- NBA In The Zone
The "NBA In the Zone" (also known in
Japan as "NBA Power Dunk" and inAustralia as "NBA Pro") series is a series ofbasketball video game s released byKonami for thePlayStation andNintendo 64 video game console s. It is the successor to Konami's previous "Double Dribble " and "Run and Gun" basketball series. Konami followed up the "In The Zone" series with the release of "NBA Starting Five" for theXbox andPlayStation 2 .History
The series started out with two releases on the PlayStation. After the release of "NBA In The Zone 2", the series started adopting a yearly naming scheme, similar to
EA Sports NBA Live series . The series also started to use NBA players to endorse the games and appear on the series' box art. Konami released three more games in this format for bothNintendo 64 and PlayStation, "NBA In the Zone '98", "NBA In the Zone '99" and "NBA In the Zone 2000". "NBA In the Zone '98" and "NBA In The Zone '99" featuredGlen Rice on the cover, while the 2000 game featuredMarcus Camby .Features
"NBA In The Zone '98" (also known as "NBA Pro 98" in Australia) featured NBA rosters from the 1997-1998 NBA season. As in previous "In The Zone" games, players such as
Michael Jordan are not in the game and likenesses with generic names take their places. The game retains the "Create a Player" and season/playoffs features of "NBA In The Zone 2"."NBA In The Zone 2000" was released in November 1999. The game features 29 NBA teams and more than 300 NBA players, animated using
motion capture d animation.Ray Clay , at the time the public address announcer for theChicago Bulls does voice commentary. Along with the standard gameplay modes like Exhibition, Season, and Playoffs, aSlam Dunk Contest andThree-point Shootout are also included.External links
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