With that said, "NBA Street Vol. 2" knocks me out of my seat and dribbles the ball off my face! This is straight-up, old school, smooth skills, street basketball at its very finest. The original "NBA Street" was great with the tricks and the stars of the modern day NBA, but "Street 2" gives you the ultimate roster of ABA and NBA legends from which to choose and play. Who can possibly beat a trio consisting of Dr. J, Larry Legend, and MJ? What about Magic, Tiny, and The Hawk? On top of that, you've got moves and tricks so sweet you'll have to visit the dentist each time you play. New additions to the moves make the gameplay deeper and more entertaining. The first "NBA Street" gave you a limited number of combos that got boring after a lot of play. The moves in "Street 2" are new and numerous so boredom won't be setting in at all.

I'm glad to see original game announcer, "Joe the Show," move on. After a day or two of playing, I'd heard everything he had to say and muted him for good. (How many times do I need to hear "Ladies and gentlemen... Michael Jordan is back!") "Street 2's" Bobbito is funny and witty and brings excitement to the game. You feel good when he praises you for a good play and you feel crummy when he cracks on you for a bad play. The courts are authentic and you travel all over the country in your quest to the the best baller there is, was, or will be.

This game is kid-friendly, teen-friendly, and adult-friendly. It would be fun to play with a person who watched the ABA legends and NBA stars in their prime. They'd get a big kick out of watching Pistol Pete take on Yao Ming or watching Wilt "The Stilt" ball it against Shaq.

So get off the couch, lace up the Chuck Taylors, and ball like you've never balled before!

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Lace em Up!Jun 04, 2003
By Enlightened "Both Eyes Closed, see what u don't hear what u can't"
Yep this game has lived up to every ounce of the hype and praise it has received. Everyone pretty much told you about the game but I'll give you a breakdown.

Pros:
*Osmosis---this cat is THE TRUTH...he can completely change the course of a game in two or three plays
· Street Legends such as MJ, Magic, Pistol Pete, Earl The Pearl Monroe and Tiny Archibald
· More and better moves and dunks ( Off The Heezay, back 2 Papa)
· Custom moves--- now every player doesn't have the same moves and each legend and street player has their own custom move...you can mix and match these different dunks and moves on your created player
· Trick Points- now the game rewards you for those sick moves and then pulling up for a sweet jumper right in someone's eye. No longer do you have to finish the play with a dunk to get lots of trick points...I picked up 50,000 pts. off a regular play..no gamebreaker involved. Level 2 GB are also welcomed.
· Be A Legend Mode-now the game has EXPONENTIALLY more replay value...this mode is long
· The difficulty has been raised (until you max out like three characters )...no longer can you get Bonafide and just rip through the defense with very little trouble...nope now they can trick counter to steal the ball
· Better defense
· Better music and commentary (thank the lord) Just Blaze, Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte...they even include the classic masterpiece Pete Rock & CL Smooth's T.R.O.Y.!!!

Cons:
· You can only put 5 players on a team
· The legends pretty much suck when you get them on your team...they are good when you play them but it seems like they get sorrier when you add them to your team. Whitewater just plain out sucks.
· Rebounds...when the computer wants the rebound they get it. One time I had my custom player who's specialty is boards, Kobe Bryant, and ben Wallace vying for a board at the same time and Biggie Little who is 5'4'' 90lbs comes up with the rebound. Ridiculous!
· It seems like once you get the gamebreaker it is impossible to steal the ball from the computer, even though you had been stealing the ball all game, they manage to keep it away from you...then they shoot it from half court and get the rebound therefore successfully running out your GB.
· Hookups aint what they used to be---you are lucky to get 15000 pts. Off a hookup alley oop with all members involved
· Crowds are wack and unexcited

As you have read the Pros far outweigh the Cons. This is probably the best game I have ever played and it's even more fun when you have friends to play it with. This is a greater game than the first one by far. 5 stars...must have.

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Takin' it to the Street...May 02, 2003
By Kwadwo O. Burgee
If you've played the first NBA Street and are looking for a reason to get the second one, or if you're interested in what the game is about, I'll give you five reasons to get it(at least):

1) Wilt Chamberlin, Clyde Drexler, Dr. J., Magic, Bird, 'Nique, and a bunch of other old school ballers
2) 2nd level Gamebreakers, which switch to a cutscene showing the entire team getting in on the action
3) Special moves which allow kick passes and bounces off the guy's head
4) Be-A-Legend mode, which brings your created character from the bowels of scrubdom
5)Music and beats and announcing that's better than the first

There are a LOT more reasons to get this game, but these are some of the best ones. Suffice to say, if you enjoy NBA basketball, the And 1 commercials, and/or the first NBA Street, there should be no reason why you don't click and order this. It's probably the best playing bball game out there, and the entertainment/replay value is incredible.

21 of 27 found the following review helpful:

Should Be Great.........Feb 18, 2003

This game is predicted to be great, just like the 1st one. Gladly in this game Bonafide and Stretch will be back. But Sadly the other members of the gagng wont. Also there will be 4 more new people to play with. Hopefully this upcoming game can play with more than 2 players. Here are some Pros and Cons.

Pros:
Newer courts. Courts are great looking.
New music
New announcer
In career mode create a player and tour the countries beutiful street courts.
Graphics

Cons: This game is so great i dont think there is any.

Enjoy!

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

This Is the Best NBA Street The Best out of ALL 3 Systems >>May 04, 2003

This is is best nba street Ever lets you play with all legends like 1985 Jordan,1996 Jordan,larry bird,Daryl Dawkins,Dr.J,Magic Johnson,Connie Hawkins,Bill Walton almost all the legends are on here.The Ps2's Controller Fits this game so perfect.That the gameplay is a 9.5 out of 10.At first i bought the xbox version because i thought it would have better graphics and gameplay but i was wrong ps2 graphics are the same as the Xbox,The ps2 blows the xbox version out of the water.Everything is so precise and smooth.on xbox you only have 2 buttons to do tricks which is lame.on ps2 you got 4 shoulder buttons.So people who say Ps2 can't Produce good games and graphics are just people who own 1 console either gamecube or Xbox or just hates The playstation 2.I have all three consoles so i know what im talking about.I love my xbox but what games are there to play only Halo thats the only best exclusive game they got, Splinter cell not even splinter cell it's on all systems now...

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