EA Sports street basketball game with freestyle rules and iconic NBA characters. Spectacular dunks, exaggerated style and streetball atmosphere are its highlights. A good arcade basketball title different from NBA simulations, accessible and entertaining for all.
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Category
Sports4 players3+
Description
An arcade basketball game by EA Canada and EA BIG released in 2001 (Europe, US, Japan), the founding title of the NBA Street franchise. Three-on-three matches on urban playgrounds, chained trick mechanics and a roster blending NBA stars with exclusive characters. A pop reinvention of video-game basketball by EA BIG.
NBA Street review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
In the colours of street basketball, the music blends hip-hop, funk and electro into an irresistible urban groove that matches the flow of the dunks. Each match pulses with a cool, rousing energy, perfectly in tune with the game's style. This stylish soundtrack, signed EA Sports BIG, is the whole flavour of the experience.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Street basketball in its purest form: three-on-three where you chain fakes and dunks to fill a style gauge before dropping an insane move. Flow and swagger rule, but skill matters as much as daring. With several players, every match becomes a style contest. Energetic, cool and immediate, a gleeful arcade sport.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Chaining improbable dribbles and stratospheric dunks to swell your style gauge and then unleashing a devastating Gamebreaker turns street basketball into a delicious show. Unlocking players and courts keeps reviving the urge for one more match. The content stays thin and repetitive, but this arcade energy and this immediate pleasure keep a formidable pull in two-player.
Street basketball from EA Sports BIG, NBA Street transposes the sport into supercharged three on three duels where impossible dunks, stylish dribbles and a trick gauge reward boldness over realism. The snappy pace, the playground mood and the immediate multiplayer fun stay exhilarating for quick games. The limited depth and the repetition cap the long term interest. A carefree arcade basketball for fans of stylish street sport and frenzied duels among friends.
