<s>
NBA	B-Application
ShootOut	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
(	O
Total	B-Application
NBA	I-Application
'	O
97	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SCE	O
Studios	O
Soho	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
ShootOut	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
,	O
Charles	O
Barkley	O
and	O
Shaquille	O
O'Neal	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
custom	O
players	O
named	O
"	O
Roster	O
Guard	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Roster	O
Forward	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Roster	O
Center	O
"	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
hailed	O
NBA	B-Application
ShootOut	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
as	O
a	O
dramatic	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
commented	O
positively	O
on	O
the	O
icon	O
passing	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
fun	O
as	O
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
the	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
2	I-Device
due	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
almost	O
clinical	O
feel	O
,	O
almost	O
as	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
affecting	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
plays.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
held	O
an	O
87%	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
reviews	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
