NBA Street Homecourt – Original Game that has Much to Offer!

I really dug the idea behind this game, because all other basketball games are doing the same thing, and so from time to time EA will try to verge from the trodden path and offer us all something original. And unlike NFL Tour—EA’s Madden variant—this game actually rocks and socks…big time! For example there are several special moves like the Triple Dunk, a two play combination shot that requires perfect execution to implement, and can leave you falling on your hump if you fail to do it right. The main controls are very solid and fluid and easy to learn, comprising mostly of using the X and the Y button to bust out amazing combination moves in the styling of an arcade game.

The narrative and main theme is also solid: take the battle to the street court against current NBA all stars to see who gets the best of whom. And the game features more than ninety different parks to play in and the graphics are amazing. The frame rates are fast, and the player models are realistic. No you won’t get a normal B-ball game here, but that was the entire point, and EA pulls it off perfectly!

“This game offers a less traditional approach to basketball, where the real stars all got their training: on home courts at local, community parks. Great graphics, highly playable and good fun at the same time all make for a great basketball game!”

My Score: 8 out of 10

See the NBA Street Homecourt trailer below