ESPN NBA 2Night

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ESPN NBA 2Night
ESPN NBA 2Night cover.jpg
US box art for PS2 version
Developer(s) Sunset Entertainment (DC)
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (PS2)
Publisher(s) Konami
Platform(s) Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
ReleaseDreamcast
  • NA: November 20, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • JP: December 21, 2000
  • NA: February 13, 2001
  • EU: March 16, 2001
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

ESPN NBA 2Night is a video game developed and published by Konami for Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 in 2000-2001. A sequel, ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 , was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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Reception

The PS2 version received "mixed" reviews, while the Dreamcast version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1] [2] Rob Smolka of NextGen said that the latter console version was "Only recommended for those who demand to listen to a repetitious Stuart Scott supplying the color commentary." [12] GamePro gave the former console version a mixed review, a few weeks before its U.S. release. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "ESPN NBA 2Night for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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  5. ↑ "ESPN NBA 2night (PS2)". Game Informer . No. 97. FuncoLand. May 2001.
  6. 1 2 Jake The Snake (January 22, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2 Night [sic] Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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  9. ↑ Hiscock, Josh (November 20, 2000). "NBA 2 Night [sic] (DC)". SportPlanet . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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  11. ↑ Zdyrko, David (March 6, 2001). "ESPN NBA 2Night (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Smolka, Rob (March 2001). "NBA 2 Night [sic] (DC)". NextGen . No. 75. Imagine Media. p. 86. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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