So, you think you got game? Think again, 'cos the game just got a whole lot bigger, thanks to EA BIG (!) and their 2003 sequel to NBA Street, cunningly titled Vol. 2.
The streets have been swept and the way is clear for a revolution in basketball. NBA Street Vol. 2 invites you to take your ball skills to the next level as you call out the greatest hoops icons to ever walk the courts. From old skool legends to the hottest contemporary players, this is your chance to show off your skills and slamdunk the street punks.
Whether those aforementioned punks are real players or computer generated is down to you, but two players are better than one in NBA Street Vol. 2. Better still, a multitap can accommodate up to four players, and this is where the game's real longevity lies. Whether in the midst of a pickup game - we recommend that newcomers start here - or in the depths of an NBA Challenge, or in one of the other myriad modes, there's plenty to accomplish in single or multiplayer mode. Visually, NBA Street Vol. 2 looks the part; such furious court action should suffer from slowdown, you may think. It just doesn't happen. Colourful, and with a host of angles to view the action from, NBA Street Vol. 2 delivers.
With an all-new arsenal of dunks, passes, dribbles and signature moves, enter and experience the realest urban worlds ever created. It's time to take your first steps on the path to becoming a street hoops legend - only NBA Street Vol. 2 can take you there.
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NBA STREET Vol. 2 allows players to choose from a roster of more than 150 NBA stars past and present including Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Walton, Jerry West, George "Iceman" Gervin,"Pistol" Pete Maravich and Magic Johnson, complete with their signature moves, in there quest for street ball dominance...alone, with a friend or in the new four-player multi-player mode.
With new moves like "Pass Out" and "Off the Heezay", players can pass the ball off the backboard or even off the opponents' head. Now you can even "Be the Oop". Just use the right analog to pass the ball to another player, take control of the man without the ball and call for the monster alley-oop. Choose from authentic urban worlds that re-create the feel and grit of the true street game, including Soul in the Hole, NY, and Mosswood in Oakland.
School your opponent big time with the show-stopping Second Level Gamebreaker. The more you pour on the highlights the bigger the boost. Make your own history in the new Create-a-Baller mode and earn new moves to show of your street style