For those that aren’t aware, the
NBA Street series is all about 3-on-3 basketball. There aren’t a whole lot of menu options for you in
V3, but the ones that are there are the ones that count. You can play a Pick Up game, which is just how it sounds. The main mode, however, is Street Challenge. Here you create a baller, along with your own court. You’ll then pick at least two teammates to build up your street cred. You do this by earning reputation points in pick up games, tournaments, dunk contests, rival challenges, and other special events. Along the way, you’ll even be asked to join an NBA team for the NBA Street League.
One change made within the game is the ability to increase your Gamebreaker’s points. After you earn a full bar of style points, take off for a Gamebreaker dunk. While in the air, perform all sorts of tricks... including a double alley-oop to your teammates. Depending on the amount of stunts you pull off, you could earn between two to four points. However, you could also earn a big, fat zero if you miss the dunk, so make sure you don’t get ahead of yourself.
As previously mentioned, there’s also the brand new Dunk Contest, which is just the bomb. Here you can bounce the ball in the air or off the backboard, jump over things like an NBA trophy or a ladder, all the while pulling off as many moves as you can during mid-flight... before finally throwing it down with some authority. This is a complete blast. Sure, the jumps are way too high to be human, but that just means you have more time to add an extra move (or two) into your repertoire. Be careful, though, because you don’t want to be pulling off a trick when you’re near the rim. Otherwise, you’re liable to fall on yo’ ass!
V3 is also available online for the PS2. Here you create a baller for the World Challenge Mode, where you again earn rep points by playing in games similar to the Street Challenge.
