NBA ShootOut
Sony's first-party NBA simulation series for PlayStation consoles.
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NBA ShootOut (released as Total NBA in Europe) is a basketball video game series based on the NBA, appearing on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. It belonged to Sony’s first-party sports lineup for the PlayStation, which also included NHL FaceOff, NFL GameDay, NCAA GameBreaker, and ESPN Extreme Games. The first two installments, from 1996 and 1997, were created by Sony Computer Entertainment’s in-house British development team. Later games were handled by 989 Sports, with NBA ShootOut 2000 being the only entry ported to Microsoft Windows.
Players can select an existing NBA team to play exhibition or regular season matches, and they can also create custom players to add to regular season rosters. Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Michael Jordan appear under alternate names—Forward, Center, and Guard, respectively. The PlayStation version of NBA ShootOut 99 was canceled by 989 Sports because of its insufficient quality.
The first two games received strong reviews; the Official UK PlayStation Magazine gave each a 9/10 score and a Starplayer award, praising their motion capture and playability.
Quick Facts
- Platforms
- PlayStation, PlayStation 2
- First release year
- 1996
- Second release year
- 1997
- Later developer
- 989 Sports
- Windows release
- NBA ShootOut 2000
- Cancelled game
- NBA ShootOut 99 for the PlayStation
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Background
The series began with two entries released in 1996 and 1997, developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's British in-house development team. Later entries were developed by 989 Sports, including NBA ShootOut 2000, the only game in the series to be released for Microsoft Windows. NBA ShootOut 99 for the PlayStation was cancelled by 989 Sports due to its level of quality.
In the games, players can choose an existing NBA franchise and play exhibition or regular season games, as well as create their own players to include in regular season team rosters. Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan were represented in the game with other names (Forward, Center and Guard respectively). The series had a predecessor for the Sega CD called ESPN NBA Hangtime '95.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: NBA ShootOut (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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