ESPN NBA 2Night

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.

ESPN NBA 2Night
US box art for PS2 version
Developer(s)	Sunset Entertainment (DC) Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (PS2)
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Release	Dreamcast 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

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	Dreamcast	PS2
Metacritic	29/100[1]	62/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	Dreamcast	PS2
CNET Gamecenter	3/10[3]	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	2/10[4]	4/10[5]
EP Daily	3/10[6]	7/10[7]
Game Informer	N/A	4.25/10[8]
GameSpot	4/10[9]	7/10[10]
GameSpy	70%[11]	N/A
IGN	1/10[12]	6.4/10[13]
Next Generation	[14]	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[15]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	6/10[16]
The Cincinnati Enquirer	N/A	[17]

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."^[14] Jake the Snake of GamePro said of the former console version, "Despite its flaws, NBA2 Night [sic] is a decent first-generation effort—easy to pick up and play with several nice features: all NBA players and teams, icon passing, on-the-fly play calling, and so on. But NBA Live 2001 for the PS2 plays much more naturally and is more fun."^[18][a]

Notes

1. GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and control, 4/5 for sound, and 3/5 for fun factor.