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((Infobox video game
| title = NBA Ballers
| image = Nba Ballers.jpg
| developer = [[Midway Games|Midway]]
| publisher = [[Midway Games|Midway Sports]]
| engine = [[RenderWare]]
| released = ((vgrelease|NA|April 5, 2004|AU|April 14, 2004 <small>(PS2)</small>|EU|October 15, 2004 <small>(PS2)</small>))
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
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'''''NBA Ballers''''' is a 2004 [[streetball]] [[simulation video game]] developed and published by [[Midway Games|Midway]]. The game features fictional [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] analyst Bob Benson (voiced and depicted by Terry Abler) and [[Supernatural (rapper)|MC Supernatural]] as the commentators. A majority of the moves in the game were from amateur basketball players, who provided some of their moves for the game. [[Stephon Marbury]] is on the cover. 

The game has been considered similar to ''[[AND 1 Streetball]]'' and the [[NBA Jam|''NBA Jam'' series]], of which it is a spiritual successor. The game was followed by a version for the [[PlayStation Portable]], ''[[NBA Ballers: Rebound]]''  and two sequels, ''[[NBA Ballers: Phenom]]'' and ''[[NBA Ballers: Chosen One]]''.

==Gameplay==
The game also maintains the "player on fire" feature that is in many sports games published by Midway.

While most matches are one-on-one, it is also possible to have an extra player, where three players in total play individually against each other. The matches are two minutes long, and the winner is the best of three rounds. A round is won when a player scores 11 points, and the winner must win by at least two points. If time runs out, the player with the most points will be declared the winner of that round. As the player pulls off style moves, they earn points that fill the jackpot bar at the top left of the screen. When a player scores, they earn the accumulated jackpot.

=== Juice Meter ===
The meter fills up like a fuel gauge, and it is used at the turbo boost meter. It is the player's energy. 

=== House Meter ===
The meter fills up by pulling off style moves and scoring points. The meter is filled until the word "HOUSE" is spelled. When fully charged, the player can "Bring Down the House" by holding all shoulder buttons and throwing an [[alley-oop]] to themselves, which tears down the rim and ends the match.

===Single-player mode===
Rags to Riches is the main story mode in which the player portrays a relatively unknown [[rookie]]  with certain abilities who must take on the best player in the NBA to become arguably the greatest player in the association. Each match is done in [[tournament]] style, and the player must defeat every opponent to advance to a new tournament to move the story along, and various Attributes rise during progression.

This game mode featured a full story told over 21 different [[Cutscene|cut scenes]] as the player progressed throughout the game. With the inclusion of this game mode, NBA Ballers became the first video game officially licensed by a league to contain a story mode.

==Reception==
((Video game reviews
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| CGM_PS2 = A<ref name=cgm>((cite magazine |title=NBA Ballers |magazine=[[Computer Games Magazine]] |publisher=[[theGlobe.com]] |issue=165 |date=August 2004 |page=6))</ref>
| CGM_XBOX = A<ref name=cgm/>
| EGM_PS2 = 8/10<ref name=egm>((cite magazine |title=NBA Ballers |author=EGM staff |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=179 |date=June 2004 |page=92))</ref>
| EGM_XBOX = 8/10<ref name=egm/>
| GI_PS2 = 8/10<ref name=gi>((cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/5C0D3FD4-186C-42D4-8935-61BC1EE0CBFD.htm |title=NBA Ballers |author=Reiner, Andrew |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |issue=133 |date=May 2004 |page=92 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526112102/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/5C0D3FD4-186C-42D4-8935-61BC1EE0CBFD.htm |archivedate=May 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| GI_XBOX = 8/10<ref name=gi/>
| GamePro_PS2 = ((Rating|4|5))<ref name=gamepro>((cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/34850.shtml |title=NBA Ballers |author=Dan Elektro |date=April 7, 2004 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209062057/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/34850.shtml |archivedate=February 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| GamePro_XBOX = ((Rating|4|5))<ref name=gamepro/>
| GSpot_PS2 = 8.3/10<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-ballers-review/1900-6093026/ |title=NBA Ballers Review (PS2) |author=Colayco, Bob |date=April 6, 2004 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 8.2/10<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-ballers-review/1900-6092938/ |title=NBA Ballers Review (Xbox) |author=Colayco, Bob |date=April 5, 2004 |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| GSpy_PS2 = ((Rating|3|5))<ref>((cite web |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nba-ballers/503939p1.html |title=GameSpy: NBA Ballers (PS2) |author=Leeper, Justin |date=April 4, 2004 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051107172039/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nba-ballers/503939p1.html |archivedate=November 7, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = ((Rating|3|5))<ref>((cite web |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nba-ballers/503949p1.html |title=GameSpy: NBA Ballers (Xbox) |author=Leeper, Justin |date=April 4, 2004 |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224061053/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nba-ballers/503949p1.html |archivedate=December 24, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| GameZone_PS2 = 7.5/10<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_ballers_ps2_review/ |title=NBA Ballers - PS2 - Review |author=The Bearer |date=April 21, 2004 |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005005640/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20160.htm |archivedate=October 5, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| GameZone_XBOX = 7.8/10<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_ballers_xb_review/ |title=NBA Ballers - XB - Review |author=Surette, Tim |date=April 26, 2004 |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525035153/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20160.htm |archivedate=May 25, 2009 |url-status=live |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 9/10<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/02/nba-ballers-3 |title=NBA Ballers (PS2) |author=Robinson, Jon |date=April 2, 2004 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 8.9/10<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/03/nba-ballers-2 |title=NBA Ballers (Xbox) |author=Robinson, Jon |date=April 2, 2004 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=December 25, 2019))</ref>
| OPM_PS2 = ((Rating|4|5))<ref>((cite magazine |title=NBA Ballers |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=80 |date=May 2004 |page=101))</ref>
| OXM_XBOX = 6.5/10<ref>((cite magazine |title=NBA Ballers |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=May 2004 |page=81))</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Playboy]]''
| rev1_PS2 = 75%<ref name=playboy>((cite magazine |title=Review: NBA Ballers |magazine=[[Playboy]] |publisher=[[Playboy Enterprises]] |date=March 2004 |page=39))</ref>
| rev1_XBOX = 75%<ref name=playboy/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev2_PS2 = 8/10<ref name=villagevoice>((cite news |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2004/04/20/love-ballin-like-fat-kids-love-cake-in-rags-to-roca-wear-story/ |title=Love Ballin' Like Fat Kids Love Cake in Rags-to-Roca-Wear Story |author=Catucci, Nick |date=April 26, 2004 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |publisher=Village Voice, LLC |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040522051148/http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0417/joysticks.php |archivedate=May 22, 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=December 24, 2019))</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 83/100<ref name=mcps2>((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-ballers/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=NBA Ballers for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 24, 2019))</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 82/100<ref name=mcxb>((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-ballers/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=NBA Ballers for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 24, 2019))</ref>
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The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=mcps2/><ref name=mcxb/> ''[[GameSpot]]'' named it the best PlayStation 2 game of April 2004.<ref name=gotm>((cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040914143644/http://www.gamespot.com/features/6094997/index.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/6094997/index.html | title=''GameSpot''(('))s Month in Review for April 2004 | author=Staff | date=May 3, 2004 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archivedate=September 14, 2004 | url-status=dead ))</ref> It received a runner-up position in ''[[GameSpot]]''(('))s 2004 "Best Alternative Sports Game" award category across all platforms, losing to ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''.<ref name=bestworst2004>((cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021607/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ | title=Best and Worst of 2004 | author=The ''GameSpot'' Editors | date=January 5, 2005 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archivedate=March 7, 2005 | url-status=dead ))</ref>

''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' gave it a score of eight out of ten and stated that "Eighty-four hyper-detailed players are represented, or you can create your own baller and go rags-to-riches, racking up pimp-wear and ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''-worthy real estate."<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_7316.html |title=NBA Ballers |author=Porter, Alex |date=April 5, 2004 |website=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |publisher=[[Biglari Holdings]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603192027/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_7316.html |archivedate=June 3, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 24, 2019))</ref> ''[[The Village Voice]]'' similarly gave the PS2 version eight out of ten and stated, "Like the sport itself, you can easily start a pickup game, or put all your time—and high hopes—into it. Playing D, of course, isn’t nearly as fun."<ref name=villagevoice/> ''[[Playboy]]'' gave the game 75% (nearly two months before its U.S. release date) and said, "Victory is accompanied by flashy jewelry, fancy cars, and the truest measure of a champ, a larger pose."<ref name=playboy/>

During the [[8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''NBA Ballers'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Sports Game of the Year|Console Action Sports Game of the Year]]" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition|Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition]]".<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2005&idGame=192 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details NBA Ballers |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=25 October 2023))</ref>

By July 2006, the PS2 version of the game had sold 670,000 copies and earned $23 million in the United States. ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' ranked it as the 94th highest-selling game launched for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], or [[GameCube]] between January 2000 and July 2006 in the U.S. Combined sales of the ''NBA Ballers'' series reached 1 million units in the United States by July 2006.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century |author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe |date=July 29, 2006 |website=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=Future US |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |archivedate=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead))</ref>

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