GameZone:
Whereas franchises like EA's NBA Live series and 2K's NBA 2K have been constantly trying to outdo each other with accurate representations of the game of basketball, SCEA's NBA franchise has been a bit of the odd man out. This is especially true for the PSP iterations, as the NBA franchise has forgone most attempts at recreating realistic interpretations of professional ball, and instead shifted its focus on providing quickplay mini-games that tie very loosely to professional hoops. This is especially evident in this year's outing, NBA 10: The Inside. The game handles on the court pretty much exactly as it did last year, with the developers seemingly continuing to shift from the basketball side of things and going for more increasingly strange mini-games
All in all, this is a very solid game. It manages to provide an enjoyable basketball experience for the whole spectrum of basketball fans; deep enough for the hardcore NBA fan, yet still approachable for the novice. While even the Recruit difficulty is more difficult than PSLS would like to see, it is still a very fun, playable experience.
Even after you have exhausted your thirst for basketball, there is still a lot of fun to be had with the mini-games. If *wink* *nudge* they were to release the mini-games as a standalone bundle on the PSN, they would find their coffers overflowing.
Gamerevolution: I wish I was little bit taller, I wish I was a baller... And in some cases never picked at all...
It's gotta be a little lonely being an outside party to EA Sports' decadent conglomerate orgy. Imagine being that kid in after-school extracurricular basketball who is always picked second. Despite having trained harder than ever this season, you harbor a hidden acknowledgment that you'll never be quite as formidable of a baller as the jerk-ass who just made team captain. How do you save face? Maybe if you bring your teammates a bunch of crap unrelated to actually playing basketball like fresh-baked cookies or beer, they'll love you, err... more?
A well priced, good looking, decent playing, stuffed to the gills PSP basketball title. Diehard GameFAN honestly didn't think they'd be saying this when they first opened this one up, but it was a lot of fun reviewing this one and they're glad it made its way to them. Diehard GameFAN think any PSP owner who's a basketball fan should have this title. Between the smooth gameplay and all the extras, you really get your money's worth on this one.
