NBA 07 is going too far
A basketball video game where you visit your son in the hospital. Sounds like fun!
There’s this site called gametrailers.com, and they post videos of video games from time to time. They have a little teaser for the new NBA 07 game and it might be the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen this month, not counting that offensive pass interference call on Tim Carter in the Manning Bowl.
I am not using the word ridiculous as in a slang way to say something is “good.” This is old school ridiculous, like how is this possible? SONY, you make a great product, but this is just… Here, check out the trailer.
It’s on this site, but you might have to click “save as” depending what kind of computer you’re using.
The off-court part of the game, called “The Life” is not just building up your dorm room or mansion and dealing with endorsments a la EA Sports titles or the fun GM thing in the NBA 2K series where you have to meet with your players and answer their questions. This is like a bad basketball movie come to life, and your player is the Damon Wayans character from Celtic Pride. If you can’t see the trailer, here is a summary: They show your player playing basketball, being interviewed by a beat writer type, going on a talk show, meeting with an agent, playing with your son, yelling and fighting, and oh yeah visiting your son in the hospital. What?!?
Seriously, could you video game creators clean up the actual “basketball gameplay” first? Or am I just being too close-minded, and people really want to virtually live the life like this, even though it is totally R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S?
You know, Grand Theft NBA could still happen…
7 Responses to “NBA 07 is going too far”
Sep.12 at 8:22 pm
Allen says:
This GAME is what’s wrong with American basketball, not Team USA! Oh, yeah, Lang, were you in NY or ATL when that earthquake happened? Weird how you were just talking about how you had never experienced one, and then a rare one happens in the southeast.
Sep.12 at 8:50 pm
la287 says:
I agree, I think that NBA 07 makes “The Life” too realistic. While I think that it may be the situation for some NBA players, I don’t think they all live a soap opera and it shouldn’t be the basis of a game.
Sep.12 at 10:58 pm
simon says:
“Seriously, could you video game creators clean up the actual “basketball gameplay” first?” great call Sam. I dont play basketball video games cos they just dont feel like your playing basketball. I actually play pro evolution soccer (called winning eleven soccer in US, i think) over Live 06, even though i love bball so much more than soccer.
Sep.13 at 3:43 am
M.K. Petrik says:
I must admit that trailer gave me a good laugh. “My boy’s in a coma and I am in the dark here!”. You just can’t write something that good! Priceless. I hope there’s a part in the game where you’re in an airport trying to smuggle some marijuana wrapped in tin foil.
Sep.13 at 6:44 am
Glen denham says:
I hope there’s a part where P.J. Carlesimo and Leonard Malten come face to face…
Sep.19 at 9:40 pm
Michael NZ says:
Glen Denham? Damn good player. Also NBA Live sucks, man these games have just gotten crazy.
Oct.12 at 1:48 pm
Heman Gman says:
GrandTheft NBA 2007…
Starting Zach Randolph, Sam Dalembert, Glenn Robinson, Stephen Jackson, Chris Webber…
Play as money stealing NBA players…flick off the fans, run trains on females, wear throwback jerseys of your oppenents, and get high at the strip clib and shoot the whole place up. Damn this sounds like fun.