ESPN NBA Basketball Experience a new kind of basketball. Turn on the skills of the next generation and experience the new NBA attitude with ESPN NBA BASKETBALL. Start with fanatical crowds, blinding lights and deafening sounds that set the stage for each competitive match-up! Can you last?

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24/7 mode allows you to create a street basketball player from birth. No joke...your player has no skill whatsoever. Before you go around the world and play on the most famous street courts(Greece, Japan, New York City and many more)against NBA players and legends. I suggest you go through training. I've had this game for almost a year and I still haven't maxed out my player. That is how challenging it is. Oh, did I mention that you can take your created player on XBOX LIVE and have deadly one on one matches to 21 against other XBOX LIVE players, with your custom soundtrack playing(I like to listen to BIG Punisher). The customization in this game is so deep that your player will look like nobody else's created player.

If you are a true basketball fan this is the game for you. Xbox Live & the 24/7 mode takes this game to the history books of basketball games.

Not as good as NBA Live 2004May 02, 2004
I just got my Xbox and this ESPN basketball game a few days ago, and although it's pretty fun, I have to say that it's not quite as good as the EA NBA Live 2004 game. I've played the EA game on my brother's Playstation 2 and found the game-play to be a LOT more fun and dramatic.

The ESPN only has one shoot button, whereas the EA game's 2 buttons allows you to shoot a jumper or go for a dunk. Also, the freestyle stick in the EA game is much more functional. With ESPN, 3 out of 4 times when I use the "iso-motion" stick i get called for charging. With certain players (i.e. Tim Duncan)it works ok, but with others, you will be called for charging almost every time you use it.

Another thing I like about the EA game is that the camera gets in closer to the action. With the ESPN game I don't feel as involved in the action.

I also prefer the audio on the EA game. The commentators are more verbose and excited. (And the music is better.)

2 other reasons why I prefer the EA game: 1. the "last man back" button 2. the "alley oop" button

The first button allows you to quickly choose your player (defender) who is the furthest back. This is great help when your opponent is running a fast break or when he's blown by you and is taking it to the rim. You can tap the button and you are ready to defend.

The second button allows you to throw an alley-oop pass when one of your players is in the vicinity of the hoop. This is great fun when executed properly.

Overall, the ESPN is a very good game, but it just seems a bit more clunky and limited than the Electronic Arts NBA Live 2004 game. So my recommendation: pass up this ESPN game and spend your cash on the Electronic Arts ball game.

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not as good as NBA Live 2004May 02, 2004
I just got my Xbox and this ESPN basketball game a few days ago, and although it's fun, I have to say that it's not quite as good as the EA NBA Live 2004 game. I've played the EA game on my brother's Playstation 2 and found the game-play to be a LOT more fun and dramatic.

The ESPN only has one shoot button, whereas the EA game's 2 buttons allows you to shoot a jumper or go for a dunk. Also, the freestyle stick in the EA game is much more functional. With ESPN, 3 out of 4 times when I use the "iso-motion" stick i get called for charging. That's a load of c---. Why is it there?

Another thing I like about the EA game is that the camera gets in closer to the action. With the ESPN game I don't feel as involved in the action. I feel like I'm in the stands.

I also prefer the audio on the EA game. The commentators are more verbose and excited. (And the music is better.)

Overall, the ESPN is a good game, but it just seems a bit more clunky than the Electronic Arts NBA Live game. So my recommendation: spend your cash on the Electronic Arts ball game.