GamesRadar - NBA Street Homecourt

Gamer Buzz: Street Ball is Dead (News)

Oct 23, 2008

Joystiq via ESPN writes: "Electronic Arts and Midway have shelved their competing arcade-style basketball franchises, as ESPN reports that both NBA Street and NBA Ballers have been benched.

Regarding NBA Street, EA Sports boss Peter Moore explains to ESPN that the division is reevaluating its mixture of licensed and original IP, adding that "we need to develop some new things." But don't go expecting anything particularly edgy to come out of this moment of clarity. "If Wii Sports has taught us anything," adds Moore, "it's that people will sit there and play big head tennis all day long. We need to be able to tap into that audience.'"

New courts for NBA Street Homecourt (News)

May 10, 2007

EA has released two new courts, new playable characters and Brand Jordan items.
NBA Street Homecourt players have a selection of new content available to them today, with the release of three new content packs on Xbox Live Marketplace.

First is a reworking of Melo's Clovedale. The court has been redone in Melo's H.O.O.D. movement style and is completely free to all Xbox Live users.

Second is another court, Perkins Park, located in Lebron James' hometown of Akron Ohio. The court has been rebuilt by King James himself and Nike.

360Zine Issue 4: Bioshock preview & interview (News)

Mar 14, 2007

The new issue includes an exclusive interview with Ken Levine, Creative Director of Bioshock, where he talks about the emotions and responses he hopes to evoke in gamers. Alongside the interview is a preview with video and the rest of the issue packs in previews of Frontlines: Fuel of War, reviews of GRAW 2, Bullet Witch, and NBA Street Homecourt, plus a new Community section.

NBA Street Homecourt (Screenshots)

Feb 27, 2007

NBA Street Homecourt - Mike Bibby 02-23-07 (Video)

Feb 23, 2007

The NBA Street series makes the jump to next-gen with eerily lifelike character models (complete with that all-important next-gen coat of sweat).

NBA Street Homecourt (Review)

Feb 20, 2007

Homecourt isn't really basketball. Oh, sure, technically it is - there are lines on the court, a couple of rims, and a round, bouncy thing that the players all want. But this isn't basketball - it's an epic sideshow of seemingly every stylish way a supernatural meth-binging freak could manipulate a ball, hoop, and backboard. Yes, the gameplay remains almost unchanged from the way the corporate gods decreed it when Street first bombed us on the PS2. This yields an instantly accessible, ...

Xbox 360 slams Playstation 3 again? (News)

Feb 15, 2007

In the March 2007 issue of Game Informer Magazine "NBA Street Homecourt" was recently reviewed. As expected the game had scored a solid 8.75. However, something unexpected was that the game looked the best on the Xbox 360 as opposed to the Playstation 3.

Quoted: "I'd give the nod to the 360 in terms of visuals, but either way this game features great texturing, character models and jaw-droppingly smooth animations."

NBA Street Homecourt: Gotta be the Shoes (News)

Feb 15, 2007

All the unlockable Jordans you could ask for. Plus, details on a downloadable Rucker Park court.

NBA Street Homecourt - Bolden Mack 02-06-07 (Video)

Feb 6, 2007

The NBA Street series makes the jump to next-gen with eerily lifelike character models (complete with that all-important next-gen coat of sweat).

NBA Street Homecourt - Flight school 01-30-07 (Video)

Jan 30, 2007

The NBA Street series makes the jump to next-gen with eerily lifelike character models (complete with that all-important next-gen coat of sweat).

NBA Street Homecourt Demo Coming Soon (News)

Jan 29, 2007

EA BIG today announced that they will be slam dunking a playable demo of NBA Street Homecourt onto the Xbox 360 Marketplace at the beginning of February.

The full game promises a large selection of NBA stars, as well as old-style legends and a selection of "STREET" characters. NBA Street Homecourt will be running on a new graphics engine...

NBA Street Homecourt - hands-on (Preview)

Jan 19, 2007

The NBA Street series has always valued fun over realism. You don't need to know how to break down a full court press defense or set up a 2-1-2 zone offense to play these games. You don't even need to know what those terms mean. So long as you can appreciate the pure beauty of a trick pass... of a physics-defying dunk... of one man bouncing a basketball off another man's face and then making the shot around his dazed and clueless head... you can appreciate NBA Street. But even the simplest and ...

NBA Street Homecourt Packshots Revealed (News)

Jan 3, 2007

Today, Electronic Arts brought us the packshots of both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of NBA Street Homecourt.

The packshots can be viewed below:

NBA Street ball-istic missile (News)

Dec 12, 2006

Slick-footed balling, outrageous court contortions and a healthy dollop of street smart attitude has always been the irresistible trademark of EA's energetic NBA Street games and, judging by this movie from the upcoming Homecourt, fans won't be disappointed by the series' next-gen ...

NBA Street Courtside shots (News)

Dec 4, 2006

Further proof that EA's NBA Street Homecourt will be one of the most realistic console games around comes in the form of these amazing new shots from the Xbox 360 title. Of course, while the player models and animation might be photo-realistic, the action will be more over-the-top than anything on the real ...

NBA Street image dunk (News)

Nov 10, 2006

Check out this series of eyeball slamming set of images from NBA Street Homecourt, the series' first match-up with next-gen technology, and it's a beautiful thing to behold. Hit the Images tab above for more dribble-tastic shots. The basket-bothering action depicted here suggests an interesting challenge that could boost the balling - with one guy in a blue vest and three rival chaps in white, could this be hinting at some one versus three face-offs? It'd certainly give a thorough test of the ...

NBA STREET 4 Named (News)

Oct 31, 2006

Electronic Arts announced today that NBA STREET Homecourt will be the name of the newest iteration of the critically acclaimed and culturally defining streetball videogame franchise. The 4th chapter of the multi-platinum franchise expands on the fast-paced and larger-than-life 3-on-3 basketball gameplay that has made the franchise a hit. The game is in development in Vancouver, B.C. by EA Canada under the EA SPORTS BIG brand.

"NBA STREET Homecourt gives fans the opportunity to play where legends were made, and will be made," said Dan Ayoub, lead producer on the product. "Every legendary player got his start somewhere and most of those roots are set in homecourts across the United States. The vision for the game's concept, visuals and gameplay all give a nod to those hometown courts, and will provide fans with an incredibly addictive and rewarding experience."

With a brand new game engine only possible with the power of next-gen hardware, the franchise is once again raising the bar with cutting edge visuals and innovative gameplay putting the ball in your hands. With a new animation engine and control system, NBA STREET Homecourt allows users to create gravity-defying tricks-on-the-fly.

NBA STREET Homecourt merges legendary proving grounds with the homecourts of your favorite NBA stars, featuring 360 degrees of view. The NBA's best are rendered with the same level of meticulous detail, making true athlete likeness a reality and putting you up close and personal with every move and moment. Earn a name for yourself and garner respect as you progress along your hometown journey and become a legend.

NBA STREET Homecourt will be available for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game is not yet rated by the ESRB or PEGI.

Achievements (Unlockable)

Aug 16, 2007

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Feb 26, 2007

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