''NBA 2K1'' is a 2000

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developed by

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and published by

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. It was the first ''NBA 2K'' game to feature online multiplayer and the first game to feature street courses instead of playing a game inside the arena in the first game, famous street courts such as The Cage,

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, Franklin Park, and Goat Park.

Gameplay

New features were added to ''NBA 2K1''. This includes the new Association, General Manager, and Street modes. The game features rosters from the 2000–01 NBA season.

Cover

The cover athlete was featured as Allen Iverson of the

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until the release of ''

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''.

Reception

The game received "universal acclaim" according to video game

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. Rob Smolka of '' NextGen'' said that the game was "Highly recommended, but frankly, we were expecting a lot more based on the improvement of ''

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'' over ''

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''." In Japan, where the game was ported for release on March 29, 2001, ''

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'' gave it 30 out of 40. The game was a runner-up for ''

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''s annual "Best Multiplayer Game" and "Best Sports Game (Traditional)" awards among console games, which went to ''

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'' and ''

'', respectively. ''

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'' ranked it at 95 on its top 100 video games of all-time list. The staff praised the developers for maintaining the quality gameplay of its predecessor while adding online, new settings, and a Franchise mode.

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