[Video Game] Please help me choose a good basketball game

Double Dribble for the original Nintendo!!!

 

Stay far away from NBA 07 and probably NBA Live.

Both Street and 2K7 are good games. Very different, but a lot of fun.

 

arch rivals

 

NBA Jam TE Edition for SNES

 

Could you elaborate why to avoid these, I was actually thinking about Live also when the price goes down...

 

I actually enjoyed The Life vol2 demo more than nba live 07 and nba 2k7.. and im comparing the nba live and 2k7 full games to The Life demo. I am gonna buy THe Life for my ps3 when it gets a little cheaper, the graphics really suck but the gameplay and controls are really good.

 

NBA 2k7 is badass

 

If you have a ps2, here is my opinion.

Ive bought 2k7 and LIve 07
and they both suck!!!!!!

2k7 is exactly like 2k6

Live 07: The computer will never substitute for fatigue! Very Lame.

Ive played the demo of "the life 07" on the 360 at best buy and i liked it.

 

I'm thinking of getting "Backyard BBall" to play wiht my kids. Has anyone played this? Is it any good?

 

i liked 2K6 more. 2K7 the game is slowed down and it is getting into all the hype of dunking and playing like kobe. 2K6 was more team oriented and it required fundemental basketball rather than just doing a crossover and going in for the dunk with T Mac playing like he was 4 years ago.

 

That game rocked. I hope they release it for Wii.

 

FWIW, NBA 07 The Life is not available on the 360 since it is developed by Sony exclusively for Playstation systems (PS2, PSP, PS3). You probably played Live 07 or 2K7 (or even NBA Street Homecourt?). Or that was a PS3 and not a 360.

I'd stick with NBA Street or 2K7. Like Rokkit said, 2 different games, but they're both really fun (Street's gameplay is probably more fun and is easier to get into IMO). I've never played any of Sony's NBA games ("The Life" franchise). Some of the concepts seem interesting, but the gameplay itself always looked terrible to me (pathetic animation, bad graphics, bad AI, not fun at all, etc.).

 

NBA Jam for Genesis or SNES. #1 Bball game of all time.

 

You probably played another game considering that nba life 07 is only on ps2

 

2k7 ftw.

Street Vol.2 is much better than Vol. 3. Much cheaper too...

I used to rack up insane combos and one possesion gamebreakers. It's also much harder to do an off the heezay alley oop dunk.

 

2K7 is still worth it if you've played 2k6, yeah it is the same basically but they inputted a few enhancements that made the game better. I had 2K7 for PS2 and was satisfied with it.

If you're not a realism junky like me than I'd go NBA Street though

 

I had NBA Street 1 and 2, they were alright, but got boring quick, only so much you can do before it gets repetitive

 

Screw those, go buy NBA JAM for SNES.

 

2k7 is way better than Live

Street is usually pretty good, bu i havnt tried it yet