Development edit

With the game being based on a street ball style of basketball, EA invited Vancouver-based streetball group The Notic to do motion capture.[2][3] The most notable member of the group was Joel Haywood, nicknamed "the King Handles".[4]

Reception edit

The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[5][6] Kevin Toyama of NextGen said of the PlayStation 2 version, "Despite a few small problems, NBA Street delivers a basketball experience even sports game cynics can't help but love."[23] In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Victor on August 23, 2001, followed by the GameCube version on March 22, 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40 for the former,[12] and 30 out of 40 for the latter.[11]

Air Hendrix of GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 version in its August 2001 issue, "When the final buzzer sounds, Street gets serious props for breathing a huge blast of fresh air into what had been Midway's stinky old locker room. Street has staked its claim on the court, easily earning the title of this summer's latest must-have PS2 game."[29][c] Eight issues later, he said that the GameCube version "is sure to be one of this young system's early stars. If you've already conquered the PS2 version, there's no compelling reason to pound this pavement. But if 'GameCube' is your middle name, NBA Street should be your next game."[30][d]

The PlayStation 2 version sold 1.7 million units in the U.S. and earned $57 million by August 2006. Between June 2001 and August 2006, this release was the 18th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube consoles in the U.S. Combined sales for all NBA Street games released between June 2001 and August 2006, across the three game systems, reached 5.5 million units in the U.S. by the latter date.[31]

The same console version was nominated for the "Best Sports, Alternative Game" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2001 Awards, which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.[32] The same console version was also nominated at The Electric Playground's 2001 Blister Awards for "Best Extreme Sports Game" and "Best Canadian Console Game of the Year", but lost both to NHL Hitz 2002.[33][34]

With the success of the NBA Street series, EA Sports BIG expanded to the format to football with NFL Street and soccer with FIFA Street.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the GameCube version each a score of 8/10, and the other gave it 8.5/10.
  2. ^ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 9.5/10, 7.5/10, and 8.5/10.
  3. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control.
  4. ^ GamePro gave the GameCube version two 4/5 scores for graphics and sound, 4/5 for control, and 5/5 for fun factor.

References edit

  1. ^ IGN staff (June 19, 2001). "NBA Street Ships to Stores". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Wong, Alex (April 28, 2020). "The legend of King Handles and The Notic". SB Nation. Vox Media. from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Faris, Nick (April 11, 2020). "The unique career of the streetball icon who played with Air Bud and impressed KD". theScore. Score Media and Gaming. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Adams, J.J. (March 18, 2020). "The legend of Vancouver streetball 'king' Joey Haywood endures". The Province. Postmedia Network. from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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  7. ^ Barnes, J.C. . AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig (May 2002). "NBA Street (GC)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 154. Ziff Davis. p. 112. (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Leahy, Dan; Kujawa, Kraig; Hager, Dean (September 2001). "NBA Street (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 146. Ziff Davis. p. 141. (PDF) from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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  13. ^ "NBA Street (GC)". Game Informer. No. 109. FuncoLand. May 2002. p. 84.
  14. ^ Leeper, Justin (August 2001). . Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
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  30. ^ Air Hendrix (April 2002). "NBA Street Shatters the Backboard Again" (PDF). GamePro. No. 163. IDG. p. 110. from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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This article is about the first game in the NBA Street video game series For information on the rest of the series see NBA Street series This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources NBA Street news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message NBA Street is a basketball video game developed by NuFX and EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label It was released for the PlayStation 2 on June 19 2001 and on February 5 2002 for the GameCube The game combines the talent and big names of the NBA with the attitude and atmosphere of streetball NBA StreetNorth American PlayStation 2 cover art featuring StretchDeveloper s NuFXEA CanadaPublisher s EA Sports BIGProducer s Patrick QuinnWil MozellDesigner s Josh HolmesProgrammer s Lou HaehnArtist s Lisa ClarizioDaryl AnselmoComposer s Jason RossSeriesNBA StreetPlatform s PlayStation 2 GameCubeReleasePlayStation 2NA June 19 2001 1 GameCubeNA February 5 2002Genre s SportsMode s Single player multiplayer NBA Street is the first installment in the NBA Street series and was followed by NBA Street Vol 2 NBA Street V3 and NBA Street Homecourt Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Cast and characters 3 Development 4 Reception 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksGameplay editNBA Street is based on three on three street basketball Aside from the basic structure of basketball players try to collect trick points which are scored through the use of almost every basketball game maneuver such as doing fancy dribble moves faking out defenders shot blocking diving for the ball and dunking If a team fills their trick meter they get to perform a Gamebreaker which is a special shot that not only adds to their score but it subtracts an amount from their opponents score The single player mode City Circuit involves making a user created player touring famous American locations and picking up teammates from NBA rosters along the way The game has arcade style gameplay similar to the NBA Jam series Games are scored not by traditional standards as two point field goals are worth one point while made shots behind the 3 point line are worth two Instead of a time limit the first team to score 21 points are deemed the winner However the winner must win by 2 Cast and characters editTwenty nine NBA teams are playable with rosters from around 2000 and 2001 However only 5 players are available from each team Michael Jordan who announced his comeback from his second retirement with the Washington Wizards a few months after the PlayStation 2 release is available on both the Gamecube and PlayStation 2 versions He was however removed as the Final Challenge in the GameCube version as he now played for the Washington Wizards in the game Instead the City Circuit ended once a player beat the Street Legend Stretch The game introduced several recurring characters called Street Legends fictional basketball players who served as the series bosses each masterful in a particular aspect of basketball and representing a specific area of the United States Their personalities and appearances were loosely inspired by real players such as Stretch the cover athlete who resembles Julius Erving in looks and abilities Development editWith the game being based on a street ball style of basketball EA invited Vancouver based streetball group The Notic to do motion capture 2 3 The most notable member of the group was Joel Haywood nicknamed the King Handles 4 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGCPS2Metacritic88 100 5 89 100 6 Review scoresPublicationScoreGCPS2AllGameN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Electronic Gaming Monthly8 17 10 8 a 8 5 10 9 b EP DailyN A8 5 10 10 Famitsu30 40 11 31 40 12 Game Informer9 25 10 13 9 25 10 14 GameRevolutionN AB 15 GameSpot8 8 10 16 9 3 10 17 GameSpy90 18 91 19 GameZone8 10 20 N AIGN8 6 10 21 9 3 10 22 Next GenerationN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 Nintendo Power4 5 5 24 N AOfficial U S PlayStation MagazineN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 X PlayN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 BBC SportN A90 27 MaximN A8 10 28 The game received favorable reviews on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 5 6 Kevin Toyama of NextGen said of the PlayStation 2 version Despite a few small problems NBA Street delivers a basketball experience even sports game cynics can t help but love 23 In Japan where the same console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Victor on August 23 2001 followed by the GameCube version on March 22 2002 Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40 for the former 12 and 30 out of 40 for the latter 11 Air Hendrix of GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 version in its August 2001 issue When the final buzzer sounds Street gets serious props for breathing a huge blast of fresh air into what had been Midway s stinky old locker room Street has staked its claim on the court easily earning the title of this summer s latest must have PS2 game 29 c Eight issues later he said that the GameCube version is sure to be one of this young system s early stars If you ve already conquered the PS2 version there s no compelling reason to pound this pavement But if GameCube is your middle name NBA Street should be your next game 30 d The PlayStation 2 version sold 1 7 million units in the U S and earned 57 million by August 2006 Between June 2001 and August 2006 this release was the 18th highest selling game launched for the PlayStation 2 Xbox or GameCube consoles in the U S Combined sales for all NBA Street games released between June 2001 and August 2006 across the three game systems reached 5 5 million units in the U S by the latter date 31 The same console version was nominated for the Best Sports Alternative Game award at GameSpot s Best and Worst of 2001 Awards which went to Tony Hawk s Pro Skater 3 32 The same console version was also nominated at The Electric Playground s 2001 Blister Awards for Best Extreme Sports Game and Best Canadian Console Game of the Year but lost both to NHL Hitz 2002 33 34 With the success of the NBA Street series EA Sports BIG expanded to the format to football with NFL Street and soccer with FIFA Street Notes edit Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the GameCube version each a score of 8 10 and the other gave it 8 5 10 Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 9 5 10 7 5 10 and 8 5 10 GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 5 5 scores for graphics and fun factor 4 5 for sound and 4 5 5 for control GamePro gave the GameCube version two 4 5 scores for graphics and sound 4 5 for control and 5 5 for fun factor References edit IGN staff June 19 2001 NBA Street Ships to Stores IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 2 2013 Retrieved January 21 2024 Wong Alex April 28 2020 The legend of King Handles and The Notic SB Nation Vox Media Archived from the original on December 22 2023 Retrieved January 21 2024 Faris Nick April 11 2020 The unique career of the streetball icon who played with Air Bud and impressed KD theScore Score Media and Gaming Archived from the original on January 21 2024 Retrieved January 21 2024 Adams J J March 18 2020 The legend of Vancouver streetball king Joey Haywood endures The Province Postmedia Network Archived from the original on January 31 2022 Retrieved January 21 2024 a b NBA Street critic reviews GC Metacritic Fandom Archived from the original on April 19 2023 Retrieved January 21 2024 a b NBA Street critic reviews PS2 Metacritic Fandom Archived from the original on July 20 2023 Retrieved January 21 2024 Barnes J C NBA Street PS2 Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on November 14 2014 Retrieved June 12 2015 Leahy Dan Hager Dean Kujawa Kraig May 2002 NBA Street GC PDF Electronic Gaming Monthly No 154 Ziff Davis p 112 Archived PDF from the original on November 14 2022 Retrieved January 21 2024 Leahy Dan Kujawa Kraig Hager Dean September 2001 NBA Street PS2 PDF Electronic Gaming Monthly No 146 Ziff Davis p 141 Archived PDF from the original on November 20 2023 Retrieved January 21 2024 Steinberg Scott July 17 2001 NBA Street PS2 The Electric Playground Greedy Productions Ltd Archived from the original on January 9 2003 Retrieved January 21 2024 a b ニンテンドーゲームキューブ NBAストリート Famitsu in Japanese Vol 915 Enterbrain June 30 2006 p 102 Archived from the original on January 21 2024 Retrieved January 21 2024 a b プレイステーション2 NBA STREET Famitsu in Japanese Vol 915 Enterbrain June 30 2006 p 89 Archived from the original on January 21 2024 Retrieved January 21 2024 NBA Street GC Game Informer No 109 FuncoLand May 2002 p 84 Leeper Justin August 2001 NBA Street PS2 Game Informer No 100 FuncoLand Archived from the original on September 17 2008 Retrieved June 12 2015 Dr Moo June 2001 NBA Street Review PS2 GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved January 21 2024 Varanini Giancarlo February 27 2002 NBA Street Review GC GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on October 23 2004 Retrieved January 21 2024 Gerstmann Jeff June 20 2001 NBA Street Review PS2 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on June 25 2001 Retrieved January 21 2024 Sabine Mike April 26 2002 NBA Street GCN GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on January 12 2005 Retrieved June 12 2015 Kocher Dave July 5 2001 NBA Street PS2 SportPlanet GameSpy Industries Archived from the original on December 28 2004 Retrieved June 12 2015 Bedigian Louis May 5 2002 NBA Street GC Review GameZone Archived from the original on June 4 2009 Retrieved June 12 2015 Mirabella III Fran February 25 2002 NBA Street GCN IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on January 21 2024 Retrieved January 21 2024 Zdyrko David June 19 2001 NBA Street PS2 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on October 28 2022 Retrieved January 21 2024 a b Toyama Kevin September 2001 NBA Street PS2 NextGen No 81 Imagine Media p 66 Retrieved January 21 2024 NBA Street Nintendo Power Vol 154 Nintendo of America March 2002 p 133 Zuniga Todd August 2001 NBA Street Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 47 Ziff Davis p 105 Retrieved January 21 2024 Weigel Ray July 5 2001 NBA Street PS2 Review Extended Play TechTV Archived from the original on December 30 2001 Retrieved January 21 2024 Gibbon David July 13 2001 Let s Play NBA Street PS2 BBC Sport BBC Archived from the original on July 20 2023 Retrieved January 21 2024 Boyce Ryan June 12 2001 NBA Street PS2 Maxim Archived from the original on August 7 2001 Retrieved June 12 2015 Air Hendrix August 2001 NBA Street Owns the Asphalt PDF GamePro No 155 IDG pp 100 1 Archived from the original on February 7 2005 Retrieved January 21 2024 Air Hendrix April 2002 NBA Street Shatters the Backboard Again PDF GamePro No 163 IDG p 110 Archived from the original on February 12 2005 Retrieved January 21 2024 Campbell Colin Keiser Joe July 29 2006 The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century NextGen Future US Archived from the original on October 28 2007 GameSpot staff 2002 The Best and Worst of 2001 Best Sports Alternative Game Nominees GameSpot CNET Archived from the original on February 3 2002 Retrieved January 21 2024 Blister Awards 2001 Console Games 2 The Electric Playground Greedy Productions Ltd 2002 Archived from the original on July 13 2003 Retrieved January 21 2024 Blister Awards 2001 Special Awards The Electric Playground Greedy Productions Ltd 2002 Archived from the original on July 13 2003 Retrieved February 3 2024 External links editNBA Street at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NBA Street amp oldid 1216719931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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