''AND 1 Streetball'' is a streetball

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for PlayStation 2 and

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, developed by

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and published by

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. The game was released on June 6, 2006, in conjunction with the

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. A scaled-down, mobile version of the game, developed by

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, called "And1 Street Basketball" was also released. While not the first game to feature AND 1 players, ''AND 1 Streetball'' is officially licensed by the company, and includes the 2005 AND1 roster as well as Duke Tango, AND1's MC for its annual Mix Tape Tours. The game features a story mode mirroring the "And1 Streetball" series on

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, where players are able to create their own basketball player and enter him in the AND1 Mix Tape Tour in order to get a contract with the AND1 team. Along the way, players are able to create their own stylized trick moves and pull them off with a two-analog stick system called "I BALL." The PlayStation 2 version supports multiplayer via

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and GameSpy, while the Xbox version includes Xbox Live support.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews, while the Xbox version received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to video game

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References

External links

Official site
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Interview with Black Ops Entertainment VP Jose Villeta on the game
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