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OVERCROWDED MARKET
Four pro hoops games hit shelves in the past four months--two too many. 2K Sports's NBA 2K7 is the MVP, and EA Sports's NBA Live '07 isn't bad. But even the most obsessed gamer can skip Sony's story-line-driven NBA '07 and EA Sports's cartoonish NBA Street V3.

MOST SATISFYING FALLBACK
Can't get your hands on a Wii or PS3? Supplies of the Xbox 360 are strong, and it has come a long way since its 2005 release. The 360's Gears of War is better than any shooting game on the PS3, and the spookily realistic NBA 2K7 is as as good on the Xbox as it is on the Sony system.