NBA Jam Tournament Edition
NBA Jam Tournament Edition is a Sports, Simulation, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Midway Games. Serving as a basketball athlete and showing the different moves is the main role of the player. It serves as a second main entry in the Midway’s Basketball Arcade series, where the player engages in 2×2 matches.
The game has more than 140 characters and 120 NBA athletes where the player can play with the desired character. The player can customize the character with several modification types of equipment, such as hairstyles, shoes, jersey, and much more. The tournament mode has 27 teams where the player can play with the desired team and struggle for victory.
Series-staple ability is there that allows the player to go on fire after having three continuous scores. The player can perform dunks that allow him not to be penalized. Major features of the game are Series-staple Ability, Tournament Mode, 27 Teams, and Customization.
#1 NBA Live 09
NBA Live 09 is a Sports, Simulation, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by HB Studios Multimedia. It is the fifteenth main installment in the NBA Live series and offers similar gameplay to the last releases. Throughout the gameplay, the player serves as a basketball athlete and has to perform some basketball moves to make goals.
The game has different events to participate, such as the FIBA World Championship, Play-offs, Leagues, and much more. For beginners, the game offers practice mode where the new-comers can do practice and improve skills. The game has Dynasty mode, where the player serves his duty as an executive of a basketball team.
Executive task means that the player has to manage the team by hiring athletes, train them as legends, and aim for victories. Be-a-Pro is a mode where the player serves as a solo athlete and must follow the instructions assigned by the executive staff.
#2 NBA Live 08
NBA Live 08 is a Sports, Single-player and Multiplayer Basketball video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports for Multiple Platforms. The game acts as the first installment in the series of NBA to be included all three next-gen video game consoles. It features Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards on its cover athlete of the game and introduces eight different national teams, including Argentina, China, France, Germany, Italy, and more. The player has to choose his nation at the start of the game and assemble his team by hiring or rejecting the players. After completing the first step, the player is ready to jump into the court where he will face another team with an objective to compete against each other for points. The team with the highest points will win the match. There are several modes and events where the player can partake to show off his skills to impress the buddies. In multiplayer mode, the player can compete against his friend and can take down them by earning more points than his friend. With addictive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and prominent features, NBA Live 08 is the best game to play.