ESPN Basketball

by **Full Surface** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 11:07 pm

Has anyone played it yet? Give your thoughts if you have. I saw it at a local videogame store yesterday (I think it was recently released).

by **Ruff Ryder** on Sat Sep 13, 2003 11:25 pm

It doesnt come out until october.

by **GloveGuy** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 2:51 am

It's not out yet, though I'll definitely get it since it has Xbox Live play. If only they had the shoes that Live has, it would be so much better. It has better player models and faces in my opinion.

by **Goodz** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 10:32 am

i agree witchu gloveguy... in my opinion, sega's graphics are second to none... dun worry guys.. plenty of feedback comin from me once i get the game and take a rest from it... but till then....

by **Ruff Ryder** on Sun Sep 14, 2003 11:55 pm

I agree with goodz.

Check this article out: http://sports.ign.com/articles/437/437544p1.html

IsoMotion sounds awesome. I might have to ditch live.

by **Goodz** on Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:45 am

IsoMotion sounds awesome. I might have to ditch live.

yea its wicked. if u havnt seen it, its pretty much just isolation play.. but wen u dribble and get fancy, the defense can counter it..how, i dont know yet.. but ive seen the offensive part of this feature and it is awesome... personally, what im looking forward to is the new meter, in which a players anger is measured and wen it builds up, they can get a tech, or a flagrant....how many games have this... hopefully they didnt take this feature out or cancel it or something like a certain other game *ahem EA ahem* who took out one of the features that swayed me into looking into it in the first place (throw back teams)....ESPN all the way

by **Ruff Ryder** on Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:07 am

I havent seen it. Please post a link if possible cuz i'm not an 'insider' :evil:

by **TheBigEasy** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:08 am

Just a question. Will this game only be available for consoles or also for PC?

TheBigEasy

by **Scary Hedo** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:26 am

only for consoles.

by **Goodz** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:29 am

here ya go ruffryder.......

*note

- watch the jerseys THEY MOVE! :shock:

- i like that little welcome take down by kobe on lebron... notice that the fall is realistic and he doesnt fly all over the place, or the ball doesnt go out of control like last year...

- help defense is good, but a bit slow..

- this is most likely on the easiest level (which would explain the easy crosses and the falling) so that they could showcase the offense..

enjoy......

by **ThisizaJackMove** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 8:22 am

wheres the link goods?

by **Goodz** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 10:44 am

woops my bad :oops:

.. here ya go

http://www.operationsports.com/media/mo ... pnnba5.wmv

by **Goodz** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:04 am

hey guys.. just found out something VERY VERY INTERESTING... im not taking credit for finding out this information.. i saw it in another forum at operation sports and just informin your guys.. okay.. it turns out that espn baskeball had another "HIDDEN FEATURE" it's.. get this.... A 24/7 feature....
it works like this:
whatever time your playstation, gc, xbox is programed to, thats the real time in ESPN NBA Basketball, and it keeps going whether its on or off...
now certain players, legendary and modern, will be at the street courts at a certain time.. for instance, Larry Bird will be at the courts at 5:00 pm... so if you want to face him and show him what you got, you could show up at 5:00 and face him one on one... and if you win, you unlock extras... what they are i dont know..

again... im not 100% sure that this is true... but many people have been saying that they read about it in the latest game mag.. opm or sum like dat..
correct me if im wrong...

i think that this is a great feature because its kind of like "NBA Ballers" built into ESPN NBA... plus we have the 2on2 3on3 4on4 5on5 streetball on top of it...

ahhhh

so much better than lives street features..

thoughts??.......

by **Goodz** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:10 am

update on the 24/7 feature.. apparantly you can unlock nba gear....HISTORIC TEAMS!! ahem ahem..nba live who????? and possibly mini games...

by **ThisizaJackMove** on Tue Sep 16, 2003 1:35 pm

Goodz wrote:update on the 24/7 feature.. apparantly you can unlock nba gear....HISTORIC TEAMS!! ahem ahem..nba live who????? and possibly mini games...

nba live who is a nice way to get your self knifed here but...

This looks pretty promising.

by **Goodz** on Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:02 am

nba live who is a nice way to get your self knifed here but...

hahaha

just said that because they were talking about not being able to get legendary teams but yet espn managed to impliment it.

by **GloveGuy** on Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:42 am

Are you only getting this from message boards?

by **Goodz** on Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:54 am

Are you only getting this from message boards?

yes. but the 24/7 feature has been confirmed on this months official playstation magazine.

btw heres links to some new espn videos...

http://www.operationsports.com/media/mo ... pnnba6.wmv
this one has cool intros and info but ionno why they're bigging up derrick coleman :shock:

http://www.operationsports.com/media/mo ... wmv........

announcing sounds pretty good.

by **Ruff Ryder** on Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:45 am

NEW SCREENS AT GAMESPOT

by **nublu01** on Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:18 pm

check out new (perhaps old, to some people) vids of espn basketball

http://www.operationsports.com/media/movies/espnnba/espnnba8.wmv
http://www.operationsports.com/media/movies/espnnba/espnnba9.wmv
http://www.operationsports.com/media/movies/espnnba/espnnba10.wmv
http://www.operationsports.com/media/movies/espnnba/espnnba11.wmv

here's a list of things that i've noticed:
1. hmmmm... looks like espn basketball have a new street mode... a la... 21.
2. their defense is beefed up a lil bit
3. a glimpse of the new feature....24/7..... basically you play a 'handicap' match with players around the country. plus many new outdoor courts.
4. tons of new player accessories in 'created player' section. i personally like the guitar.. hehe... reminds me of Desperado.... ooo.. and dont forget the pink bunny slippers :lol:

5. training camp... where nba live hires specific coaches to increase the attributes, espn uses individual training session to boost up their ratings

one more thing... it seems that every offensive player plays like vince, kobe, or t-mac. did u see that crossover and the dunk by yao? i know yao has quick feet but that's just too much.

by **Ruff Ryder** on Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:13 pm

Stupid Tight!

I'm almost ready to say....F*CK NBA LIVE!!!

by **Ruff Ryder** on Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:02 am

New Screens at IGN.

Authentic Freethrow

by **GloveGuy** on Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:52 am

IGN gave it a 9.2, calling it the best basketball game this year. I'm getting it tomorrow.

by **BIG GREEN** on Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:20 am

It got a 8.9 on gamespot.
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/nba2k4/index.html

by **Jeffx** on Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:27 am

After years of playing Live, I think I'll check this game out. My friends tell me it's way better than Live 2004(and you can use the D-Pad for player movement).

Does anyone know where I could get updated rosters for ESPN?

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