''NBA ShootOut'' (''Total NBA'' in Europe) is a series of basketball

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s based on the

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and released for the

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and

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. It was one of Sony's first-party

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franchises for the PlayStation, along with '' NHL FaceOff'', '' NFL GameDay'', ''NCAA GameBreaker'' and '' ESPN Extreme Games''. The first two entries, released in 1996 and 1997, were developed by

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's British in-house development team. Later entries were developed by

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, including ''NBA ShootOut 2000'', the only game in the series to be released for

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. In the games, players can choose an existing NBA franchise and play exhibition or regular season games, as well as create their own players to include in regular season team rosters.

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and

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were represented in the game with other names (Forward, Center and Guard respectively). NBA ShootOut 99 for the PlayStation was cancelled by 989 Sports due to its level of quality.

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The first two games were well received, with the '' Official UK PlayStation Magazine'' awarding 9/10 and a Starplayer award to both. They praised the motion capture and the playability.''Total NBA '97 review'', ''Official UK PlayStation Magazine'',

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issue 19, October 1997

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* Sony Interactive Entertainment franchises Video game franchises introduced in 1996 {{basketball-videogame-stub

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