''ESPN NBA 2Night'' is a video game developed and published by

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for

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and

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in 2000-2001. A sequel, '' ESPN NBA 2Night 2002'', was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and

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Reception

The PS2 version received "mixed" reviews, while the Dreamcast version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the

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. Rob Smolka of '' NextGen'' said that the latter console version was "Only recommended for those who demand to listen to a repetitious

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supplying the color commentary." Jake the Snake of ''

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'' said of the former console version, "Despite its flaws, ''NBA2 Night'' is a decent first-generation effort—easy to pick up and play with several nice features: all NBA players and teams, icon passing, on-the-fly play calling, and so on. But '' NBA Live 2001'' for the PS2 plays much more naturally and is more fun."

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* 2000 video games Dreamcast games ESPN video games Konami games Multiplayer and single-player video games NBA video games PlayStation 2 games Video games developed in Japan Video games set in 2000 Video games set in the United States {{basketball-videogame-stub