Johnny Ballgame of GamePro gave the original game a mixed review, criticizing the difficult controls when playing defense, the crowd which makes no noise except during replays and 'looks like a cardboard cutout', and the inappropriately mellow music, but praising the variety of moves, fun graphical effects, and high level of detail on the players. Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that 'The supernatural two-on-two of NBA Jam was more honest.' The game uses only five players per team, and plays through only the playoffs and exhibition. NBA In The Zone features an NBA license, and is set during the 1995–96 NBA season, although the game featured rosters mainly from the 1994–95 NBA season due to the 1995 NBA lockout. NBA In The Zone was the second game for Konami's line of 32-bit sports titles after Goal Storm. The cover features a shot of the Western Conference Finals from the 1995 NBA Playoffs between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. NBA In The Zone 2, released in 1996, NBA In The Zone '98, released in 1997, NBA In The Zone 99, released in 1998 and NBA In The Zone 2000, released in February 2000. The game is part of Konami's XXL Sports brand. It is the first game in the NBA in the Zone series. NBA In The Zone is a video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation.

Single-player, multiplayer (up to eight players via two PlayStation Multitaps)

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