Excerpt: If NBA Ballers is to be believed, then the life of a superstar is truly something to be envied. Apparently, when they aren’t playing roundball for David Stern and all his...
Excerpt: NBA Ballers: Chosen One looks flashy at first glance, but you never really feel like you're doing much more than triggering a series of animations.
Summary: Midway Games' NBA Ballers: Chosen One marks the return if fast-paced one-on-one and two-on-two action as players can select from more than 65 NBA superstars to be the
Excerpt: Midway and over-the-top basketball gameplay are no strangers to one another. Arguably the most successful arcade basketball title, NBA Jam took the five-man, rule-bound...
Conclusion: NBA Ballers: Chosen One deserves credit for trying to bring some new ideas to a genre that isn't known for mixing things up.
Pros: Stylish presentation, Plenty of current and past NBA players, Lots of great nicknames for your created baller.
Cons: Repetitive gameplay, Controls are needlessly complex, Act-a-fool combos are overpowered, Fouls, charging, and goaltending don't belong in an arcade basketball game.