Darkstation: "Each year new basketball iterations are born, and with each passing year we hope to see strong improvements from each of the basketball franchises. Today we are checking out NBA 09: The Inside for the Playstation 3 from Sony which hopes to take it to the hoop with more success then they have had in past years. The series has progressively been going in the right direction, but can it continue on the positive course? Read our full review to find out!"
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.
Oomph! Airball