Gamespot writes: "While Sony's basketball series has long taken a back seat to its more high-profile competition, the team at SCEA San Diego seems to be reveling in its underdog status. Take the cover of this year's hoops game, NBA 09 The Inside. While other basketball games are focusing on a single star, The Inside has no fewer than six big-time NBA players gracing the cover--Carlos Boozer, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Paul Pierce. Having spent a few days on NBA 09 this week, it's seems that the outsider approach to NBA basketball is benefiting The Inside".
EverGeek:
"But if fast goofy fun is all you want from your basketball game, that's great. But you certainly shouldn't be expected to pay the same sixty bucks the top NBA games command."
Would Crispy Gamer play this game for more than an hour? No.
Why? They don't have the head for technically sound, five-person basketball. They would rather just push people over and put up massive dunks.
With a token nod to the role-playing as athlete mode most sports titles are including these days, The Inside's version, "The Life," is shallow and lifeless and, thus, not worth living through.
But if fast goofy fun is all you want from your basketball game, that's great. But you certainly shouldn't be expected to pay the same sixty bucks the top NBA games command.
4 out of 5 ....the biggest sony supporter me would have to give this game a 2 . ... I bought it i buy all sony exclusive ...this game sucks....go with nba2k.....spend $120 on basketballs game.
im actually considering picking this over NBA 2K9 this year