NBA 08

NBA 08 is an NBA basketball video game developed by SCE San Diego Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released on September 26, 2007 for PlayStation 3 and October 12, 2007 for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2.

NBA 08
Cover art (PlayStation 3)
Developer(s)SCE San Diego Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
SeriesNBA 
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: October 2, 2007[1][2][3]
  • AU: February 14, 2008 (PS2, PS3)
  • EU: February 15, 2008 (PS3)
Genre(s)Sports, Simulation, Arcade
Mode(s)Single-player, Online

Gameplay

In the main mode, a coach has had a rise in fame, but after last year's championship win, he announces he is retiring. It's up to the player to make his last year worth while.

Reception
NBA 08
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2PS3PSP
EurogamerN/A7/10[4]N/A
Game InformerN/A7/10[5]N/A
GameSpot6/10[6]5/10[7]6.5/10[8]
GameSpy[9][10][11]
GameZone6/10[12]7.5/10[13]8.5/10[14]
IGN6/10[15]7.5/10[16]8.4/10[17]
OPM (UK)N/A5/10[18]N/A
PALGNN/A6/10[19]N/A
PSMN/A8/10[20]8.5/10[20]
X-PlayN/A[21]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic59/100[22]63/100[21]75/100[23]

The PSP version received "generally favorable reviews", while the PS2 and PS3 versions received "mixed" reviews, according to Metacritic.[21][22][23]

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References
  1. IGN PlayStation Team (September 21, 2007). "The PS2 Games of Fall 2007". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. IGN PlayStation Team (September 21, 2007). "The PS3 Games of Fall 2007". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. IGN PlayStation Team (September 21, 2007). "The PSP Games of Fall 2007". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. Androvich, Mark (October 14, 2007). "NBA 08 (PlayStation 3)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  5. Kato, Matthew (November 2007). "NBA 08 (PS3)". Game Informer. No. 175. GameStop. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  6. Thomas, Aaron (October 8, 2007). "NBA 08 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  7. Thomas, Aaron (September 27, 2007). "NBA 08 Review (PS3) [date mislabeled as "September 28, 2007"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  8. Thomas, Aaron (October 9, 2007). "NBA 08 Review (PSP)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  9. Steinberg, Steve (October 2, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA '08 (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. Steinberg, Steve (October 2, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA '08 (PS3)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  11. Steinberg, Steve (October 2, 2007). "GameSpy: NBA '08 (PSP)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  12. Lafferty, Michael (October 15, 2007). "NBA 08 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  13. Lafferty, Michael (September 28, 2007). "NBA 08 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  14. Bedigian, Louis (October 1, 2007). "NBA 08 Featuring Block Party - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  15. Haynes, Jeff (October 4, 2007). "NBA 08 Review (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  16. Haynes, Jeff (September 26, 2007). "NBA 08 Review (PS3)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  17. Haynes, Jeff (September 27, 2007). "NBA 08 Review (PSP)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  18. "NBA 08 (PS3)". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Future plc. February 2008. p. 97.
  19. Mitchell, Luke (February 25, 2008). "NBA 08 Review - PlayStation 3 Video Game Review". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  20. "Review: NBA 08 (PS3, PSP)". PSM. Future US. December 2007. p. 80.
  21. "NBA 08 Critic Reviews for PlayStation 3". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  22. "NBA 08 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  23. "NBA 08 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
Preceded by
NBA 07		 NBA 08 Succeeded by
NBA 09: The Inside
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