Software:NBA 07

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Short description: 2006 basketball video game
NBA 07
NBA 07 v2 the life cover Kobe Bryant.jpg
Developer(s)San Diego Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: September 25, 2006 (PS2, PSP)
  • NA: November 14, 2006 (PS3)
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player
Multiplayer

NBA 07 is a basketball video game which was released on September 26, 2006. It is the second installment of the NBA series by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the first one for the PlayStation 3. It was one of three PlayStation 3 titles released at launch (Marvel and Ridge Racer 7) that supported the 1080p high definition video output. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers served as the cover athlete.

Gameplay

On all consoles, the game uses graphics from TNT's NBA coverage.

Reception

NBA 07
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2PS3PSP
EGMN/A5.5/10[1]N/A
FamitsuN/A26/40[2]N/A
Game InformerN/A7/10[3]N/A
GamePro3.5/5[5]3.25/5[6]N/A
GameRevolutionN/AC−[4]N/A
GameSpot6.8/10[7]4.9/10[8]5.9/10[9]
GameSpy3/5 stars[10]N/A3/5 stars[11]
GameTrailersN/A4.8/10[12]N/A
GameZone7/10[13]6.9/10[14]8.9/10[15]
IGN7/10[16]7.8/10[17]8/10[18]
OPM (US)4/10[19]5/10[20]N/A
PSM5/10[21]6.5/10[22]7.5/10[21]
411ManiaN/A4/10[23]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic63/100[24]63/100[25]68/100[26]

NBA 07 received "mixed or average reviews" according to Metacritic.[24][25][26] In Japan, where the PlayStation 3 version was ported for release on January 11, 2007, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[2]

Awards

  • AIAS Nomination (10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards): 2006's Sports Game of the Year[27]

References

  1. EGM staff (January 2007). "NBA 07 (PS3)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (211): 80. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "NBA 07 [PS3"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10401&redirect=no. Retrieved November 19, 2019. 
  3. Kato, Matthew (December 2006). "NBA 07 (PS3)". Game Informer (GameStop) (164). http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/34A12CE4-FB65-4E47-957F-5BC41317001F.htm. Retrieved November 19, 2019. 
  4. Reilly, Mike (December 8, 2006). "NBA 07 Review (PS3)". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/37748-nba-07-review. 
  5. "Review: NBA 07 (PS2)". GamePro (IGN Entertainment): 128. December 2006. 
  6. House of Usher (December 12, 2006). "Review: NBA Showdown: NBA 07 vs. NBA 2k7 [sic"]. GamePro (IGN Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/reviews/89408.shtml. Retrieved November 19, 2019. 
  7. Thomas, Aaron (October 4, 2006). "NBA 07 Review (PS2)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-07-review/1900-6159306/. 
  8. Thomas, Aaron (November 16, 2006). "NBA 07 Review (PS3) [date mislabeled as "June 25, 2007""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-07-review/1900-6161685/. 
  9. Thomas, Aaron (October 5, 2006). "NBA 07 Review (PSP)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-07-review/1900-6159391/. 
  10. Leeper, Justin (October 18, 2006). "GameSpy: NBA 07 (PS2)". IGN Entertainment. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nba-07/740036p1.html. 
  11. Leeper, Justin (September 26, 2006). "GameSpy: NBA 07 (PSP)". IGN Entertainment. http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/nba-07/735474p1.html. 
  12. "NBA 07 (PS3)". Viacom. January 16, 2007. http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/u5qs05/nba-07-review. 
  13. Bedigian, Louis (September 27, 2006). "NBA 07 - PS2 - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_07_ps2_review/. 
  14. Valentino, Nick (December 1, 2006). "NBA 07 - PS3 - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_07_ps3_review/. 
  15. Sandoval, Angelina (September 25, 2006). "NBA 07 - PSP - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/nba_07_psp_review/. 
  16. Haynes, Jeff (September 25, 2006). "NBA 07 Review (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/26/nba-07-review-2. 
  17. Haynes, Jeff (November 13, 2006). "NBA 07 Review (PS3)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/14/nba-07-review. 
  18. Haynes, Jeff (September 22, 2006). "NBA 07 Review (PSP)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/22/nba-07-review-3. 
  19. "NBA 07 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (110): 110. November 2006. 
  20. "NBA 07 (PS3)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (112): 70. January 2007. 
  21. 21.0 21.1 "Review: NBA 07 (PS2, PSP)". PSM (Future US): 86. December 25, 2006. 
  22. "Review: NBA 07 (PS3)". PSM (Future US): 82. February 2007. 
  23. "NBA 07 for PlayStation 3 (2006) MobyRank". Blue Flame Labs. https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps3/nba-07/mobyrank. 
  24. 24.0 24.1 "NBA 07 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-07/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  25. 25.0 25.1 "NBA 07 Critic Reviews for PlayStation 3". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-07/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3. 
  26. 26.0 26.1 "NBA 07 for PSP Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-07/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. 
  27. "10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". AIS. http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2007&cat=200717#200717. 

External links

Preceded by
NBA 06
NBA 07 Succeeded by
NBA 08