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NBA 2K2
Universal acclaim
Based on 12 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Visual Concepts
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: October 23, 2001
Summary
Play head-to-head with up to eight people online while tracking wins and losses nationally, or take a shot against smarter A.I. defense with improved team rotation and rebounding. Also available are urban playground courts including Oakland's Mosswood Park.
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What The Critics Said
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Gaming Age
There's no two ways about it folks: NBA 2K2 is the best-playing basketball game on the planet.
Read Full Review >Hot Games
It’s the best next-gen basketball game available, easily beating "NBA Live 2002" for the PS2, which is more of a roster upgrade than a revamping of the game.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
With revamped animation, new zone defenses, and improved AI...the most true-to-life simulation of the National Basketball League to date.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
"NBA 2K1" was, in my opinion, the best basketball simulation ever made. That is, until I played this one. [Dec 2001, p.112]
Electric Playground
Nobody has developed a perfect basketball sim. Visual Concepts however has come the closest with NBA 2K2. By far this is the best hoops title on the market today.
Read Full Review >Planet Dreamcast
If you do plan on going online with NBA 2k2 keep in mind that it might be convenient to have a Dreamcast keyboard handy, when setting up a game. It makes communication much easier.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
The best-looking (you heard me, Live), best-playing game of basketball you’ll find. [Jan 2002, p.231]
Games Domain
It won't convert those who think basketball is a monotonous procession of points until the game is decided in the last 30 seconds, but its multiplayer larks will bring joy to clans everywhere.
Read Full Review >XenGamers
Little more than "NBA 2K1" with Michael Jordan, the Memphis Grizzlies, glitchy zone defense and an afterthought of a street ball mode.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Ronnie G. gave it a 10:
Sega delivers the best basketball sims than the 2k series, now i have bougth ps2 just to follow 2k3, hoping the make again sports game back in there console, really grapics nad speed are better there.i still keeping my dremacst and still hoping to play basketball series again.
John D. gave it a 10:
It is the best Bsketball game for the SD Sega Dreamcast.
Fred C. gave it a 10:
No other NBA game for any other system can compare to NBA 2K2. I done told ya!
Jacob M. gave it a 10:
This game is cash-money. The low post game is hot. I recomend it to all my ballin' brotha's.
Brandon J. gave it a 10:
This game is real!! With Jordan on it the is no other basketball game in its league.
