Game Focus writes: "As every basketball gamer aficionado will tell you: if you want the real thing, it will be either NBA Live or NBA 2K. But with the progress the development team has done with their 2008 version of the game and notably their baseball franchise The Show, I was very eager to see if NBA 09: The Inside would finally take on the two juggernauts, put some dazzling moves all the way to the rim and finish with a thunderous dunk! With less than 48 hours before the NBA season opener, we present you our review of Sony's third next-generation instalment of their basketball franchise called NBA 09: The Inside. "
Pros
+ Progression/Reward system
+ Trophy support
+ Easy controls
+ Franchise and "Life" modes added
+ Improved player models, arena lighting and dynamic crowds
+ Broadcast-style camera view
Cons
- Flawed, frustrating and unrealistic AI
- Many graphical issues from past versions still present
- Play-by-Play commentary could be better
- Shooting/Rebounding system is flawed
- Barebones franchise mode
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.
