EA Sports BIG street basketball. Three-on-three urban cage play, spectacular dribbling, impossible dunks, hip-hop vibe. Fun concept, arcade gameplay. Excellent NBA Live alternative, great for friend nights.
The Japanese edition of NBA Street is an unexpected rarity: a limited local print for this kind of Western urban basketball game by EA Japan in confidential numbers.
Is NBA Street still worth playing in 2026?
The first entry in the EA Big series, NBA Street offers three on three street basketball with real NBA players and a resolutely arcade style. The Gamebreaker system enabling spectacular ultimate actions defines the series identity. The colourful art direction and nervy gameplay still work today. Now eclipsed by NBA Street V3 often considered the peak, the first entry keeps a real historical flavour for anyone wishing to understand the heritage of arcade basketball on the GameCube console today still here.