''NBA ShootOut 2002'' is a 2001

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developed by Killer Game and published by

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for the

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. It was only released in North America under

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. A

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version was in development, but it was ultimately cancelled.

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is featured on the cover.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the

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* 2001 video games 989 Studios games Cancelled PlayStation 2 games Killer Game games Multiplayer and single-player video games NBA ShootOut North America-exclusive video games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation (console)-only games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games developed in the United States {{basketball-videogame-stub