NBA Ballers: Rebound
About the Game
NBA Ballers: Rebound is a PSP version of the NBA Ballers franchise with features more akin to the PSP, such as utilizing the D-pad for movement as opposed to the console versions using the analog control. Players can also play as top NBA players at the time, such as Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, on street courts in arcade-style action. Players can compete in various modes such as TV Tournament and a "story mode" called Rags to Riches, where players can create their own "baller" and bring him up through the ranks, defeating top players of the game and gain notoriety, starting from friendly encounters at local street courts to taking on the big boys in televised events.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Players winning these matches will earn money they can use to buy jewellery (better know as "bling") and update their "crib" with more accessories as time passes in the game. The style of play is similar to NBA Jam , with arcade style one-on-one action with insane moves like half-court dunks and complicated alley-oops. Stringing these moves together will build a meter called the "House Meter", filling it will give players the ability to use a special alley-oop called the "juice house", which will shatter the backboard and destroy the basket, giving players an automatic win despite the score of the game. Players can also compete against each other using the Ad-Hoc, in one-on-one matches, using the players created "ballers" or unlocked professional players and play in "cribs" designed by the players in the game.
Standout Features
- NBA Ballers: Rebound is a PSP version of the NBA Ballers franchise with features more akin to the PSP, such as utilizing the D-pad for movement as opposed to the console versions using the analog control.
- Shaquille O'Neal: Players can also play as top NBA players at the time, such as Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, on street courts in arcade-style action.
- TV Tournament: Players can compete in various modes such as TV Tournament and a "story mode" called Rags to Riches, where players can create their own "baller" and bring him up through the ranks, defeating top players of the game and gain notoriety, starting from friendly encounters at local street courts to taking on the big boys in televised events.
- Players winning these matches will earn money they can use to buy jewellery (better know as "bling") and update their "crib" with more accessories as time passes in the game.
- Stringing these moves together will build a meter called the "House Meter", filling it will give players the ability to use a special alley-oop called the "juice house", which will shatter the backboard and destroy the basket, giving players an automatic win despite the score of the game.
- Ad-Hoc: Players can also compete against each other using the Ad-Hoc, in one-on-one matches, using the players created "ballers" or unlocked professional players and play in "cribs" designed by the players in the game.
- NBA Jam: The style of play is similar to NBA Jam , with arcade style one-on-one action with insane moves like half-court dunks and complicated alley-oops.
Modes & Ways to Play
Player support includes Ad Hoc and Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS).
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for NBA Ballers: Rebound | PlayStation Portable | PSP.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Backbone Entertainment, Inc. | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Licensed by | NBA Properties, Inc. | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Media Type | UMD | PSP | MobyGames |
| Screen Orientation | Landscape | PSP | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Ad Hoc | PSP | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | PSP | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | PSP | MobyGames |
| Number of Local Players via Wi-Fi | 2 Players | PSP | MobyGames |
| Genre | Basketball | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Midway | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Backbone Entertainment | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Basketball | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Midway Games | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| 2006-09-29 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2006-05-09 | North America | PriceCharting |
| May 9, 2006 | North America | PriceCharting |
| September 29, 2006 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 031719269457 | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | ULUS-10078 | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B000EBFMYY | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 51440796 | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| asin | B000EBFMYY | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 51440796 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 031719269457 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
