<s>
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
'	O
98	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
99	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
for	O
Konami	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
32-bit	O
sports	O
titles	O
after	O
Goal	B-Device
Storm	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
features	O
an	O
NBA	O
license	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
1995	O
–	O
96	O
NBA	O
season	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
rosters	O
mainly	O
from	O
the	O
1994	O
–	O
95	O
NBA	O
season	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
NBA	O
lockout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
supernatural	O
two-on-two	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
more	O
honest.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
more	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
"	O
than	O
a	O
realistic	O
basketball	O
sim	O
,	O
he	O
deemed	O
it	O
worth	O
buying	O
as	O
a	O
holdover	O
until	O
more	O
solidly	O
outstanding	O
basketball	O
games	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
