NBA Street Homecourt
European cover featuring Carmelo Anthony
Developer(s)EA Black Box
Publisher(s)EA Sports BIG
Producer(s)Dan Ayoub
Designer(s)Todd Batty
Mike McCartney
Programmer(s)Phil Harris
Artist(s)Mike Young
Composer(s)Andy Teal
SeriesNBA Street
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: February 20, 2007 (X360)
  • NA: March 6, 2007 (PS3)
  • AU: March 22, 2007
  • EU: March 23, 2007
  • JP: May 24, 2007
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

NBA Street Homecourt is a basketball video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label. It is the final installment in the NBA Street series. The game was released for the Xbox 360 on February 20, 2007, and for the PlayStation 3 on March 6, 2007.

Carmelo Anthony, pictured during his tenure with the Denver Nuggets, is featured on the cover.

A demo for NBA Street Homecourt was released on February 2, 2007, on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store. It was also the first Xbox 360 game to be natively rendered in 1080p resolution.[1]

Gameplay

NBA Street Homecourt features real-life basketball courts that NBA superstars grew up on and used to hone their talents.

Reception

NBA Street Homecourt received "favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[2][3] In Japan, where the game was ported for release on May 24, 2007, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40, while Famitsu X360 gave the Xbox 360 version one 8, one 9, and two 8's for a total of 33 out of 40.[4][5] DaveMayCry of GamePro said that the Xbox 360 version "has solid superstar skills but it's lost a few of its sweet moves. The Street franchise is still a few tweaks away from true legend status."[6][a]

Sean Garmer of 411Mania gave the Xbox 360 version an 8.5 out of 10, saying, "I can for sure say this is the best NBA game EA has come out with in [the] 07 series. I don't know if that's because NBA Live and NCAA March Madness sucked so much, or it's because Homecourt is just that good? Either way, this game is tons of fun and online play will help it stay in your system a little longer. I can recommend this to just about anyone looking for a different take on Basketball or looking for a fun game to play with friends. I hope the next game is just as good as this one. The only drawback is the lack of modes, but if you got lots of friends that shouldn't be a problem."[7]

The New York Times gave the game a favorable review and said that it "may bear only a passing resemblance to real basketball, but it is tremendous fun, even if you never have to the pass the game controller behind your back or toss it in the air."[8] Detroit Free Press gave it three stars out of four and stated that "the high-flying super dunks, crazy-killer crossovers and behind-the-back, no-look and kick passes are exaggerated to new heights. And here lies one of the game's biggest pluses."[9]

Notes

  1. ^ GamePro gave the Xbox 360 version 4/5 for graphics, 5/5 for sound, 4.5/5 for control, and 4.25/5 for fun factor.
  2. ^ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 9/10, and the other gave it 9.5/10.

References

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  4. ^ a b "NBA ストリート ホームコート [PS3]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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  6. ^ Dave May Cry (May 2007). "NBA Street Homecourt (X360)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 224. IDG. p. 87. Archived from the original on March 2, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Garmer, Sean (March 23, 2007). "NBA Street Homecourt (Xbox 360) Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  8. ^ Herold, Charles (March 29, 2007). "Keeping Up With Tiger Woods by Swinging a Remote". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2023.(subscription required)
  9. ^ a b c Todd, Brian E. (April 28, 2007). "Basketball free-for-all". Detroit Free Press. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2023.(subscription required)
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  19. ^ "NBA Street Homecourt Review (X360)". GameTrailers. Viacom. February 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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  21. ^ Hopper, Steven (February 18, 2007). "NBA Street: Homecourt - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
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  24. ^ "Review: NBA Street Homecourt". PSM. Future US. April 2007. p. 80.

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