Video game series
NBA Inside Drive is a series of
video games based on
National Basketball Association , published by
Microsoft Studios . Its main
competition was
NBA Live , a series from
Electronic Arts .
1999 video game
The first game in the series, NBA Inside Drive 2000 , was released for
Microsoft Windows on August 26, 1999.
NBA Inside Drive 2000 received "favorable" reviews according to the
review aggregation website
GameRankings .
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2002 video game
After an almost two-and-a-half-year hiatus, NBA Inside Drive was brought back as NBA Inside Drive 2002 and was released in 2002 for
Xbox . The game's development time was 18 months.
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NBA Inside Drive 2002 received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website
Metacritic .
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2002 video game
Less than one year after the 2002 installment, NBA Inside Drive 2003 was released for Xbox.
NBA Inside Drive 2003 received "average" reviews according to Metacritic.
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2003 video game
The last entry in the series, NBA Inside Drive 2004 , was released in 2003. It launched with other
XSN Sports titles that featured a website where players could organize their own tournaments, seasons, or games.
Inside Drive 2004 received "average" reviews according to Metacritic.
[39] In Japan, where the game was ported for release on January 22, 2004,
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Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens, one six, and one seven for a total of 27 out of 40.
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Following Microsoft's release of their 2004 professional sports titles, all of them were discontinued including
NFL Fever and NHL Rivals . In February 2005, Microsoft sold NBA Inside Drive and its other sports franchises to
Ubisoft .
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^ Varanini, Giancarlo (February 4, 2002).
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^ Hiscock, Josh (March 16, 2002).
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^ Lafferty, Michael (February 3, 2002).
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^ Boulding, Aaron (January 24, 2002).
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^ Steinberg, Steve (December 26, 2002).
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^ Surette, Tim (November 10, 2002).
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^ Goldstein, Hilary (October 10, 2002).
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^ Jihem (December 11, 2002).
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^ Steinberg, Steve (December 14, 2003).
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^ Lafferty, Michael (November 11, 2003).
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^ Robinson, Jon (December 5, 2003).
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"Ubisoft Buys Microsoft Sports Games" . Wall Street Journal . 28 February 2005.
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