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Folks, I cannot begin to adequately articulate my displeasure with this game. It is perhaps the WORST video game I've ever played, and that includes the basketball game for the original Atari 2600. Okay, maybe it's not quite that bad. The graphics are better with ESPN NBA 2Night. But my expectations for the old 2600 basketball don't come anywhere near what I expect from a "sports sim" (and I use that term VERY loosely here) for the so-called Next Generation of video games. I am not an avid gamer. I typically stick with the sports sims, occasionally breaking away for a good combat game or an over-the-top - but fun - caricature of a sports game (i.e. NFL Blitz, NBA Jam). Even when sticking my usual video gaming modus operandi, I consider myself a novice, spending several games (maybe days) at the lowest level of a game just to acclimate myself to it. That said, there is so much wrong with this game. Allow me to share a few things with you: 1. Very unrealistic gameplay. I started out playing as the Lakers against the New Jersey Nets at the lowest level. Stephon Marbury was as athletic as Michael Jordan, throwing down no fewer than 6 highlight-reel dunks, including a leaning two-handed windmill. Three of those dunks were done OVER SHAQUILLE O'NEAL!! Speaking of the Shaq-daddy, he runs the floor with the grace, speed and agility of Alan Iverson. Simply put, players do not really play like their real-life counterparts. In addition, computer-controlled players on my team simply sat back and did nothing as balls rattled around on the backboard. 2. Bad Graphics and animations. People have been saying great things about the graphics on this game. I don't see it at all. They're no better than those found on NBA Live 2001. (Whereas NBA Live has actually photos for roster photos, ESPN 2Night uses these hideous computer images.) In addition, the game has this nasty glitch where your players will frequently walk right through an opposing player. It's as if the players have this magical ability to pass through solid objects! Boy, talk about a "special move!" It's stunningly bad! 3. Confusing/Inconsistent computer AI. During one play, Keith Van Horne leapt over 2-3 defenders (including Horace Grant and Shaquille O'Neal) and sent home a thundering tomahawk dunk. (Van Horne also had Jordan-like abilities.) As unrealistic as THAT is, a few plays later Van Horne had the lane to himself - not a player within the 3 point line - and he pulled up shot a short 3 foot jump shot. Inconsistent at best. BOTTOM LINE... I usually am very easy on video games; it takes a lot to unnerve me. But this game did it for me. The ONLY reason it has one star is because 'zero stars' was not an option. Save your money and wait for NBA 2K2 in the fall.
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