Software:NBA ShootOut '97

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NBA ShootOut '97
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Developer(s)SCE Studios Soho
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Programmer(s)Ben Fawcett
Chris Emsen
John Conners
Paul Nath
Artist(s)Antonia Blackler
Mario Allen
Simon Fenton
Composer(s)Richard Joseph
Jason Page
SeriesNBA ShootOut
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • EU: March 20, 1997
  • NA: March 11, 1997[1]
  • JP: June 27, 1997
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NBA ShootOut '97 (Total NBA '97 in Europe) is a sports video game developed by SCE Studios Soho and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation in 1997. It is the second installment of the NBA ShootOut series. The cover features Eddie Jones of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Gameplay

ShootOut 97 features rosters from the 1996–97 NBA season. However, the game does not include Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal, as they were replaced with custom players named "Roster Guard", "Roster Forward" and "Roster Center" respectively.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings87%[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGameStarStarStarStar[3]
Edge9/10[4]
EGM9/10[5]
Famitsu27/40[6]
Game Informer8.75/10[7]
GameFan(favorable)[8]
GameRevolutionB+[9]
GameSpot7.9/10[10]
IGN9/10[11]
Next GenerationStarStarStarStar[12]
OPM (UK)9/10[13]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[14]

Most critics hailed NBA ShootOut '97 as a dramatic improvement over the original. Kraig Kujawa and Dean Hager of Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the faster game speed and new icon passing system.[5] Kujawa wrote a longer review of the game for GameSpot, in which he additionally complimented the authentic NBA sounds and visuals and criticized the small play book.[10] GamePro gave it a 3.5 out of 5 in sound and a perfect 5.0 in every other category (graphics, control, and fun factor), saying that it "shakes up the basketball world, cooking the court with spectacular, slam-dunkin' gameplay and the most realistic five-on-five hoops action ever brought to the 32-bit arena." Like Kujawa and Hager, they highly approved of the icon passing system.[15] A Next Generation critic called the game "the first true basketball simulation for a console", elaborating that unlike previous basketball video games, the statistics have a significant impact on how players perform in actual gameplay. He also commented positively on the icon passing, but said the game was not as fun as NBA In the Zone 2 due to the controls, explaining that "the game has an almost clinical feel, almost as if the player isn't really affecting the outcome of plays."[12]

The game held an 87%, based on five reviews, on the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] In Japan, where the game was released under the name Total NBA '97 (トータルNBA'97, Tōtaru NBA '97), on June 27, 1997, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Game Informer News". Game Informer. 1999-05-04. http://www.gameinformer.com/news/jan97/011697d.html. Retrieved 2023-04-05. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NBA ShootOut '97 for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501143016/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198088-nba-shootout-97/index.html. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  3. ↑ Sutyak, Jonathan. "NBA ShootOut '97 - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114205744/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7906&tab=review. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  4. ↑ "Total NBA '97". Edge (Future Publishing) (44): 90. April 1997. https://archive.org/details/edgeuk044/page/n75/mode/2up. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kujawa, Kraig; Hager, Dean (April 1997). "Team EGM Sports: NBA Shoot Out '97 [sic]". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (93): 114. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "トータルNBA'97 [PS"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7811&redirect=no. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  7. ↑ Storm, Jon; Reiner, Andrew; McNamara, Andy (April 1997). "NBA Shootout '97 [sic"]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (48). Archived from the original on October 21, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19971021143623/http://www.gameinformer.com/apr97/nba.html. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  8. ↑ Joe Kidd (April 1997). "NBA Shoot Out '97 [sic"]. GameFan (Metropolis Media) 5 (4): 85. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_5_Issue_04/page/n85/mode/2up. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  9. ↑ The Fan (March 1997). "NBA Shootout '97Review [sic"]. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on June 6, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970606104440/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/nbashoot.htm. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kujawa, Kraig (March 18, 1997). "NBA Shootout '97 Review". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-shootout-97-review/1900-2548598/. Retrieved March 6, 2018. 
  11. ↑ Boor, Jason "Jay" (March 18, 1997). "NBA Shoot Out 97 [sic"]. Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/03/19/nba-shoot-out-97. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Hoopla (NBA ShootOut '97 Review)". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (30): 114. June 1997. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_30/page/n115/mode/2up. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  13. ↑ "Total NBA '97". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) (19): 80–82. May 1997. https://archive.org/details/opm019/page/n79/mode/2up. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  14. ↑ Walk, Gary Eng (May 2, 1997). "NBA Shootout '97 [sic"]. Entertainment Weekly (Time Inc.) (377). https://ew.com/article/1997/05/02/nba-shootout-97/. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
  15. ↑ Johnny Ballgame (May 1997). "NBA Shootout '97 [sic Sets the Court on Fire"]. GamePro (IDG) (104): 100. https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_094_May_1997/page/n101/mode/2up. Retrieved November 4, 2020. 
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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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