
Best PSP basketball so far!
9 of 11 people found this review helpful.
The basketball is much improved over last year in this series, and somehow has more of a fun quality to it than the NBA Live titles available to the PSP. Maybe I enjoy blocking shots more than I should?
I haven't found anyone waiting to play online so far, but I'll keep trying.
What really makes this game are the mini-games. The normal 3-point, skills challenge, own the court, etc. are all still here. I haven't even tried Horse or Dodgeball yet, though, because of the new mini-games. Hot Shot, Big Shooter (Skee-Ball), and Pinball are all quick fun.
The standout, however, is Conquest Mode. Risk, but with hoops. Attack and win and you take the players you beat and control their city. Lose and you lose a player. Lose when attacked by another team, and of course you lose the whole city and the players you were defending with. Control an area of the map and you get an NBA Legend to add to your growing horde of players. Lots of fun and with some strategy too: you can't put all your best players on one city, or you'll lose one of your other cities in battle when attacked; Some cities are easier to hide bad players, since they can only be attacked from certain other cities, but a place like Detroit can be hit from 6 or 7 directions...ouch, you can't defend that with weak guys.
I admit, shot blocking is a bit too easy. Plus, there is a little bit of a tendency for your guy to pick up his dribble (although it's nothing at all like the huge problem NBA 06 had with this.) Those two things keep this from a 5 out of 5 for me, but I'm definitely having a lot of fun with it.
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