The good news — I just got myself a brand new PSP 2000; hacked with Dark-Alex’s m33 5.00 Driver, homebrew capable, and running at full potential.

The bad news — I got hold of a copy of a horribly pathetic game that I can’t even begin to loath more. NBA 08.

That’s right: NBA 08. You may be thinking of that wonderful game that features famous ballers as its cover boys and awesome Season and Dynasty mode plays, well, I did too. That’s NBA Live 08.

After loading it up on my PSP, I noticed that its splash screen is different from the usual splash screen on NBA Live games, but thinking that it may be another port of the game, I still urged to play a normal quickie. I was horribly dismayed to find that it’s an entirely different game. The gameplay sucks, the movement feels lousy, and the graphics: horribly clipped at all views.

I was so disappointed that I didn’t even hesitate to throw the game away permanently. Shredded and thrown away. Well, technically.

And now, I’m planning to go back to the store later. This time, my hopes are high.

By the way, be sure to read GameSpot’s official review on NBA 08.

NBA 08 is horrible. It’s not a thing worth wasting time for. Get NBA Live 08 instead.