<s>
NBA	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Power	O
Dunkers	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
&	O
Europe	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Pro	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
followed	O
up	O
the	O
In	O
The	O
Zone	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Starting	I-Application
Five	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
started	O
out	O
with	O
two	O
releases	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
started	O
adopting	O
a	O
yearly	O
naming	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
started	O
to	O
use	O
NBA	B-Application
players	O
to	O
endorse	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
released	O
three	O
more	O
games	O
in	O
this	O
format	O
for	O
both	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
featured	O
Glen	O
Rice	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
2000	O
game	O
featured	O
Marcus	O
Camby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
2	I-Device
featured	O
NBA	B-Application
rosters	O
from	O
the	O
1996-1997	O
NBA	B-Application
season	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
substitutions	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
both	O
a	O
full	O
season	O
or	O
playoffs	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Pro	O
98	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
featured	O
NBA	B-Application
rosters	O
from	O
the	O
1997-1998	O
NBA	B-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
In	O
The	O
Zone	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
such	O
as	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
likenesses	O
with	O
generic	O
names	O
take	O
their	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
"	O
Create	O
a	O
Player	O
"	O
and	O
season/playoffs	O
features	O
of	O
NBA	B-Device
In	I-Device
The	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
29	O
NBA	B-Application
teams	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
300	O
NBA	B-Application
players	O
,	O
animated	O
using	O
motion	O
captured	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
