ESPN NBA Basketball

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ESPN NBA Basketball

System(s): PlayStation 2, Xbox

Publisher: Sega of America (US), Sega Europe (EU)

Developer: Visual Concepts

Brand: ESPN Videogames

Licensor: ESPN, NBA Properties

Peripherals supported:

Multitap, Network Adaptor

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	2003-10-21	$49.9949.99^[1]	SLUS-20726
DE	2003-11-28		SLES-51949
ES	2003-11-28		SLES-51949 INL-P51949-SP
FR	2003-11-28		SLES-51949 INL-P51949-FR
UK	2003-11-28^[2]		SLES-51949 INL-P51949-UK
AU	200x		SLES-51949 INL-P51949-UK
US	2003-10-22	$49.9949.99^[1]^[3]	SKU-64039
DE	2003-11-28
FR	2003-11-28		INL-X04601-FR SE04601E-SE-FR
UK	2003-11-28		INL-X04601-UK SE04601E-SE-UK
IT	2003-11-28
AU	2003	$99.9599.95^[4]

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ESPN NBA Basketball is the sequel to NBA 2K3.

Gameplay

Teams

Philadelphia 76ers
Portland Trail Blazers
Milwaukee Bucks
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Clippers
Memphis Grizzlies
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
New Orleans Hornets
Utah Jazz
Sacramento Kings
New York Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers
Orlando Magic
Dallas Mavericks
New Jersey Nets
Denver Nuggets
Indiana Pacers
Detroit Pistons
Toronto Raptors
Houston Rockets
Seattle Supersonics
San Antonio Spurs
Phoenix Suns
Minnesota Timberwolves
Golden State Warriors
Washington Wizards
All-Star East
All-Star West
Charlotte Bobcats
50s/60s
70s East
70s West
80s East
80s West
90s East
90s West

Magazine articles

Main article: ESPN NBA Basketball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

UK info sheet

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #171: "October 2003" (2003-09-02)

Artwork

Physical scans

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[5]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[6]

PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK)

PAL

80

^[7]

	88
Based on 3 reviews

ESPN NBA Basketball

PlayStation 2, US
Cover
Disc Manual

PlayStation 2, EU
Cover

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover

PlayStation 2, FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, DE
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU
Cover

Xbox version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[5]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[6]

Official Xbox Magazine (UK)

PAL

76

^[8]

	87
Based on 3 reviews

ESPN NBA Basketball

Xbox, US
Cover

Xbox, UK
Cover
Disc

Xbox, FR
Cover
Disc

Xbox, DE
Cover
Disc

Xbox, ES

Disc

Xbox, IT
Cover
Disc

Xbox, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: ESPN NBA Basketball/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	aedad14c
MD5	603bd177f3a8b94c2f6b2b7100ac3a63
SHA-1	dfc097214a8e1517b13e6f821f6fd32f61c9f95c

2,007,826,432

DVD-ROM (EU)

SLES-51949 (V1.02)

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CRC32	5e5a3279
MD5	8ffdb3fe19f0c85fe613cdfedd082ef2
SHA-1	75939617ae49b51c45693e6f5cb4c56c538d57ae

2,087,649,280

DVD-ROM (US)

SLUS-20726 (V1.02)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2003-09-21

DVD-R

Page

External links

ESPN NBA Basketball on PlayStation.com: US
ESPN NBA Basketball on Xbox.com: US (archive)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://www.espnvideogames.com/shop/products/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-01 19:20)
↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sega-NBA-2K4-PS2/dp/B0000E5SFW (Wayback Machine: 2007-01-14 20:40)
↑ Xbox.com (en-us; default.htm/) (Wayback Machine: 2004-12-06 04:39)
↑ Xbox.com (en-AU; default.htm/) (Wayback Machine: 2004-12-11 04:39)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2003" (US; 2003-1x-xx), page 198
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 GamePro, "December 2003" (US; 2003-11-04), page 164
↑ PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "Christmas 2003" (UK; 2003-11-28), page 118
↑ Official Xbox Magazine, "December 2003" (UK; 2003-10-30), page 110

ESPN NBA Basketball

Main page | Comparisons | Development | Magazine articles | Reception

Books: Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NBA Basketball (2003)

Prototypes: 2003-09-21

ESPN-branded games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) \| ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) \| ESPN Speedworld (1994)
	ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) \| ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) \| ESPN NBA Hangtime '95 (1994)
	ESPN International Track & Field (2000) \| ESPN NBA 2Night (2000) \| ESPN Baseball Tonight (unreleased) \| ESPN Links Golf (unreleased)
	ESPN College Hoops (2003) \| ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) \| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
	ESPN College Hoops (2003) \| ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) \| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
	Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004)

2K Basketball games Published by Sega
	NBA 2K (1999) \| NBA 2K1 (2000) \| NBA 2K2 (2001)
	NBA 2K2 (2002) \| NBA 2K3 (2002) \| NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (2002)
	NBA 2K2 (2002) \| NBA 2K3 (2002) \| NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (2002) \| ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN College Hoops (2003) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004)
2K Basketball related media
	NBA 2K Official Strategy Guide (1999) \| NBA 2K Perfect Guide (2000) \| NBA 2K3 Official Perfect Guide (2002) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004)

Games in the 2K Sports series
	2K	2K1	2K2	2K3	2K4	2K5
Basketball	NBA 2K	NBA 2K1	NBA 2K2	NBA 2K3	ESPN NBA Basketball	ESPN NBA 2K5
American football	NFL 2K	NFL 2K1	NFL 2K2	NFL 2K3	ESPN NFL Football	ESPN NFL 2K5
Ice hockey	NHL 2K	--	NHL 2K2	NHL 2K3	ESPN NHL Hockey	ESPN NHL 2K5
Baseball	--	World Series Baseball 2K1	World Series Baseball 2K2	World Series Baseball 2K3	ESPN Major League Baseball	--
College football	--	--	NCAA College Football 2K2	NCAA College Football 2K3	--	--
College Basketball	--	--	--	NCAA College Basketball 2K3	ESPN College Hoops	ESPN College Hoops 2K5
Others	Virtua Athlete 2K	--	Tennis 2K2	--	--	--

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20031001192015.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.espnvideogames.com.2Fshop.2Fproducts.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.espnvideogames.com/shop/products/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-01 19:20)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20070114204053.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.amazon.co.uk.2FSega-NBA-2K4-PS2.2Fdp.2FB0000E5SFW-2] ttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Sega-NBA-2K4-PS2/dp/B0000E5SFW (Wayback Machine: 2007-01-14 20:40)

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[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20041211043951.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.xbox.com.2Fen-AU.2Fespnnbabasketball.2Fdefault.htm-4] Xbox.com (en-AU; default.htm/) (Wayback Machine: 2004-12-11 04:39)

[:File:EGM_US_173.pdf_p198-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2003" (US; 2003-1x-xx), page 198

[:File:GamePro_US_183.pdf_p164-6] 6.0 ^6.1 GamePro, "December 2003" (US; 2003-11-04), page 164

[:File:OPS2_UK_041.pdf_p118-7] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "Christmas 2003" (UK; 2003-11-28), page 118

[:File:OXM_UK_023.pdf_p110-8] Official Xbox Magazine, "December 2003" (UK; 2003-10-30), page 110

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ESPN-branded games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) \| ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) \| ESPN Speedworld (1994)
	ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) \| ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) \| ESPN NBA Hangtime '95 (1994)
	ESPN International Track & Field (2000) \| ESPN NBA 2Night (2000) \| ESPN Baseball Tonight (unreleased) \| ESPN Links Golf (unreleased)
	ESPN College Hoops (2003) \| ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) \| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
	ESPN College Hoops (2003) \| ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) \| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
	Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NFL Football (2003) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NFL 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004)

2K Basketball games Published by Sega
	NBA 2K (1999) \| NBA 2K1 (2000) \| NBA 2K2 (2001)
	NBA 2K2 (2002) \| NBA 2K3 (2002) \| NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (2002)
	NBA 2K2 (2002) \| NBA 2K3 (2002) \| NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (2002) \| ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN College Hoops (2003) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) \| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004)
2K Basketball related media
	NBA 2K Official Strategy Guide (1999) \| NBA 2K Perfect Guide (2000) \| NBA 2K3 Official Perfect Guide (2002) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) \| ESPN NBA 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004)

ESPN NBA Basketball

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Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

PlayStation 2 version

Xbox version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References