NBA Street Showdown
| NBA Street Showdown | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art featuring LeBron James | |
| Developer(s) | Team Fusion |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports BIG |
| Director(s) | Jez Sherlock |
| Producer(s) | Joel Manners |
| Designer(s) | Kevin Chorney |
| Programmer(s) | Craig Hall |
| Artist(s) | Todd Pollich |
| Series | NBA Street |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
NBA Street Showdown is a basketball video game developed by Canadian studio Team Fusion and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label. It is the fourth installment in the NBA Street series, and a handheld port of NBA Street V3. The game was released on April 25, 2005, in North America, on September 1, 2005, in Europe, and on September 29, 2005, in Japan, for the PlayStation Portable.
LeBron James is featured on the cover, attempting a slam dunk.
Gameplay[edit]
NBA Street Showdown incorporates gameplay elements from NBA Street Vol. 2, with the presentation of NBA Street V3. The game primarily features the minigames Shot Blocker and Arcade Shootout, as well as quick game modes. You can play head-to-head in all of these through ad hoc mode. King of the Courts is a game mode where you can unlock different courts as a reward for defeating neighborhood street teams. Challenges include playing a team in Shot Blocker or in a game without trick points. You can play current NBA teams and older teams made up of legendary players.
Reception[edit]
NBA Street Showdown received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, where the game was ported for release on September 29, 2005, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[3]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 1Up.com | B[4] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.67/10[5] |
| Famitsu | 30/40[3] |
| Game Informer | 7/10[6] |
| GameSpot | 7.7/10[7] |
| GameSpy |    [8] |
| GameZone | 8/10[9] |
| IGN | 8/10[10] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [11] |
| X-Play | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ Adams, David (2005-04-25). "EA Kicks, Slam Dunks PSP". IGN. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ a b "NBA Street Showdown for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "NBA ストリート ショウダウン [PSP]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Sewart, Greg (April 29, 2005). "NBA Street Showdown". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ EGM staff (July 2005). "NBA Street Showdown". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 193. Ziff Davis. p. 118.
- ^ Reiner, Andrew (July 2005). "NBA Street Showdown". Game Informer. No. 147. GameStop. p. 127. Archived from the original on November 18, 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Colayco, Bob (April 26, 2005). "NBA Street Showdown Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Tuttle, Will (April 25, 2005). "GameSpy: NBA Street Showdown". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Wrentmore, John (May 4, 2005). "NBA Street: Showdown - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Allen, Jason (April 27, 2005). "NBA Street Showdown". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "NBA Street Showdown". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 94. Ziff Davis. July 2005. p. 79.
- ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (August 18, 2005). "NBA Street: Showdown Review". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on December 24, 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
External links[edit]
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