NBA Street Showdown
NBA Street Showdown, jeu de sport sorti le 25 mai 2005 sur PlayStation Portable, propose une expérience de basket-ball arcade inspirée des versions console. Le titre permet de défier les plus grandes stars de la NBA dans des parties en 3 contre 3, d'incarner un baller personnalisé ou de tenter de devenir une légende de streetball via le mode King of the Court. Deux modes propres à la PSP, Shot Blocker et Arcade Shootout, permettent de cumuler des points de style, tandis que le jeu sans fil offre des affrontements en un contre un et une Party Play réunissant jusqu'à quatre joueurs sur une seule console. La presse a salué le titre : AceGamez a ainsi écrit que le jeu « looks and sounds amazing, fantastic gameplay whether you're after a quick match or a long session... Like games? You'll love this », et Game Chronicles a indiqué avoir pris beaucoup plus de plaisir avec NBA Street Showdown qu'avec les titres NBA officiels.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Looks and sounds amazing, fantastic gameplay whether you're after a quick match or a long session... Like games? You'll love this. »
« Thankfully, NBA Street Showdown makes it easy to enjoy this sport. I had a lot more fun playing this than I did the official NBA titles, but then again, Showdown forgoes the rules in favor of fun. »
« Visually the game lies somewhere between the PS2 versions of Volume 2 and 3 of the famous NBA Street series. »
« If you've played or own any of the games in the NBA Street series there's enough new content here to offer a unique experience as well as plenty of familiar ground to tread while on the move. »
« My only focused gripe though is with the leaner trick system, which had been downgraded from implementation across the PS2's four shoulder buttons to a single PSP button. Small gripe. [May 2005, p.70] »
« The package of sheer content is immense. »
« While the visuals are the weakest part of the game, it's by no means a deal breaker. NBA Street Showdown finally brings the game of basketball to the PSP, and does it with authority. »
« A re-creation that is somewhere between 60-70% of the original. It's great for a portable handheld but it's never going to come close to a top-shelf PS2 version. »
