<s>
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
streetball	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supernatural	O
makes	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
series	O
,	O
two	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
moves	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
from	O
amateur	O
basketball	B-Application
players	O
who	O
provided	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
moves	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
similar	O
to	O
AND	B-Application
1	I-Application
Streetball	I-Application
and	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebound	I-Application
and	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Phenom	I-Application
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rags	B-Application
to	I-Application
Riches	I-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
portrays	O
a	O
relatively	O
unknown	O
rookie	O
with	O
certain	O
abilities	O
who	O
must	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
best	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	O
to	O
become	O
arguably	O
the	O
greatest	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
a	O
league	O
to	O
contain	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Alternative	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Village	O
Voice	O
similarly	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Like	O
the	O
sport	O
itself	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
easily	O
start	O
a	O
pickup	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
put	O
all	O
your	O
time	O
—	O
and	O
high	O
hopes	O
—	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
670,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$23	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
94th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
series	O
reached	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
