NBA In The Zone '99
| NBA In The Zone '99 | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64, PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
NBA In The Zone '99, known in Europe as NBA Pro 99, is a basketball game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, released in 1999. It is the fourth installment of the NBA In The Zone series. The game has two covers of NBA All-Star Glen Rice, (one of him with the Charlotte Hornets, and the other of him with the Los Angeles Lakers).
Gameplay
[edit]NBA In The Zone '99 features updated rosters from the 1998–99 NBA Lockout Season.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| N64 | PS | |
| GameRankings | 66%[19] | 69%[20] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| N64 | PS | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.5/10[2][a] | 7.75/10[3] |
| Famitsu | 22/40[4] | 27/40[5] |
| Game Informer | 4/10[6] | 6/10[7] |
| GameFan | 54%[8][b] | N/A |
| GamePro |   [9][c] |  [10] |
| GameSpot | 5.5/10[11] | 4.7/10[12] |
| IGN | 5.6/10[13] | 8.3/10[14] |
| N64 Magazine | 52%[15] | N/A |
| Next Generation | N/A | [16] |
| Nintendo Power | 6.9/10[17] | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [18] |
The game received average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[19][20] Next Generation said of the PlayStation version, "Once considered the pinnacle of NBA hoops games, In the Zone 99 [sic] appears to be a mere shadow of its one-time glory."[16] In Japan, where the game was ported for release on June 3, 1999, with the Nintendo 64 version under the name of NBA In The Zone 2, and the PlayStation version under the name of NBA Power Dunkers 4 (NBAパワーダンカーズ4, NBA Pawā Dankāzu 4), Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40 for the latter,[5] and 22 out of 40 for the former.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review, two critics gave the Nintendo 64 version a 6.5/10, one a 7/10, and another a 6/10.
- ^ In GameFan's early review of the Nintendo 64 version, one critic gave it 58, and the other 50.
- ^ GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version three 3/5 scores for graphics, sound, and overall fun factor, and 2.5/5 for control.
References
[edit]- ^ IGN staff (April 6, 1999). "Blades of Steel in Stores". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Hager, Dean; Ricciardi, John; Hsu, Dan; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (April 1999). "NBA In The Zone '99 (N64)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 117. Ziff Davis. p. 122. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ EGM staff (May 1999). "NBA In The Zone '99 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 118. Ziff Davis.
- ^ a b "NBA IN THE ZONE2 [NINTENDO64]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "NBAパワーダンカーズ4 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "NBA In The Zone '99 (N64) [console mislabeled as "GBC"]". Game Informer. No. 74. FuncoLand. June 1999.
- ^ "NBA In The Zone '99 (PS)". Game Informer. No. 73. FuncoLand. May 1999. Archived from the original on May 23, 2000. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Mowatt, Todd "Video Cowboy" (March 1999). "NBA In the Zone '99 (N64)". GameFan. Vol. 7, no. 3. Shinno Media. pp. 44, 45. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Boba Fatt (June 1999). "NBA In The Zone '99 (N64)". GamePro. No. 129. IDG Entertainment. p. 113. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ The Rookie (May 1999). "NBA In the Zone '99 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 128. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 18, 2004. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Taruc, Nelson (May 3, 1999). "NBA In The Zone '99 Review (N64) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Taruc, Nelson (May 4, 1999). "NBA In The Zone '99 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Boulding, Aaron (April 19, 1999). "NBA In The Zone '99 (N64)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Craig (April 29, 1999). "NBA In The Zone '99 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Price, James (April 1999). "NBA Pro '99". N64 Magazine. No. 27. Future Publishing. p. 58. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "[NBA] In The Zone 99 [sic] (PS)". Next Generation. No. 53. Imagine Media. May 1999. p. 94. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "NBA In the Zone '99". Nintendo Power. Vol. 119. Nintendo of America. April 1999. p. 119. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Kujawa, Kraig (April 1999). "NBA In the Zone '99". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 7. Ziff Davis. p. 87. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "NBA In The Zone '99 for Nintendo 64 Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "NBA In The Zone '99 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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