I'm not the biggest Basketball fan, but this is a really fun game. Plus it says true realistic b-ball.
The graphics are nice to look at, as the gamespot review states, the players look amazingly realistic but the rest of the crowd and the coaches look dated (you can't really tell all that much, but its noticable after a few minutes). Other then that, the sweat engine and the realistic fibers engine look amazing. You can see the shirts flapping as you run down the court, and the sweat stains that come up after 3 Q's of play. Overall, they are really nice, dispite the dated crowed.
The audio is pretty good, there is the regular crowd noises and the presentation is the same as always, nothing new, nothing horrible...its just there. I stop listening after a wile, it doesn't exactly help the game, but it doesn't hurt it. Overall the game is good, I mean, its a B-Ball game, you either like it or you don't..Its cheap, if you have the money, like basketball, and want to try it out, go, buy!