NBA ShootOut 2001

 PlayStation
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. GamePro
    100
    Excellent control scheme with key tweaks makes the gameplay versatile and very fun.
  2. CNET Gamecenter
    80
    The best NBA hoops game on the system.
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  3. Da Gameboyz
    80
    Definitely the best basketball game available on the PSX console.
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  5. PSX Nation
    78
    There is a good core of solid gameplay ideas and control physics at the center of "NBA ShootOut 2001", but you have to live with outdated-beyond-its-time graphics to enjoy them.
  6. Gaming Maxx
    77
    But what can keep you going back for more are the key aspects like creating your own elite players to go head-to-head with all the NBA teams, or recreate your own signature dunks to showoff who's the man.
  7. Happy Puppy
    70
    Serves up a decent game of b-ball, but sluggish gameplay and the lack of a few fundamental options keep it from reaching its full potential.
  8. Sports Gaming Network
    68
    While Shootout 2001 is not a bad game, it's not as good as "Live 2001" for the PSX.
  9. GameSpot
    67
    A basketball game that remains virtually unchanged from last year's version.
  10. IGN
    63
    I am sorry that 989 has mastered how to mess a game up as it ages as opposed to making a game shine as it matures.
  11. Hot Games
    40
    The Cleveland Cavaliers of the video hoops world: not the worst team in the league, but lacks flash, is thin in the middle and an absolute non-factor in the playoffs.

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39
#39 Best PS1 Game of 2000

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