Destructoid is a gaming discussion community updated nearly every 20 minutes by a tight-knit group of independent dirty uncles. Get involved by creating an avatar to post comments, upload videos, create your own blog, and meet new people that love gaming.   Returning Dtoider? login!
latest posts daily recapnew releases deals features reviews podcasts videos contests  
 previews
Retro Game Challenge, Big Bang Mini, and more
Stoked
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
The Godfather II multiplayer
The Godfather II
more previews


 reviews
Word Soup
Crayon Physics Deluxe
KamiCrazy
Tatsunoko Vs Capcom
Crystal Defenders (iPhone)
more reviews


 podcasts

Podtoid 82: The Internet: making cannibalism easier with Rev Anthony

Help the future gamers of the world with the RetroforceGIVE! Mega Drive with Chad Concelmo

The Podcastle 25: I can't remember what we talked about with Jim Sterling

More shows from the Gamercast Network

back episodes & iTunes info




 team
Nick Chester
Editor-in-Chief
Dale North
News Editor
Anthony Burch
Features Editor
Jim Sterling
Reviews Editor
Hamza Aziz
Community Manager
Niero
Founder/Webmonkey
editors
Ashley Davis
Brad Nicholson
Brad Rice
Chad Concelmo
Colette Bennett
Conrad Zimmerman
Daniel Lingen
Dyson
Jonathan Holmes
Jonathan Ross
Jordan Devore
Joseph Leray
Tom Fronczak
Topher Cantler
Samit Sarkar
contributors
Adam Dork
Ben Perlee
Charlie Suh
Joe Burling
Justin Villasenor
Mike Ferry
Mikey
Will Maddock

Living the dream
ModernMethod


5:08 PM on 08.16.2008

11 comments

Enjoy six times as much fun with the six-man NBA 09 The Inside cover

Samit Sarkar on PS3

Enjoy six times as much fun with the six-man NBA 09 The Inside cover screenshot

I thought “Think Different” was Apple’s old advertising slogan. Well, it seems SCEA has taken a page out of Apple’s book with the box art for their upcoming basketball game, NBA 09 The Inside. That’s right, folks: in the basketball arena, it’s not just EA Sports vs. 2K Sports -- Sony’s in-house dev team has been making basketball videogames for a while now.

Anyway, back to the cover: instead of the standard “pick a guy and put him on the cover” shtick, SCEA San Diego (the same folks who brought you MLB 08: The Show) decided that they couldn’t decide on just one man, so the cover artwork for NBA 09 The Inside features the following six NBA stars, in counterclockwise order from top left:

  1. Carlos Boozer
  2. Carmelo Anthony
  3. LeBron James
  4. Paul Pierce
  5. Dwayne Wade
  6. Kobe Bryant

As usual, you can view the full-size cover in the gallery below. Sony has also provided 34 screenshots from the game, and in case you’re wondering why the hell they include shots of a barbershop and a subway, it all comes down to a brand-new mode in this year’s game, The Life. Sports games these days seem to be all about the “life on and off the field/court/ice” career modes, and NBA 09 will be no different. You can guide three different players in The Life; the idea is to navigate them through the gauntlet from the development league to the NBA.

Frankly, I don’t know if NBA 09 will hold up when compared with its competition. I love the TV-style presentation with the NBA on TNT license, but the game just doesn’t look nearly as good as, say, NBA 2K9. Texture detail -- especially on bodies and hair -- is lacking, but hey...at least it’s in 1080p, right? If you’re still interested, look for NBA 09 The Inside on October 7th for the PS3 and PSP.

[Editor’s note: Here’s a fun tidbit -- the e-mail from SCEA actually started off with the greeting “Hello Ballers and Shot Callers.” I kid you not. -Samit]


LAUNCH Sports GALLERY (35 IMAGES)
Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo

11 comments   |   latest by Butmac
LOLOL! Wow, that cover is going to be like the old sesame street game one of these things is not like the other. "Aw cool, there's lebron, kobe, melo....wtf...carlos boozer???"... read more


 

RELATED ARTICLES

Sony says God of War III will be the 'last installment' in series
43 comments

Gritty trailer for The Life in NBA 09 The Inside brings the streets to you
7 comments

Second trailer for The Life in NBA 09 The Inside tells a basketball-centric tale
4 comments



 community blogs  (32152 Dtoiders!)
post a community blog
Game with us: Friday Night Fights
Meet-ups: Dtoiders in your city
New to Dtoid? Read the survival guide



 features next 20 features





 new videos next 20 videos
Prototype is looking better than ever in this new trailer
Somehow, adding Ghostbusters music to Advent Children makes it better
MAGFest 09: gaming and floor video tour
Actor Fred Willard promotes the DS and Personal Trainer: Cooking to fail results
Skate 2 connects to the Internet, EA release video feature to prove it (Update)



 popular stories last month's picks
HD DVDMod your useless HD DVD Drive to BURN PEOPLE'S FACES OFF!
21 comments + 95764 views
A boot to the headEconomics or stupidity: 1UP podcast firings to save UGO $2.5 million annually?
75 comments + 22348 views
Mortal KombatMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: More fatalities revealed
70 comments + 18826 views
Also, bewbsDirty Lara Croft gets clothes off, this is videogame news
54 comments + 14632 views
ReviewsDestructoid Review: Crayon Physics Deluxe
24 comments + 13144 views
AliensA brief and bloody history of Aliens videogames
32 comments + 12904 views
AdsPenny Arcade promotes their game with flamebait from their biggest critic
79 comments + 12880 views
Halt, criminal scum!Left 4 Dead star suspected of robbery, shot by cops
47 comments + 10966 views
Street fighterCammy screens are not intellectually stimulating
30 comments + 10960 views
Featured articlesPlaying With Others: The act of betrayal
26 comments + 10438 views



 game figures & toys  via Tomopop

more video game toys




get involved

register or login
post a blog
post a forum
enter a contest
discuss a review
contribute a news tip
write a guest editorial
support

new member's guide
login assistance
tech support
report abuse
email our editors
read our dev blog
nuclear crisis?
keep in touch

RSS feed
Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Flickr
Game nights
Meet-ups
seriously

about us
advertising
terms of use
privacy policy
jobs at MM
buy our crap
our network

Tomopop
Japanator


Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming industry's need of accountable enthusiast press
Living the dream since March 16, 2006