<s>
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NuFX	O
and	O
EA	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
the	O
talent	O
and	O
big	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
with	O
the	O
attitude	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
streetball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Homecourt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
three-on-three	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
basic	O
structure	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
players	O
try	O
to	O
collect	O
trick	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
scored	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
almost	O
every	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
maneuver	O
such	O
as	O
doing	O
fancy	O
dribble	O
moves	O
,	O
faking	O
out	O
defenders	O
,	O
shot	O
blocking	O
,	O
diving	O
for	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
and	O
dunking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
arcade	O
"	O
style	O
gameplay	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
,	O
who	O
announced	O
his	O
comeback	O
from	O
his	O
second	O
retirement	O
with	O
the	O
Washington	O
Wizards	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
however	O
removed	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Final	O
Challenge	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
version	O
as	O
he	O
now	O
played	O
for	O
the	O
Washington	O
Wizards	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
several	O
recurring	O
characters	O
called	O
Street	O
Legends	O
,	O
fictional	O
basketball	B-Application
players	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
bosses	O
,	O
each	O
masterful	O
in	O
a	O
particular	O
aspect	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
and	O
representing	O
a	O
specific	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$57	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
this	O
release	O
was	O
the	O
18th	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
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
for	O
all	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
across	O
the	O
three	O
game	O
systems	O
,	O
reached	O
5.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Toyama	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
a	O
few	O
small	O
imperfections	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
delivers	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
experience	O
even	O
sports	O
game	O
cynics	O
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
love.	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
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
award	O
category	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
alternative	O
sports	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
format	O
to	O
football	B-Application
with	O
NFL	B-Application
Street	I-Application
and	O
soccer	O
with	O
FIFA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
.	O
</s>
