When it comes to handheld basketball action, Sony hasn't exactly been on its "A" game. For the past two years, its first-party NBA games missed the rim, so to speak. The mini-games were satisfying, particularly the pinball table and the always entertaining Block A Shot, but the on court action, with color-coding around the ball to indicate the success of the shot, weren't up to snuff. That isn't stopping the team from giving it another try with this year's NBA 09: The Inside, which will hopefully be a little more successful.
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.
