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Review care of http://gnadegames.blogspot.com Don’t get me wrong, NBA Street is by no means a bad game. In fact, it is chock full of high production values and is a vast improvement over Volume 3. Despite all of this, Vol. 2 is still the best in the series in my eyes. Gameplay: 8/10 Pros: The new gamebreaker system is great and offers a good system of risk and reward (opposing players can ‘steal’ gamebreakers). The fluidity of animations and the countermoves (a button appears over a ball handler or defender and if you press it you will bounce the ball through a defender’s legs, or steal the ball.) are also great additions. Cons: The intuition of the kick pass (press down on the right stick) is gone! Blocking long range shots is way too easy and makes games dunkfests. Trick Remixer brings with it a lack of differing dunks, trick moves. Graphics: 9/10 Pros: The graphics are good, the player animations are absolutely superb and the game has an organic overall feel because of the look and especially the animations of all the players. The filters put on the gameplay and ‘biography’ videos are sweet. Cons: The courts are not that spectacular and don’t offer the variety of looks and tones (rooftops, dark alleyways) of previous street titles. Sound/Music: 9/10 Pros: As always EA has spent a fortune on licensed tracks which are excellent. Voice work for the player biographies is excellent. Cons: Voice work is a mixed bag during gameplay. It bothers me that we get great Carmelo voice work for in between game segments but then have generic player voices for nearly all the NBA stars. Players just all sound the same in game- generic. This may be nitpicking, but why not get voice work from all the players or just rip it from game footage? I want Iverson to sound like Iverson. Lasting Appeal: 7/10 Pros: Online play is great (something Vol. 2 lacked) and there area several different game modes, and street games to be played. There’s achievements and all that too. Cons: Achievements are incredibly easy. There are only 16 and they are each worth an absurd amount (like 50 points). They are also incredibly easy to get and I had over 200 within the first hour. The flash of NBA street and it’s appeal has worn off over the years. Average: 82.50% Tilt: -0.50% EA is a massive studio (which I must admit I distaste ever since they monopolized the NFL license) and they crank out sequels nearly every year. As a result, their games always have the polish in the graphics and sound department, but the gameplay can drastically fluctuate from sequel to sequel. The Street series is lucky because it doesn’t suffer from the strict annual release schedule of Madden. Nonetheless, while Homecourt is much much better than Vol 3, it’s no Vol 2. Verdict: 82%Read full review
With my diamond card in one hand, and my rent one get one free game at Hollywood video in the other, I set out to rent the perfect game for the Xbox 360. Unfortunately, my choices consisted of a bunch of uninterested games and this one, NBA Street Homecourt. I gotta tell ya, I was pleasantly surprised. This game was a lot of fun. If you were a fan of the NBA Jam series back in the day, then you'll probably love this one. It's a lot similar with a touch of technological update for the next gen systems. It's a tad less ridiculous and also introduces a more personal view to the NBA players in the game. It's also 3 on 3 and includes a pretty slick online mode. I found the game to be pretty easy, even on the more difficult modes. Unless you're just a die hard NBA Jam-type game lover, this is a true rental. You can get through pretty much every aspect and score every achievement in the game in a matter of days. The upside to purchasing it is that the resale value seems pretty good right now. In theory, I suppose you could buy it, finish it, get tired of it, and flip it right here on eBay and loose about as much money as it would cost to rent it. If you're looking for a truly great basketball game purchase, you're better off going with NBA 2K7. For its awesome rental value, I'll give NBA Street Homecourt and 4 out of 5.Read full review
I know a guy at gamestop that got 3 copies of this game as a sample and my friend got his hands on one of the copies. I went over to his house and played it for a few hours. this game is awesome It has awesome new tricks you can do like double dunking, also jumping on your teammates backs from like the three point line and dunking which is the coolest trick. You also jump a lot higher than you do in the other nba street games. This game takes you through as a nobody and you build up your street credit and from what i see so far you become a hero in your hood. the graphics are awesome the players look pretty real and the frame rate is great also. I love the nba street games but the reason i give this 4 out of 5 is because its gameplay is almost the same as the other nba streets this game just has improved graphics, new tricks and a cool career but besides these things its mostly just like nba street vol. 3. BUT THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR ANY NBA STREET FAN.Read full review
Don't expect a super significant improvement over Street V3, because NBA Street Homecourt just brings you better graphics than Street V3. There is barely any new tricks in the game and when you play they eliminated the guy who comments on your game. Also, if you try the story mode, which is very very easy to beat, you have to say bye bye to the customizing your court feature,also say as this is no longer available on the game. I would recommend still recommend buying this game even though there are missing features, whether you're an NBA Fan or not, because the graphics are definitely worth the money for either PS3 or 360.
I'll start by saying you can trust this review because I've played every NBA Street game extensively, so I'm not just playing any basketball game - I know my roots of this great franchise. Homecourt is a good game. It's not a great game and it's not an ok game. It is a good game. I give it an "ok" rating because NBA Street was a 4/5, NBA Street 2 was a 5/5, and NBA Street 3 is a 4/5. The next installment of NBA Street after Homecourt I think will be a 5/5 because this game has laid down an extremely solid foundation that needs to be built upon. The lack of unlockable characters and NBA Legends hurts a lot since those were high points for me in previous title. Also, NBA Street needs to adopt a feature that unlocks 1 or 2 more guys on each NBA team once you have completed a certain career mode. Jason Kapono not being a character for the Heat hurts since him, Shaq, and D-Wade would be disgusting...but I digress. This is a good NBA street game that has an enormous amount of room for improvement.Read full review
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