Street Hoops for PlayStation 2

Discount Street Hoops for PlayStation 2

Im a 13 year old girl, this game is not only for boys but for girls too. This game is the best b-ball game that i have played. The controls take time to learn but so does the moves in real life. Once you learn the moves its so cool. Ive almost beaten the world tournament((that just shows that its not imposible like some people say))The games are very relistic, people yelling,no blood no foul,anouncers,and where the games take place are very much like the the real thing. The music sound tracks are not stupid songs, they have people like DMX,Ludacris,Master P and many more. You can bet,buy cloths,chains,tatoos,get a new hair cut. This is the best basketball game its really worth the money!!!

Product Overviews

Street Hoops is like the kid who shows up on the first day of school decked out in brand-new, brand-name duds, trying really hard to be cool and laid-back, while his rival (in this case, NBA Street) effortlessly oozes hip, relaxed charm. It's not that it's a bad game--it's that it could be so much more, if only it wasn't trying so hard, and in the most shallow ways.

Everything about Hoops is overly complicated, with no real payoff. The players can be personalized and stylized--you get to pick haircuts, jewelry, tattoos, and clothing. But instead of being a cherry on top of an otherwise great game, this decoration is in some ways more interesting than the actual court time. This issue of mixed-up priorities really takes root in the mechanics of the game. Considering there's no tutorial, the overly designed controller configuration gets in the way of just starting up and playing the game for the fun of it. In another example, unless you assign controllers to teams in the opening menu, the game mysteriously starts playing itself.

The music is great, with songs by mainstream hip-hop artists. But the abundance of tie-in deals seems like overcompensation for poor play. Hoops sometimes feels like a catalog, heavy with ads for clothing, sneakers, and sunglasses. In a spectacular example of the obtrusiveness of this co-branding, gamers can get cheats by buying real-world Sprite (vending machines for the soda are also littered throughout the game maps). Still, there's a fair amount to recommend Hoops--mainly the presence of real-life street ballers. The opening cinematic of inspired tricking makes you want to invest the time to make this game pay off. Anyone who just wants to play a little ball with their friends--a pickup game instead of a tournament--would be better off looking to the unmatched NBA Street. --Jennifer Hauseman

Pros:

• Options like taunt and intentional foul evoke true baller bravado
• Hip-hop soundtrack includes "Da Rockwilder" (Method Man and Redman), "Who We Be" (DMX), "Make Em Say Ugh" (Master P), and "Rollout" (Ludacris)

Cons:

• More development time was spent on partnership deals than gameplay

Product Features

• Platform: PlayStation 2
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Genre: Sports

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