Dose:
"The game has cool shooting and rebounding mechanics not found in other basketball series. There is a "shooting meter" above the player, which lets you know how long to hold the shoot button before letting go. It lets you know whether a successful shot has been taken and it's a good way to let players know they didn't sink a fluke. Also, the rebounding circle is a nice touch. When a shot rims out, the circle lets players know where to jump to grab the rebound.
Basketball fans looking for a game that represents what they see on TV should look elsewhere. NBA 09 is a very generic game and being generic won't get you very far with gamers."
EverGeek:
"But if fast goofy fun is all you want from your basketball game, that's great. But you certainly shouldn't be expected to pay the same sixty bucks the top NBA games command."
Would Crispy Gamer play this game for more than an hour? No.
Why? They don't have the head for technically sound, five-person basketball. They would rather just push people over and put up massive dunks.
With a token nod to the role-playing as athlete mode most sports titles are including these days, The Inside's version, "The Life," is shallow and lifeless and, thus, not worth living through.
But if fast goofy fun is all you want from your basketball game, that's great. But you certainly shouldn't be expected to pay the same sixty bucks the top NBA games command.
4 out of 5 ....the biggest sony supporter me would have to give this game a 2 . ... I bought it i buy all sony exclusive ...this game sucks....go with nba2k.....spend $120 on basketballs game.
