ESPN NBA 2Night
2000 sports video game
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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.
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (PS2)
| ESPN NBA 2Night | |
|---|---|
US box art for PS2 version | |
| Developers | Sunset Entertainment (DC) Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (PS2) |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Director | Kazuo Iwasaki (PS2) |
| Producer | Kazutomo Terada (PS2) |
| Composer | Kazuhiko Uehara (PS2) |
| Platforms | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | Dreamcast
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| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PS2 | |
| Metacritic | 29/100[1] | 62/100[2] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PS2 | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 3/10[3] | N/A |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 2/10[4] | 4/10[5] |
| EP Daily | 3/10[6] | 7/10[7] |
| Game Informer | N/A | 4.25/10[8] |
| GameSpot | 4/10[9] | 7/10[10] |
| GameSpy | 70%[11] | N/A |
| IGN | 1/10[12] | 6.4/10[13] |
| Next Generation |   [14] | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [15] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | 6/10[16] |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | N/A | [17] |
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]
