Capcom announced today the release dates for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - November 25 for the PSN version and November 26 for the XBLA version.

Also announced was that various Street Fighter-themed DLC will be released for various XBLA titles while another "little surprise" will be coming for PSN later in the year. In addition, a downloable album of hip-hop music inspired by Street Fighter will be made available for PS3 owners when SSFIITHDR is released.

EA has released new screenshots of FIFA Street 3 that is being developed for the DS.

The game is scheduled for North American release early next year on February 19 and will also be available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Hit the jump to view more images.

The demo will allow players to play as cover athlete Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets or the Detroit Pistons Richard Hamilton. The game will feature a first to seven contest on the outdoor courts of Venice Beach.

NBA Street Homecourt is scheduled to release for the Xbox 360 on February 20th and PlayStation 3 March 6th.

Originally written by Brian Mohr]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:12:00 -0600 The Gaming Horizon Archive http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_review_ford_bold_moves_street_racing_ps2 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_review_ford_bold_moves_street_racing_ps2 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_review_ford_bold_moves_street_racing_ps2# This review was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Its format does not match our own but we support its content. It was written by Eric Dayday.

The Ford Racing games have been known as budget titles aimed squarely at a specific target group; in this case, it’s fans of the Ford Motor Company. With its budget price, you usually get what you pay for – a mildly entertaining racing title that offers the bare essentials. Surprisingly, there are already three entries in the series, and here we have the fourth, Ford Racing: Bold Moves.

In trying to appeal their target group, Bold Moves will easily entertain and satisfy lovers of one of America’s most well-known brands. Those who will love this game even more are the die-hard fans of Ford’s most popular car line, the pony legend itself, the Mustang. There are plenty of ‘Stangs to choose from, ranging from the ’68 to the 2004 concept GT-R. They’ve even included the just recently released 2007 Shelby Cobra GT500 - a pony paradise indeed. However, while Mustangs make up the majority of the car roster, there are still other cars available; it’s just very clear that Mustangs were the focus.

The cars themselves look pretty darn nice. They’re all accurately modeled and they look good in motion because the frame rate stays smooth. The only gripe is that the reflections off the cars don’t look very realistic giving all of the car models a plastic look. There are also some crude damage models, but nothing major. All you will see are some minor dents here and there along with a slightly crunched fender for good measure. Unfortunately, it’s all cosmetic. The damage doesn’t change a thing when it comes to handling. But, at least they all sound like they should. Some have a thick, hearty rev while other less powerful ones have that high-pitched buzz.

Bold Moves serves up the usual modes most other racing games have: single race, championship, time attack, multiplayer. Single race is exactly as it sounds – a single race again five computer controlled racers whose cars are based on what car you selected. It’s a good move to keep things at an even keel instead of being able to choose an overpowered car and blow away the competition. In time attack, you’re given a set number of laps to break the current best lap record. Multiplayer has you racing another human opponent; it’s a shame, however, that it’s only you and your friend with no added AI cars to compete with as well.

When it comes to championship races, there are two ways to play – solo or team-racing. Solo mode is relatively boring because it’s mindless driving. And unlike in single race, here you actually can grab the best car in a particular class and outmuscle the competition. Team racing however, is quite fun as it adds some elements that require some strategy. In team racing, you’re responsible for two cars. You can switch on the fly at any time between the two. The objective is to place both cars as high as possible because points are awarded to each position. Thus, placing both cars first and second gives you the most points possible. This aspect adds loads of strategy within a single race. Push to the front with one car, follow with the next? Leapfrog each car with both, or leap frog the competition slowly? Which car should you lead with and which should you use to block? And those are just a few questions you’ll be asking yourself as you participate in these races. What helps is the fact that you can order your AI controlled car to draft or block and it actually does a decent job of performing that task – most of the time.

It’s definitely a mode I’d like to see implemented in the other big name racing titles. Another strategic element is outside of races. Credits are used to buy and unlock new cars during a championship, but in team racing, if your pair of cars incurred some damage, your credits will be reduced to cover the costs of repairs. This means you can’t just bull rush your way to the front smacking every one else on the way there. What’s odd is that in solo-racing, the damage element is nowhere to be found, so playing bumper cars is a viable strategy.

The racing, the meat of the game, is sadly very boring. Bold Moves definitely falls into the arcade-style category of racer, but that’s using a loose definition at best. It boils down to mash on the gas, brake slightly into a sharp turn (no need to brake if it’s shallow), and just keep driving. There isn’t much in the way of skill needed at all here.

The lack of customization hurts a bit too. The only thing you can do to a car is change its color. But factor in how boring the actual racing is and maybe adding in customization options wouldn’t have helped much.

The AI cars are downright stupid. They take every opportunity to either ram your backside causing you to fishtail or if you’re near a guardrail, they sacrifice a chance to pass to ram you right into it. It’s actually not so bad because you don’t lose much speed when you run into something, which itself isn’t a good thing, but it is quite annoying. Doesn’t the AI have anything better to do than beating up on you, like say, winning the race? Unfortunately, your teammate AI likes to do this too, even when you give it a command, which is why I mentioned that the team AI works “most of the time”. I get the feeling that they seriously wanted to make this a pseudo-demolition derby game. That’s the only explanation I can think of for having the computer controlled cars want to trade paint at every possible instance.

While the cars look nice, other than their plastic look, the tracks and environments are dull and lifeless. In fact, I had a hard time distinguishing if I was on a different track because they all started to blur together in my head. All the tracks that share a theme – urban city roads or country back roads – tend to look the same, with the only difference being the track shape.

The team concept is a fine idea and it’s executed rather well here. The rest of the game, however, suffers from a lack of polish and overall fun. Solo racing is boring and mindless; the AI is stupid in some cases and out for blood in every other case; and lackluster track and environment designs makes this unworthy of a purchase for casual racing fans. Only if you’re a fan of the classic blue oval should you even consider plopping down cash for this budget title – emphasis on budget. 

Team racing is a great concept, but spotty AI and boredom of racing in general aren't so hot.

Points for the accurately modeled cars, but none for their plastic look and boring environs.

The cars sound as they should. Soundtrack is forgettable.

Little strategy involved in actual racing; blood-thirsty AI. Bold Moves isn't so bold.

Quite a few cars to unlock, but after that, not much incentive to keep playing.

]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:37:00 -0600 The Gaming Horizon Archive http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_review_and_1_streetball_ps2 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_review_and_1_streetball_ps2 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_review_and_1_streetball_ps2# This review was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Its format does not match our own but we support its content. It was written by Eric Dayday.

It seems like it was yesterday that And1 was a fledgling shoe company looking to make it big using a grassroots campaign like no one had ever seen before – touring around the country playing playground basketball games that turned into ball-handling exhibitions by an extremely talented crew of streetballers. Fast-forward to today and the And1 Mixtape Tour is so popular that simple mentions of the name will illicit thoughts of insane dribbling moves. The shoe line sells well and the Mixtape crew even has its own television show on ESPN. Videogames seemed to be a perfect medium to venture into next just by the nature of the beast, but after giving it a playthrough, I’m not so sure this is a good first step.

Unfortunately, the only thing I can really say that I enjoyed about And1 Streetball is the innovative I-Ball controls, but even that has problems. But let’s deal with the highlights for now. When controlling the ball handler, I-Ball controls allow you to bust out some of the same impressive tricks real-life ballers like the Professor use to trick and deke around unsuspecting defenders. Sounds a little like NBA Street’s system, but here button combinations aren’t utilized. Instead, each of the eight directions on the right analog stick corresponds to a particular trick.

The I-Ball controls get even deeper by allowing for combos – up to three if you time things correctly. Dribbling in place and tilting the right stick in a direction pulls off a level 1 trick. From there, a direction on both analog sticks results in a moving level 2 trick. This then leads to the last combo tier in which you can break your opponent’s ankles, which for those who don’t understand the jargon means that you just sat the man guarding you flat on his butt. All of these tricks build up a meter that gives you a mic when filled. Up to three mics can be built up and can be unleashed in two ways – either as generic animated sequences that guarantees a bucket worth three to five points (known as breakdowns) or to set the whole team on fire (just like the old NBA Jam games) that increases all of the abilities for the entire team.

Now we get to the holes in the I-Ball controls, which sound good and fun on paper, but as with most things that follow that phrase, is executed poorly. There’s a color coded icon underneath the ballhandler that let’s you know the timing of how to combo tricks together. But, since the responsiveness of the controls is downright horrible, the icon doesn’t help a bit. It’ll get to the point that you’ll just randomly move the analog sticks in directions hoping that the moves will chain together. And the anklebreaker meter, which is what third tier tricks are dependent on, has one huge shortcoming – it’s based on proximity. So say you’re guarding someone who is building the meter fast. All you have to do to avoid being blown by is to simply walk away from him and voila, the meter is drained and cannot be filled again until you come near the handler. The computer can also do the same to you when you’re trying to fill it up.

With that in mind, you’d think that playing soft would be the way to go and to start using jump shots to win games. Well, that strategy doesn’t work either because it seems like everyone in the game has horrible range. What this means is that games all boil down to one-on-one matchups trying to build up as many mics as possible then spending them all in quick succession as three-to-five point buckets to gain a huge lead.

Defense isn’t worth playing at all seeing as the collision detection isn’t spot on. You’ll have more luck blindly running around the defensive half-court while wailing on the steal button than actually trying to guard someone. That’s why you’ll want to save those breakdowns to score points in chunks because the computer WILL score and score often.

In the game modes department, And1 doesn’t offer too much, but there is a good variety in match types. One-on-one, half-court three-on-three, and full-court three-on-three to five-on-fives; perfect options for those who play gym and street ball. Then there’s a story mode that uses all of those match types as well as throwing other “side games” your way.

In story mode, you take a created character on tour with the rest of the Mixtape crew. Your prospect starts out in New Jersey and as you win games and meet other goals to  stay on the tour, you’ll eventually reach such locales as the ATL aka Atlanta, the ILLadelph aka Philadelphia, and even Paris. At each stop, you’ll play games with varied team numbers. There are also side missions in which you’ll go one-on-one with a Mixtape superstar that lets you gain new moves or improve your created baller’s skill if you happen to win. Unfortunately, in almost all story instances, winning isn’t the only thing you need to do to move on. There are extra goals that need to be met like break an opponent’s ankle three times or pull off two breakdowns. For those of you who played NBA 07: The Life, you know exactly what this means – frustration when you work so hard to win against a tough team only to really lose because you failed to achieve the side goals. Story mode repeats itself very quickly. The only reason why I see anyone going deep into this is to build up the created character, but even then it’s so repetitive that doing that is a boring mind-numbing process.

Visually, And1 Streetball isn’t all that pretty to look at either. The character models look really good and the resemblance to their real-life counterparts is almost spot-on. Animations, however, look stilted. With so many tricks to pull-off, there is bound to be a transition between two that looks unnatural or in some cases completely missing. Another thing is that the players look like they’re skating across the court. Basketball games earlier in this generation had that problem, so to see it here is disheartening.

On the sound front, some of the And1 stars lend their voices to the game, but they only show up in small sound bites during the short story mode cutscenes. At least they sound natural. The announcer DJ, however, is annoying, but that could be a personal preference. The soundtrack is flooded with hip-hop. It’s not so bad, but I hated the fact that during menus, the tracks aren’t randomized so that every time you come into a new menu, the same song is repeated. Because of this, I think I only heard about a quarter of the soundtrack which is sad really. I read the music credits in the manual and there are some tracks on there I’d like to hear more often, but because it always starts at same song, I got shafted.

Based on how much the license has to offer, And1 Streetball could have offered a new twist on an old formula by introducing a bit of original gameplay with its I-Ball controls. But, because those I-Ball controls are unresponsive and some certain broken mechanics like the anklebreaker meter, and a boring story mode, what And1 fans were given is a complete stinker. It all seems good on paper, but the execution is sorely lacking. Those looking for an And1 fix would be better served buying one of their DVDs or catching a replay on ESPN.

Innovative I-Ball Controls, but severe shortcomings in other places leaves much to be desired.

Nice character models; horrible transition animations.

Authentic voices from Mixtape crew and good soundtrack. Randomized playlist would be nice.

I-Ball and Story mode are fun initially, but that joy dies quickly.

Other than completing story mode to build up a character, nothing much to come back to.

]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:59:00 -0500 The Gaming Horizon Archive http://www.gamebump.com/go/nextgen_nba_street_screens_hit_the_court http://www.gamebump.com/go/nextgen_nba_street_screens_hit_the_court http://www.gamebump.com/go/nextgen_nba_street_screens_hit_the_court# This article was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Certain formatting, imaged, and embedded content may have been lost in the transition process.The original author is Evan Lahti.

Alley-ooping into our hands today are seven new screens from EA's tentatively-titled NBA Street 2007, the latest update for the company's popular arcade style sports game. Check them out below.]]> Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:41:00 -0500 The Gaming Horizon Archive http://www.gamebump.com/go/ford_street_racing_is_announced http://www.gamebump.com/go/ford_street_racing_is_announced http://www.gamebump.com/go/ford_street_racing_is_announced# Empire has announced a new Ford racing title, Ford Street Racing which is scheduled to release in February 2006.

The game has racers going to Los Angeles to race on the streets in three-car teams. In Street Racing, players can call out commands to teammates to help win the race. The game will feature 18 Ford cars including the 2007 Shelby GT 500 and the 1970 Mk1 Capri RS1600.

Ford Street Racing is scheduled to release for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC.

NFL Street 3 plans to add aerial moves to the mix allowing players to jump in midair to perform a variety of tasks. This capability will give you the opportunity to not only gain style points, but also acquire items and modifiers that will help you in-game. The new title looks to feature the gamebreaker control and will include new power moves on both sides of the ball.

No date has been given for NFL Street 3, but it is currently being worked on for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

And now, there's little word coming out of Capcom's camp other than a generic "Capcom has not yet announced a specific release date or pricing for this game."

July 30 is posted as the release date on the Australian XBL website, but what about the rest of the world? The US site has the vague "Summer 2006" tag. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

“AND 1 Streetball will prove to be an impressive entry for Ubisoft into the sports video game market,” said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft North America. “Working very closely with the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour players, we captured the essence of authentic street basketball and will bring a completely new and innovative approach to the basketball game genre.” Build your own character and create your own signature moves using AND 1’s revolutionary Create-a-Move editor, loaded with custom showboating, scoring, and celebration moves.

A release date is not yet certain.

“This is quite an honor to be the new face of FIFA Street 2,” Ronaldo said. “The game mirrors the same ideals and philosophies that I use in my approach to everyday football. I played on the street growing up where I had many one-on-one battles, so it’s exciting to be a part of the EA SPORTS family and contribute to a style of football I’ve been playing all my life.”

FIFA Street 2 is rated “E” (Everyone) by the ESRB with a MSRP of $29.99. ]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:30:00 -0600 Tim Grube http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_final_fight_streetwise_screenshots http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_final_fight_streetwise_screenshots http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_final_fight_streetwise_screenshots# This article was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Certain formatting, imaged, and embedded content may have been lost in the transition process.

Capcom has released a new set of screenshots this afternoon of their recently released arcade brawler, Final Fight: Streetwise. Enjoy!

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:58:00 -0600 Tim Grube http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_street_fighter_psp_screenshots http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_street_fighter_psp_screenshots http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_street_fighter_psp_screenshots# This article was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Certain formatting, imaged, and embedded content may have been lost in the transition process.

Take a look at these brand spanking new screenshots of Street Fighter running on the PSP. Enjoy!

]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:09:00 -0600 Brian Mohr http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nfl_street_2_unleashed_psp1 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nfl_street_2_unleashed_psp1 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nfl_street_2_unleashed_psp1# This preview was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Its format does not match our own but we support its content.

Even though Electronic Arts isn’t bringing the mega popular Madden NFL title to the PlayStation Portable at launch, the company is bringing another popular football title out, NFL Street 2 Unleashed.

Unleashed is very similar to the NFL Street 2 that recently released for the consoles, except for the fact that the game is scaled down to the PSP and has a number of added features. Beyond that though, Unleashed is close to being a port of the popular football street title.

Graphically, the game moves quick at what EA is saying is approximately 30 frames-per-second and it sure looks like it as we have seen gameplay close to the final build. A couple of months back, questions were raised on whether the game would be able to play up to that speed, but we can tell you now that it certainly does. Of course, player details aren’t quite up to par from their console counterparts, but graphically the game is still very impressive. The game does fit all twelve players on the small PSP screen and graphically it still looks good. You’ll also notice close-ups look pretty close to their NFL counterparts between plays and finally the game also sports endzone dances and more.

Once you get to in-game options this is where the real fun begins. Unleashed features the training mode that allows you to go through all the basics like passing, running and defense and thank goodness for those who’ve played the game before, yes you are able to skip the tutorials or view what you’d like. The game also includes career mode, titled Own the City, where you create-a-player and join a team as you battle other teams in the city.

NFL Street 2 Unleashed also includes a slew of minigames for those on the go who don’t have time to play a full game. The nine games that are also available through WiFi play include returning games like crush the carrier, open field showdown and jump-ball battle as well as two-minute drill that allows you to score as much as possible in two minutes and then your opponent tries to beat your score. Also the street slalom where your player goes through obstacles, the four-on-four game and the style standoff that lets you battle it out against your competitor in a dance contest.

Besides the added minigames, EA has included two of the original NFL Street environments, those being the Courtyard and the Pit. Another addition they have also included is classic teams and classic players like Jerry Rice when he played for the 49ers.

The only drawback for NFL Street 2 Unleashed right now is the load times, which are rumored to be quite long. Hopefully the team from Electronic Arts can knock them down a little bit before the title’s release.

NFL Street 2 Unleashed certainly looks to be a must-have game for football fans, and especially those who like the NFL Street franchise. The game is essentially a port of the recent NFL Street 2 title, but with added features like WiFi play and extra minigames that should keep players busy whether they are on the go, or have a little more time. NFL Street 2 Unleashed isn’t Madden, but will definitely fill the void at launch for football fans looking to get their fix in the off-season.]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:13:32 -0600 The Gaming Horizon Archive http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nba_street_v3_ngc1 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nba_street_v3_ngc1 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nba_street_v3_ngc1# This preview was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Its format does not match our own but we support its content. It was written by Aaron Thomas.

The original NBA Street combined the big dunks and fast-paced action of NBA Jam, and took it to the streets. The result was a great game that featured lots of scoring, huge dunks, and simple, yet responsive controls. The second game in the series refined the formula by adding more gamebreakers and a host of old-school greats to challenge on your way to becoming the best street baller around. NBA Street V3 will feature all the gameplay that has made the series so popular, plus new courts, new players, online play, and much more.

If you’ve never played NBA Street, the concept is simple, yet very enjoyable. You control a team of three players, and take them up against the best street ballers and NBA players in the world. Style counts, as you will have to showboat to earn one of the game’s vaunted gamebreakers, which are special cut-scenes that feature you throwing down a vicious dunk or a deep three-ball. Not only is a gamebreaker worth an extra point, but it also takes away a point from the opposition – making them just that, "Gamebreakers."

One of V3’s new features is the addition of the trick stick. This will allow you to perform a variety of tricks by combining turbo buttons and pushing the right stick on your controller in various directions. You can then string together tricks into combos to build up to one of the games all new gamebreakers.

The two big gameplay additions are online play and a slam dunk contest. Online play will allow you to hook up with gamers worldwide, and will only be available on the PS2 and the Xbox. The GameCube won’t feature online play, but it will have an exclusive team of "Nintendo All-Stars." Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach will all be fully playable in the game, so if you’d rather have Mario instead of online play…you’re in luck. The slam dunk contest will be judged by an all-star panel, and will have you stringing together different combos so you can throw down the craziest dunks you can think of.

NBA Street V3 features several new courts, all of which are based on real life locations, such as: The Dome (Baltimore), Venice Beach (California), Gunhill (New York), Tandy Rec Center (St. Louis), and many others. Most of these courts will also be playable day or night, which is a first for the series. If you aren’t a fan of any of the new courts, an all-new Court Creator will let you customize your home court from the ground up. Here you’ll be able to select from hundreds of different options including location, court surface, net, and backboard styles. In addition to being able to customize your court, you’ll also be able to give your baller their own unique look using 1,000 customizable assets including hairstyles, shoes, and accessories.

As you’d expect, V3 will feature licensed music in the form of EA Trax. The soundtrack is totally new, and features artists such as: House of Pain, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Guerilla, Nitty, MC Lyte, and seven others.

Many of the "Street" titles have grown stale due to the short time between updates, and the limited amount of new material being added to each new game. NBA Street V3 has added several features, but it remains to be seen if they will add enough value to the game to warrant a third purchase. For people that haven’t played an NBA Street title, or for those people that skipped the second game, you can count on V3 delivering tight gameplay, and (for an arcade game) a deep number of play options, so it will certainly be worth a look.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:42:26 -0600 Brian Mohr http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nba_street_showdown_psp1 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nba_street_showdown_psp1 http://www.gamebump.com/go/gh_preview_nba_street_showdown_psp1# This preview was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Its format does not match our own but we support its content.

NBA Street Showdown is an exclusive version of the hit street basketball title brought to the PlayStation Portable. The game brings with it all the crazy dunks and high-flying fast-paced action fans have come to expect, and finally to a handheld.

Showdown will include a total of twelve street courts, new characters and the gamebreaker feature that has been a staple for the street titles. NBA Street Showdown will feature every NBA team and 22 legends to play with as well. The greatest thing Electronic Arts has done with the NBA Street PSP version is that they’ve kept the three-on-three action the same as a console even though it’s being brought to a smaller screen.

Even when you see the menus and opening sequences before the game starts, you can tell that NBA Street Showdown is one of the best-developed games so far for the PlayStation Portable. But when you dig deeper you’ll see that there are also fine details including shadowing effects on the courts and other small touches that make the game that much better. From what you can see so far, Showdown looks just as good as its console counterparts and this even extends to the player models which really do look like the NBA superstars.

Showdown will include a story mode that allows you to work through the game and unlock items like music, jerseys and more. But a more important advantage with the handheld version is that the game offers quick play options for those who don’t have a lot of time on their hands, but still want to play a game. This is present through the minigames like shot blocker and arcade shootout. If that’s not enough for you, players can also take advantage of the multiplayer party option and two-player WiFi support, both of which should guarantee to make NBA Street Showdown a launch title hit.

The very few drawbacks that we have seen so far with NBA Street Showdown are that it is still in production, so currently from the video we’ve seen it is choppy in parts and the players don’t quite move naturally yet. Also the frame rate might still need a little bit of tweaking, because the game tends to slow down just a little bit.

I’d say the more important drawback for Showdown is the fact that the game features such fast-action sequences that sometimes the screen has a hard time keeping up with the action. The problem with this is that it results in the game losing track of players, but if you’ve played an NBA Street title before you’ll be able to keep up just fine. Both of these factors take very little away from the overly impressive title especially considering how much production time remains and you can probably guarantee that Electronic Arts will almost certainly smooth out the small details to make this an excellent game.

NBA Street Showdown appears to be the furthest game along for the PlayStation Portable from Electronic Arts and it shows. Electronic Arts has transferred the NBA Street franchise over to the handheld incredibly well by bringing the amazing graphics and high speed gameplay to anyone on the go. The few drawbacks that we’ve seen aren’t too worrisome because there is still plenty of time for the developers to smooth out those details. Showdown will almost certainly be a must-buy for any sports fan when the PSP launches, but it should also draw wider appeal because it will be one of the first games to take advantage of the PSP’s WiFi capabilities.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:01:00 -0600