ESPN NBA 2Night is a video game developed and published by Konami for Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 in 2000-2001. A sequel, ESPN NBA 2Night 2002, was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

ESPN NBA 2Night
US box art for PS2 version
Developer(s)Sunset Entertainment (DC)
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (PS2)
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
ReleaseDreamcast
  • NA: November 20, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • JP: December 21, 2000
  • NA: February 13, 2001
  • EU: March 16, 2001
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

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The PS2 version received "mixed" reviews, while the Dreamcast version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1][2] Rob Smolka of NextGen said that the latter console version was "Only recommended for those who demand to listen to a repetitious Stuart Scott supplying the color commentary."[14] Jake the Snake of GamePro said of the former console version, "Despite its flaws, NBA2 Night [sic] is a decent first-generation effort—easy to pick up and play with several nice features: all NBA players and teams, icon passing, on-the-fly play calling, and so on. But NBA Live 2001 for the PS2 plays much more naturally and is more fun."[18][a]

Notes

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  1. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and control, 4/5 for sound, and 3/5 for fun factor.

References

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  1. ^ a b "ESPN NBA 2Night critic reviews (DC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ESPN NBA 2Night critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Ham, Tom (January 3, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night - Dreamcast Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 26, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Leahy, Dan (February 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (DC)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 139. Ziff Davis. p. 132. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Leahy, Dan (March 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 140. Ziff Davis. p. 117. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Chris (April 2, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (DC)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on May 20, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Zimmerman, Chris (March 22, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (PS2)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Proructions Ltd. Archived from the original on January 9, 2003. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "ESPN NBA 2night (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 97. FuncoLand. May 2001.
  9. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (December 5, 2000). "ESPN NBA 2Night Review (DC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 2, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (March 9, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 31, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Hiscock, Josh (November 20, 2000). "NBA 2 Night [sic] (DC)". SportPlanet. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Justice, Brandon (January 30, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (DC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  13. ^ Zdyrko, David (March 6, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Smolka, Rob (March 2001). "NBA 2 Night [sic] (DC)". NextGen. No. 75. Imagine Media. p. 86. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Zuniga, Todd (March 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 42. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 10, 2001. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  16. ^ Zdyrko, David (June 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night". PSM. No. 46. Imagine Media. p. 26. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  17. ^ Saltzman, Marc (April 4, 2001). "Hoops, there it is on the PlayStation 2". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Jake The Snake (March 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (PS2)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 150. IDG. p. 96. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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