Sports Reviews

I put Mario Golf into my brothers Lime Green gmaboy color, expecting mediocrocy. I really dont like Gameboy games compared to the Playstations, and N64's and Dreamcasts etc.. Mario Golf however has amazed me. Its like you are a golfer at a country club entering tournaments and playing other challengers, and rivals. Its like the real thing. The golfing is just 1 part of this great game. Its traveling to different courses and trying to bring a good name, and gold to your own club. The main goal in this game is to win the 4 big tournaments, and meet Mario. Which I havewn't been able to do yet. Yet, I don't get aggrevated, this game isn't impossible, yet you can't win right away. You need to enter, tournaments, practice, get your shot examined, you need to compete in contests, listen to what other golfers have to say, and look for 1-up mushrooms. I play gameboy mainly in the car or on a planride, but this I will play just as much as my playstation. I hope anyone who has gameboy, will go out and buy this, you will be amazed when you see how much fun, and how realistic it really is.

Mario Golf blends rpg elements with the great game of golf. You start out by creating a character then putting points into different skills. As you play courses, practice, or enter contests you gain experience and your character goes up in levels. This earns you more points to put into each skill level. The graphics are wonderful for a game boy game and the controls are simple and easy to learn. Four courses are available, each with a different theme, and tons of mini games in practice areas help change up the game play. The game is one of the best golf games I have ever played and can be very addicting. If you have a game boy and like golf at all, do yourself a favor and get this game.

I only got gameboy for the car and long trips or to wait somewhere. I play this games for hours at a time and it never gets old. I this is the BEST games for gameboy!!!

This would be the least kind of pack you should get, because it doesn't have much great cards. Unless you want to make an Exodia deck or Exodia Necross deck, because Magic Ruler contains Painful choice which can help you draw out the Exodia after you discard you can bring the pieces back by using Back up soldier from Pharoahs Servent.

Magic Ruler Was a Great break threw in Yu Gi Oh Card Game Offering many new cards, that Brought even more Thinking to the game. If you are beginning Yu Gi Oh you should by a good few of these, you will not fail in getting a Few Rare Cards, but buy now before they get more expensive

~Sorcerer~

Of all the booster packs for yugioh this is perhaps the worst. the only good cards in this deck are: Axe of despair, Relinqueshed, Megamorph, and maybe a few more. The other thing is that all the good rare cards can be found in other decks, Pegasus starter deck, and you need not waste money on this series.

i have bought many yugioh appliances but i can honestly say i like the bewd tins the best.i have bought 3 2002 edition tins and 4 2003 eddition tins.In these tins i have got many rares,super rares,ultra rares,and,2 secret rares.These tins are extremly helpfull when it comes to strenghthening a yugioh dueling deck.when it comes to me i dont only like to by the tins i by other yugioh packs,toys, and dvd's.I personaly recomend the linzo or buster blader tin.Some of the best cards i have got from the yugioh tins are LOB's mystical elf MRD's spellbinding cicrle PSV's secret rare imperial order's, and LOB's secret rare tri horned dragon.If you would like to know any more about the yugioh tins or any other cards i got from the tins.(...)

this is awsome I got a Jinzo tin because everyone loves Jinzo and he's a helpful card to have in you're deck because of its effect. This game teaches you stratagies and other stuff. This tin is very durable and it carrys you're cards. Besides getting a Jinzo I got a tri-horned dragon,catapult turtle,toon mermaid,magical hats and infinante cards. Also each pack in the tin has a rare or a super rare card. My final words of advice are buy this tin or a differnt one trust me its worth the money

I got a Jinzo tin with Stop Defense, Robbin' Goblin, Mystic Tomato, Gravity Bind, Jam Breeding Machine. I was a little disappointed I didn't get any ultra rares, but the rare and common cards were still good (like Lava and Swamp Battleguard). Over all I'd say the tin was pretty good.

Overall a good game, better than Fifa2004 in some aspects worse in others.
Even though I'm a big soccer fan I do not like Fifa2004 and W11-7. Here are the reasons:

Winning ELeven 7 cons:
- Teams, or the lack of. Its a big issue if you want to play your favorite team. Yes you can edit and add players and teams, but its very difficult and a huge time sink. Besides the result may not be what you expected... :)
- Speed. The game is way too fast. Watch a soccer game on TV and you will see it too.

Fifa 2004 cons:
- Since fifa 1943 :) they have this bug when the game goes in slow motion. It has improved (less often) but its still there. Every version of fifa has it, even PC version.
- Default camera position and zoom makes everything too small, heck its even hard to see the ball if you far away from TV. (zoom cam be used though)
- Some player moves are akward and the AI is really bad concerning teams and different skill levels. (ex a horrible team can beat a good team anytime - try CPU vs CPU))

Both games have pros also.
Winning Eleven 7 Pros:
- Graphics, excellent player models, stadiums...
- Editor mode, teams, players.
- Swap mode
- You can be in control of the tactics while not actually controlling the team, coach mode.

Fifa 2004 pros:
- Teams uniforms and flags are perfect.
- Squads are about right for last year
- Game speed is RIGHT

Think the games are about the same, Fifa2004 has more cons but W11 has bigger cons. Comon, the game speed is way off. And the lack of real teams is really a problem for me.

Overall though I think Winning Eleven 7's got more potential than Fifa2004. EA is using the same "boring" engine for years while W11 seems to have a better one at least ATM.

I just play both games (sometimes) and wanted to share my experience.

I have Fifa soccer 2004, I liked that because of the realism in speed, and play. But this game is fun because it is faster with more dribbling, and fakes. I like the different levels of play. 1 star is really easy and you can pretty much dribble past the defense into the net for a goal. 2 stars is still easy but the defenders, and forwards are better. My favorite level is 3 because the AI is realistic, and hard to play against making you work for a goal all the time. I haven't really tried level 4, or 5 yet because I'm not good enough for them. I like the create a player option (something FIFA doesn't have) there are a ton of different ways to make a player. I wish FIFA would license this game so that Konami could make all the players, and club teams (Real Madrid, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter Milan) I think this would make the game better. The graphics are worse than FIFA, but still not bad. Overall this is a very good game that any soccer fan would enjoy

This game is the same as the European Pro Evolution Soccer 3 and if you have heard the buzz surrounding that game then you should know that this is really the only soccer game worth buying and probably in the top three sports simulations of all time. The game has been in development since the Nintendo 64 and is easily the best soccer engine out there. All of the players have full character skins that resemble the players in reality (real moving hair!), except some of the names are not the same because of license issues (don't worry you can edit everything in this game).

Apart from the outstanding game engine (replay mode is almost like real soccer on television) the character animations are intricate and extremely realistic. The players respond to fouls by falling in a multiple number of ways, other players throw their hands up in disgust at missing a goal or crash to their knees in exhaustion. Belt in a goal and watch them do a pile up as the crowd goes wild. Some players even have special moves.

Unlike most of the other soccer games this is a simulation rather than an arcade kick-about so if you are not prepared to spend a few days learning the controls and how to operate the environments, including formations and in-game strategies - you might just want to forget about this one, however this is the domain where the master players live and share memory card saved data with one another. In short soccer freaks the world over either have it, want it or plague the family of someone who has it.

The AI is really what makes Pro Evolution Soccer 3 stand out. It is also like really controlling little men on the pitch... what am I saying... they ARE really little men on the pitch (yes the game IS that good). There are 50 national teams and 60 fake teams. You need to go on the internet to find out who Konami imagined these fake teams to really be so you can edit in the right players names and team names (remember Konami does not have a license for everything so be prepared to do a bit of fiddling, however a huge percentage of the teams and players are already licensed).

There are multiple modes/games to choose from (up to 8 controllers/players can be used with this game) friendly matches, team play, match modes, cup modes, leagues, training simulations, edit modes and a Master League mode, each with several options for the type of game you want to play... there is no shortage of cups to win in this game. When you win about 3 cups you then have enough credits to start team transfers (meaning you can update EVERYTHING in this game to resemble actual football teams) and you can also create your own ALL STARS team.

The bottom line is that the manual for this thing is huge and it is everything you could ever want soccer to be. If there is one soccer game to own for the PS2, then this is it by a long shot. It is a great investment considering how many of your friends will play it to death with you over the many weekends to come.

If you play sport and don't own this game, then what are you waiting for? Just get this game, learn it, read the manual and be the best you can at it. This is the universal PS2 game that everyone who loves soccer plays and a really good dream team effort from Konami.

The graphics are great and the sound is great too. Commentators, as always, are a little annoying. The passing mode in FIFA2002 has been reinvented! You can kick the ball to wherever you want and with the power you want. Now it's a little more difficult to make passes and score goals but that makes the game even better!. There are some differences between PS2 version and the GC version. For instance, you cannot score goals from midfield in the PS2 version but you can score goals from really far away in the GC version (if you are good). FIFA 2002 is a good game but they took out some features that everyone enjoyed from previous versions like changing formations (and strategy) without pausing the game. FIFA 2002 is "Road to World Cup" and you can choose almost any country and try to clasify to Korea/Japan 2002 World Cup but you can't play World Cup! You can also play with Real Madrid or Juventus and many other famous football clubs and that is very interesting. If you are a soccer fan, you have to buy this game because they are trying to make it a simulation instead of a simple soccer game!

When I was shopping for my first gamecube game, i was going to get Star Wars: Rogue Leader. Not a bad choice. But once I saw Fifa 2002 I had to have it! I own Fifa '99 for the Nintendo 64 system and that game is loads of fun! I knew that this game would be stupendous!

When I first popped the game in, i was blown away by the gameplay, sound, and graphics. I didn't even play it and I was already loving this game.

After playing, I didn't change my opinion, it was made stronger! This game is a must have for soccer fans as well as people not so accustomed to the sport.

The opportunities in this game are more realistic. It isn't a breeze to score as in Fifa '99. Once you score, the graphics become outsanding. When your playing, the option to send a player on a run is superb. Of course the commentators are a nice addidtion to the game. John Moxon and Andy Gray are great! After playing for about 10 hours, I am still hearing things I haven't heard from them!!

Get this game!!

I don't have this game, but I've played at my friend's house. The game is kind of boring when it's on normal speed but when you put it on fastest, it was one of the funnest games I've ever played. I reccomend this game for people who are in to sports game and want to have a fun time.

This is one of the best games made for the gameboy coler. The gameplay is great and it's pretty tough. I love the level up feature and the free roaming feature. But I found that the only way to beat it is to train your charecter on the N64 using the N64 transfer pack.

After playing and mastering Mario Gold it is time to move on to another game. Mario Tennis is the perfect game- both are developed by Capcom and therefore have a lot of similarities. You are once again a player at the bottom of the totem pole and have to develop your skills to gain experience and climb up in the rankings. The climb is not too difficult (but then again don't we all play these games because we want to beat the computer players) and the training is a fun way to pick up experience points. The graphics are as good as can be expected for GBC and since I am always playing on the bus or the airplane I never hear the sound anyway. Mario Tennis is another great Mario game that you can spend many hours playing and having fun.

Off the bat im gonna name the cons. The #1 con is FRUSTRATION!!! the game can get you really angry. The other is you can only get some of the hidden players only if u have an N64 and the transfer pak. Other than that this is a great game. You start off as a new boy or girl in the tennis academy and train and play games to move up from junior to senior to varsity. You may also play doubles with your partner. You play in the 'Island Open' which is a tornament, then go on to face the greatest player Mario. This is an rpg type of game which lets you explore the academy and talk to people. My recomendation is buy the game. It does get boring and tired which is why you cant play it 24/7.

I don't know what it is, I am not a big golfer but I love golf video games. This game is great and very addictive. I used to play Outlaw Golf all the time and like that game too but the goofy characters and repetative comments got old after a while. Plus Outlaw only has 3 courses to play on. I kind of wanted something a little more serious but still fun and this is it. Compared to Outlaw I think the graphics are not quite as good. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 is a little easier to play but that kind of makes me enjoy playing. It's nice to actually be able to hit a hole in one or chip it in out of a bunker for an eagle. Not that you can do it all the time, but being able to do it occasionally makes the game more fun. The variety of courses and golf games is what really makes this golf game better than Outlaw. If you get one golf game for Xbox, so far, this is the one to get.

I am only giving this game 4 stars because of the graphics. It looks like more of a port over from the PS2 version which seems the norm for EA sports titles.

Overall, playing this game in the "Tiger Challenge" career mode was fun. Playing the game against human friends on one of the dozen or so courses is even better. If you are considering buying the game, here is a quick strengths and weaknesses analysis.

Strengths
1- Physics of the golf swing are excellent and true from a timing, swing plane, and clubhead "loading" perspective. What this means is that if you take the club back too fast and bring it down too early, you're going to lose distance. Also you can bring the club back inside for a draw/hook and outside for a fade/slice. All this may sound geaky, but it is OH SO MUCH better than the old three click swing model.
2- The graphics associated with the players and the details of the playable areas of the golf courses themselves were very good. See weaknesses for some commentary on this as well.
3- The shear number of players and courses to unlock is impressive.
4- Lots of different game play modes like skills challenge, scenarios, speed golf, skins, tournaments and of course, the career-like Tiger Challenge.
5- The ability to improve your character as you accumulate wins and earn more money was very cool. Not only can you add points to attributes like power, accuracy and putting, but you can also purchase better equipment as well.

Weaknesses:
1- In certain situations (like going for the green on a par 5 in two shots, or when you've already hit the ball and it looks like you may hole out) the gameplay animation slows down and an impossibly annoying "heartbeat" audio track plays until the ball comes to rest. I guess this is supposed to psych you up, but I spent 20 minutes looking for a way to shut the stupid thing off. You see, after enough practice, every shot you hit is a great shot and 50% of the time, you're getting the heartbeat effect. The slow motion adds 50% more time to play the game and the heartbeat made my wife want to throw the Xbox through the window.
2- Background graphics (like trees, the crowd, houses, etc.) suck. For example, when standing on the tee box, trees that surround the area have a ghostly blue tinge to them. Unless I had mistakenly selected the Chernoble Country Club course, trees are not supposed to glow blue.
3- WARNING! DO NOT FOLLOW THE ADVISE OF YOUR CADDIE! For some reason, the putting advise your caddie gives is impossibly wrong. The good news is, with practice, you will become good enough to eyeball your own putts and you can ignore the caddie all together (or even shut the feature off).
4- Certain computer opponents are fantastically, uncannily good. For example, Brad Faxon, who you face somewhere around 60%-70% through the Tiger Challenge starts his round Eagle, Birdie, Eagle, Birdie, Birdie, Birdie, Birdie Eagle. Come on!!! I had to play him seven time before I finally beat him. Meanwhile, the next two players I faced I beat the first try.

This is a terribly addicting game, trying to get through all the scenarios, tournaments, Tiger challenges, and so forth. I've been playing this non-stop for a month. There is plenty on here to keep you busy for quite a while.

Two pet peeves: 1)the extra animations of hitting the ball and the 'heart-beat' of hitting a great shot gets old very quickly, and there is no way to turn it off. You can turn off the controller vibration, but the animation continues, which really slows down the game. 2)this game is too easy. I understand the appeal of being able to regularly shoot in the 50s; but sometimes it gets tiresome. I suppose the best way to play this game is to use characters without all the high ability, to turn off the spin control, and to crank up the wind. But even when I do that, I can still regularly shoot under 60.

I'm always baffled by people who like console golf games, yet they don't like "Hot Shots" style golf games. To be truly great at "Hot Shots" or any really good golf game takes skill, timing, finesse, shot/club selection and the ability to read greens. What makes a great golf game is how all of those things are achieved, how they flow together. Tiger Woods PGA 2002, as much as any other video golf game allows you to manipulate the reality of golf to better play it (putting spin on the ball in mid-air, zooming along the path of a putt to read it, etc.) That being said, I want to have FUN when I play a golf title. I don't want to try and do three different things with only two hands to get a ball to go where I want it. Tiger 2002 wants to be a golf simulation, hey man if I want to play bad golf, I can go out and actually PLAY golf. I play video golf to be GREAT at golf. This year's version looks better in some areas (characters, greens, trees) and worse in others (Robin's egg blue ponds? What kind of toxic waste is in that water?). The best part of this game is the inclusion of more courses. THANK YOU EA SPORTS for attempting to give us our money's worth course-wise. The worst part is the tedious WORK involved in playing it.
My advice is to rent it. Who knows? You may like being frustrated.

This game is truely an enjoyable experience. I had just as much fun playing this as I did 10 years ago playing PGA Tour II for genesis. The graffics are un-real, and the courses are equally as spectacular, especially those which are imaginary. The game play is quite realistic. For example, the way the shot is affected by different lies is extremely relatable to real life golf. Although 2003 is coming out in only a month, I will be buying this game this afternoon, because it infected me with immediate addiction. The only two flaws I found in the game were that in Tournament mode, you only play two rounds rather than four. Also, the game became very easy. The second day I played the game I shot 57 for 18 holes. But it is still definitley a wise buy for any golf or video game golf lover.

Fans of the big-headed, no talent needed to play, Hot Shots Golf series can stop reading. Tiger Woods 2002 is not for you. TW2002 is what I like to call a *great* golf game. The engine has been revamped, and gone is the ... [bad] swing meter (FINALLY!). To swing the club now, you use the analog sticks, and it works better than any tri-click method could ever hope for.

EA messed up last year by only including 3 courses, but remedied that this year with 7. The shining jewel in their crown is Pebble Beach. No other golf game has been able to mimic how difficult this course can be, or how important it is to place your approach shots under the pin. Sawgrass is also a thing of beauty. There's 2 more real courses, and then 3 courses EA dreamed up, and what wonderful imaginations their designers have.

What I love about the game (and what some may detest) is that the game has you create a player, and then build that player by beating challengers in the Tiger Tourney mode, or by playing in Scenario mode. Performing well in Tiger Tourney (basically its 17 eighteen hole matches...if you win, you earn the right to play as the person you beat, you get a ton of cash, and you open up other extras like another hole on Tigers Dream 18 course). The scenario mode is awesome as well. There's about 25 different scenarios that you must perform well in to earn gold, silver, or bronze. For example, you have to play the 4 Par 5s at SawGrass in 14 shots to get a gold, 16 for a silver, or 18 for bronze. Extremely entertaining and challenging.

The requisite other play modes are here as well: Tournament, Stroke Play, Match Play, and Skins. EA has outdone themselves, however, with the brand new Speed Gold mode. It enables you the chance to play 1 on 1 golf in splitscreen against a friend or enemy. The better you do, the more money your opponent loses. Great stuff to be sure.

Thanks EA, it's been a long time since I've enjoyed a golf game as much as this. And did I mention the new graphics engine kicks unspeakable [rear end]...butt? Yep. Enjoy!

I first got NHL 2000 from a free software giveaway, and I was hooked from the start! So when I got the chance, I grabbed NHL 2001 and played it quick. A lot of things are different. First, there's the addition of Minnesota and Columbus, as well as the International teams (It felt great to lead the Blue Jackets to the Stanley cup in their first year, and to make the U.S. team world champions!) There has also been a lot more detail added. My favorite feature is at the beginning of every game--You see the players walk out from the locker room with determined looks on their faces and go flying out onto the ice. The detail is just amazing, and the facial expressions on the players is the best part. It's great to deliver a crushing body check to Marty McSorley and watch his grimace close-up on slow-mo replay as he goes tail over teakettle onto the ice! Three things I miss from 2000: 1) No video replay (too many times I've been scored on by players in the goal crease 2) No helmet-popping hits (it was so much fun to check a guy so hard his helmet went flying) 3) No checking players through the glass--At least, I've never been able to do it. I also don't care for how slow the gameplay is on my primitive computer--I ache to try it out on a faster machine.

I have played all the EA Sports hockey games except for the original sega one. I completely disagree with the 2 people who gave this game a One Star rating. I have never had it crash on me. The graphics are absolutely awsome, with every detail taken care of. You'll see players take off gloves and helmets while the players on the bench fidget and the refs follow every play. With the Face in the Game feature, you can take a pic of your own face, then import it onto a custom player. You can also import your own songs into the game, so that they will play when you score a goal, or when you win the stanley cup. There are a few things that bug me, like how in All Star Difficulty "Hard Hitters" cant use the normal check, but the game is great overall. The trading is awsome also. You'll be offered trades, including draft picks and players, and you can see all the trades anyone has made. You can also see a rumor line, like the real NHL, of what some teams want. The drafts and player creations are also very realistic. There a several easter eggs to, like some of the staff that have been created and drafted into the NHL as players, which is always fun the explore. Overall, this is definitly the greatest game i have ever played.

I really haven't checked out earlier or later (due to system requirements being too high) versions of EA Sport's NHL games for the PC, but this will do quite nicely for a long time, even if I do get that faster, better computer someday. As it is, on my Pentium III 600mhz, with 10g hard drive, 256ram, and 4mb 3d video card (pretty low specs these days, but good enough for now), this runs perfectly, and is the ONLY hockey game you really need for the price. I even find it hard to imagine you CAN get a much more realistic hockey game on the PC, at any price.

The graphics in this game are excellent. They rival anything I've ever seen on any PC or console. Some of the cinematic scenes, like at the beginning of a game when both teams take the ice, almost look like a real TV game. Those used during the game itself aren't too shabby either. As one who sharpened his ice skates on previous incarnations of NHL games such as those on the old Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Genesis, and even PSOne, the graphics here blow all the rest off the ice by a long shot.

The opening little "movie" scene itself is a joy to watch again and again, with great music and visuals and even after playing the game so many times, I still love to watch it. It will really "pump" you up for some NHL hockey.

The sound effects, crowd noise (and reactions), and announcers are all great too. Customization galore here. You can play not only all the NHL teams but various international ones as well. You can even create your own team, customize jerseys, and even paste your own picture (or any other) as a face on a player. You can make the game hard or easy and everything in between, there are numerous camera angles you can try, and a great replay system. You can play a quick game, tournament, season, try shoot outs, and before or during play you can try different coaching strategies, shuffle lines, substitute players, the works.

I use a basic digital PC gamepad like the playstation one and it works great, however I wouldn't recommend playing this or many other PC games without one. They are really cheap AND well made however these days (search Amazon for gamepad and you'll have a big choice), so if you're going to buy this, buy a gamepad of some sort also if you don't already have one.

If you are a hockey fan of any sort, you're going to love this. And like playing Madden or NFL Fever and so forth during "off season," you'll be glad you have this game when about the only pro sport available is baseball. The controls are easy once you get the hang of it, and I really can't think of anything negative to say about this title at all. It's not only a great (and fantastic looking and sounding) PC game, but it's a hockey fan's dream come true.

If your system meets the system requirements and you have a gamepad or controller of some sort, and you enjoy the greatest game on earth (NHL HOCKEY), place this in your wish list, go check out some reviews and search for and download the DEMO on the net to play, and soon enough, I'd bet this quickly winds up in your shopping cart. This is a great 3D hockey simulation for the PC and for the price, a true must buy for any sports and/or hockey fan. EA Sports has done it again. Wonderful...

I'll be honest -- I bought this game for the bling-bling. I wanted to play basketball and be able to upgrade my character's appearance like in SSX3. The addition of houses, jewelry, and real NBA stars makes it all the sweeter!

Story
There are several different play modes (tournament, online, quickplay), but the one that makes this title stand out is "Rags to Riches" mode. You begin as a nobody, singled out by TV network executives as someone whose path they want to follow from ballin' on the street against local thugs to playing against big name NBA stars.

Characters
Your character can be as customized as much as you like: headgear, facial hair, shirts, shoes, tattoos, elbow and knee braces. Unlike other character customizers (e.g. THUG), once you choose your physical makeup (height, weight, facial structure), it cannot be modified. You can also choose from a wide range of "nicknames" to be used when talking about your character on the court!

Gameplay
You choose the NBA players whose moves you would like to emulate, including Iverson and cover boy Stephan Marbury. Each match you win (best 2 out of 3 games to 11), you earn points. These points can be used to unlock special moves or additional bling-bling. The gameplay is a lot of fun, and the number of jukes, cool moves, and other animations is outstanding. You can bounce the ball off of your opponent's head, because it stuns them and you can fake around them. You can also taunt your fellow opponent, which is good, wholesome fun.

Some of the collision detection is a bit off, especially in the post-scoring animations. There isn't the refined feel that I get when I play NBA Street, but this is a first generation title, so I don't mind. The hilarious commentary and realistic moves make it very enjoyable.

Decent Animation and Good Tunes
I wouldn't give this title any awards for its graphics, but they are comparable to other first generation sports titles. There are a wide range of characters and customizable animations, and the engine holds up quite well during gameplay.

The music is catchy. I usually shut off music during sports titles, but the music really fits the courts and gives the game good ambience. Despite not being a big rap or hip hop fan, these tunes are catchy and not hardcore or graphic in their language.

Will This Gather Dust?
As with most sports titles in my collection, I'll play it until a better title comes out. I'm looking forward to an NBA Ballers 2, with a richer depth to its career mode, where you can stock your own house with bling!

Overall Recommendations:
You'll like this if:
* You like NBA Street.
* You like basketball.
* You like being the center of a sports game (a la Tony Hawk or WWE).

but still a blast to play! NBA Ballers is an NBA game with attitude. Yous tep in the shoes of the league's top players(my favorite being Melo), and you "live" the "actual" life of an NBA player. The environments, game modes, and everything about the game screams attitude and funk and style. But is it a great game or just another visual "showcase" game that every playa should have at his crib. Let me explain why it is a bit of both.
NBA Ballers obviously has more "uniqueness" put into it than gameplay effort. The gameplay is still great, maybe even too complex, but you don't pick up this game for its gameplay. Speaking of gameplay, there are MANY moves you can pull off. Remembering them all is a chore, but you'll get the hang of it sooner of later. Hard-core fans of all-star festivities. streetball, and the Harlem Globetrotters will find this right up their alley. If you prefer on-the-court games, you may want to try ESPN NBA Basketball. I am a fan of both styles, so I generally love this game.
NBA Ballers has bling, cars, and babes. In fact, you use money that you get from winning to unlock everything from hip-hop honeys to players like Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson. Don't worry about the NBA stars this game has to offer. It has PLENTY. You can find everyone from Kobe to T-Mac to King James in the roster. When looking at the legends menu, that is when the dissapointment sets in. There is no Michael Jordan or David Thompson. They have very few legends, but at least they remembered to include Dr. Julius Erving in the game!
There is a mode of play where you create a character, and play off against NBA stars on your way to owning cash, rides, and cribs. Also, this create a player feature is the best ever seen in a game. There is so much bling you will be rubbing your eyes! But seroiusly, there is a shirt section, a hat section, a bling section, a sunglasses section, and they are all packed with probably around 50 items. You can even tip your hat the way you want it. Don't like it on the left? Well, you can just put it on the right. You can also purchase NBA jerseys, shorts, and warmup gear, as well as player's tattooes.
The graphics are outstanding. The player models are the best ever seen in a sports game. You can see every mole on Steve Nash's head, every curve on Melo's corn rows. It is almost scary looking at these players. The environments are awesome in color and detail. Did I mention that they are also at players' cribs? That's right. You want to play at T-Mac's Florida home? Go for it.(Of course, he is in Houston now.)
The sound is standard. It features bland, but original rap tracks from some well-known and unknown artists. Also, the commentary from MC Supernatural(?)is just really, really sad. You want good commentary and music for a street ball game. Follow NBA Street's lead.
Obviously a lot of work went into this good game. The creators worked very closely with the player's association and the player's themselves. Everything from pictures to bling is authentic. The gameplay is great, with T-mac style alley-oops and A.I.'s mad crossovers. You can do just about everything in this game. Maybe it's because so much work went into this game that being just a good came makes it feel as if it isn't quite good enough. Definitely a terrific game for my fellow hoop fanatics.

This game is great. It has an original plot behind the gameplay and more control over juke moves. You play by 2s and 3s to 11, winner win by two, with a 2:00 time limit and 24 sec. shot clock. I prefer this game over NBA Street Vol. 2 cause:

1. NBA street is outdated compared to ballers
2. Graphics on players in street look like cartoons. In ballers you can easily tell whos who.
3. You get real one on one action.
4. More realistic, not every shot goes in (like in street)
5. Better courts and game environments (usually the crib of a player)
6. More rewards in ballers.Use trick points to get rewards: e.g. unlocking players, jerseys, cars, cribs, friends (to pass to during games)
7. Original plot behind gameplay
8. More control over juke moves
9. More players to choose from
10. More challenging than Street + tougher scenarios such as holding lebron under 5 pts. You also gotta learn most of the moves, instead of just being told how like in street.
11. More creative than street. The other day i had karl malone walking on carmelo's face, in mid-air, before a dunk. And bringing down the house can end the game (dunking and bringing the whole hoop down.

The only problem with this game is that it gets a bit repetitive after a while. You also can't play 3 on 3 like in street. But ballers has good replay value. You can play in a TV Tournament (nba player vs other nba players) or rags to riches (Create your own character and develop his skills to the top, challenging the leagues best. You can also play versus mode with a couple of friends. Some people complain about the commentator being annoying, well you can just turn him off. if you ask me, both the commentators from street and ballers are annoying. Thats why i got a mute button. And the music in street and ballers is annoying too. All the same, rapping abouts cribs and rims and being a baller. Just live with it. I was going to buy NBA Street (cause i heard it was better), but i rented it first and was disappointed. Its too easy and i would be done with it in a couple of weeks. Overall, i prefer ballers. If you dont believe me, then rent the two and compare which one suits your liking.