<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
setting	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
basketball	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
strives	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
basketball	O
,	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
"	O
a	O
sports	O
title	O
that	O
offers	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
playability	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
to	O
convert	O
nearly	O
anyone	O
who	O
remotely	O
enjoys	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
basketball	O
into	O
a	O
hardcore	O
fanatic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McNamara	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
great	O
play	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
like	O
the	O
play	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
2000	I-Application
 [ ... ] 	O
better	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
graphics	O
alone	O
,	O
I	O
'll	O
probably	O
put	O
more	O
time	O
in	O
on	O
NBA	O
2K.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2Ks	I-Application
dazzling	O
graphics	O
,	O
superb	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
strong	O
AI	O
make	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
dynamic	O
basketball	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
even	O
with	O
these	O
few	O
problems	O
,	O
playing	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
will	O
just	O
about	O
ruin	O
you	O
for	O
all	O
other	O
basketball	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
polished	O
as	O
NFL2K	O
,	O
NBA2K	O
is	O
most	O
certainly	O
a	O
must	O
have	O
title	O
for	O
any	O
sport	O
fan	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
compelling	O
reasons	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enforcer	O
of	O
GamePro	O
wrote	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
crazy	O
into	O
sports	O
,	O
you	O
gotta	O
have	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
review	O
,	O
Uncle	O
Dust	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
After	O
the	O
massive	O
success	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
NFL	O
2K	O
,	O
Sega	O
Sports	O
is	O
back	O
with	O
a	O
vengeance	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
an	O
NBA	O
fan	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
alone	O
is	O
worth	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
a	O
Dreamcast.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Visual	O
Engineering	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
