NBA 07 with its super high framerate and 1080p output, happens to be the slowest Playstation 3 game to actually start, at least from what I've seen.

But once you get into the game it runs silky smooth. I didn't notice any stutters, hang-ups or graphic glitches. The high-res, sweaty graphics are slick and smooth and lead to a bit of fun gameplay, but in the end I'm not sure if a basketball game is the best title on which to push the graphics envelope

The gameplay is solid, but nothing remarkable. People who have played with the franchise, or any basketball video game should be able to pick-up the game and get into the rhythm of things pretty quickly.

For the most part the controls are fairly straightforward. The game does incorporate a handful of uses of the Sixaxis motion sensing, but these don't seem to respond very well, which is strange sense every other game that uses them does quite well.

In the end I gave up trying to title, shake, and jar the controller back-and-forth and side-to-side in lieu of just using the thumbstick to execute the same moves

I found with NBA 07, much like with the 360's launch sport's titles, that the only thing next-gen about the game was the graphics. Which is fine, but you'd think that developers could find better uses for all that horsepower besides making people look really wet.

If you're a basketball fan or a sports fan, this will probably satisfy your itch nicely, otherwise I'd give it a pass. Brian Crecente

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