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Binding: Video Game Brand: GameCube EAN: 0047875804739 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Label: Activision Inc. Manufacturer: Activision Inc. MPN: CUBE-STREETHOOP Platform: GameCube Publisher: Activision Inc. Studio: Activision Inc. Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: Throw down your best moves as you fight for bragging rights in an all-out, street level, blacktop blitz. Street Hoops is the real deal...the most authentic and realistic street basketball game available. Choose your team and then rock 10 of the most notor Amazon.com Review: Street Hoops is like the kid who shows up on the first day of school decked out in brand-new, brand-name duds, trying really hard to be cool and laid-back, while his rival (in this case, NBA Street) effortlessly oozes hip, relaxed charm. It's not that it's a bad game--it's that it could be so much more, if only it wasn't trying so hard, and in the most shallow ways. Everything about Hoops is overly complicated, with no real payoff. The players can be personalized and stylized--you get to pick haircuts, jewelry, tattoos, and clothing. But instead of being a cherry on top of an otherwise great game, this decoration is in some ways more interesting than the actual court time. This issue of mixed-up priorities really takes root in the mechanics of the game. Considering there's no tutorial, the overly designed controller configuration gets in the way of just starting up and playing the game for the fun of it. In another example, unless you assign controllers to teams in the opening menu, the game mysteriously starts playing itself. The music is great, with songs by mainstream hip-hop artists. But the abundance of tie-in deals seems like overcompensation for poor play. Hoops sometimes feels like a catalog, heavy with ads for clothing, sneakers and sunglasses. In a spectacular example of the obtrusiveness of this co-branding, gamers can get cheats by buying real-world Sprite (vending machines for the soda are also littered throughout the game maps). Still, there's a fair amount to recommend Hoops--mainly the presence of real-life street ballers. The opening cinematic of inspired tricking makes you want to invest the time to make this game pay off. Anyone who just wants to play a little ball with their friends--a pickup game instead of a tournament--would be better off looking to the unmatched NBA Street. --Jennifer Hauseman Pros:
(This review refers to the PlayStation2 version of this game.) Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not Cool Duuuuude!This game is terrible. It tastes nasty. MLB Street is funner. In Street Hoops, you can get guys like Mario, Usher, and Ben Dover. I hate the way you only get 95 places teeto plkay. IatmealStr O Rating: - definitely 4 all a us streetballazda best game ive eva played in my life. scru tha NBA, when due u c in a NBA game Allen Iverson puttin the ball thru the opponents legs, or Jordan breakin sumbudys ankles, ill tell u how many times.... neva. the NBA cant tuch the and1 playerz. these guyz wood shake, n brake ALL of the NBA playerz. when due u c in the NBA sumbudy throwin the ball off the shot clok n dunkin it, neva, when due u c full court alley oops, neva, but all of this is very common in the and1 mixtapes. ive ben a fan of ... Read More Rating: - hot hoopzthis game is perfect for the people who like to play nba games and go to the options screen to turn off all the fouls. you can push people down and ... and not get any penaltys.plus you can buy some special kicks,street gold, and some hip hop clothing. also you can get special haircuts and real brandname clothing, including, roca wear, fubu, and phat farm. and not only that you can do all the hot street moves not allowed in the nba and not included in the nba games. plus,After selecting your team ... Read More Rating:  - Better Than NBA StreetStreet Hoops is an awesome game, better than NBA Street in my opinion. The only better thing that NBA Sreet has over Street Hoops is that it has NBA players and the graphics are slighly better. Street Hoops is great because you can play with the And 1 ballers such as Hot Sauce, Half Man Half Amazing, and so on, while NBA Street has those dorky, corny street legends that .... Also, Street Hoops seems to be more competitve with a die or go home attitude, while NBA Street is more a have fun attitude. ... Read More Rating: - a 99-year old gamer reccommends you buy or rent this game!!!This game, Street Hoops was tight. I love the fact that you can bet on all of your games so you can win money to buy the hidden players and the different courts you can unlock. The only reason why I didn't give this game a perfect 5 out of 5 was because of the graphics, but other than that this game to me was amazing and I cannot stop playing, it is addictive. I recommend you buy or rent this game before Street Volume 2 comes out because then this game won't be worth having because NBA Steet is much better ... Read More |
