When I worked at Electronic Arts, one of my favorite things that I worked on was NFL Street. This was the first time our studio, EA Tiburon, had the opportunity to really branch out from straight simulation sports games. And thinking back on it, I realized how many EA Sports Big titles that released ended up being some of my favorite gaming memories from my time in the industry.
This video has been a long time coming – so let’s get to it and rank every EA Sports Big video game that released, between 2000-2008…with two special dispensations made for games that released after the brand was sent out to pasture.
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Michael Chavez
10.06.202328:06 cause this game was obnoxious with the EDM
Hussain Khalaf
10.06.2023fifa street was the bomb i played it more than the actual fifa moves & everything were dope
Dramacydal
10.06.2023While i loved all these games. What i don't understand is why won't someone like EA re-release some of these as Remakes? Like NBA Street 2,Def Jam Fight for New York. Atleast for me im not asking for a change in story or gameplay mechanics. Just update the Models and Graphics. On Def Jam add some New Rappers to the Roster. As for me I would buy both games again. Ok maybe add an Online mode for all these games. Any how thanks for working on theses games that where a big part of my youth
Wade Says
10.06.2023I loved the EA BIG games! Especially NBA and NFL. I think NHL Street would have been cool. Can you imagine a NASCAR Street game??
Philip Mark
10.06.2023Fight for New York is a better game but it's not a wrestling game. It's a weird hybrid wrestling fighting game. Vendetta was a more focused game
Drake Stephens
10.06.2023You keep mentioning working on the NASCAR games, did you work on NASCAR 09?
R F
10.06.2023game breakers were in vol1 as well
Gillybabi
10.06.2023I miss this old EA.
Anthony Forres
10.06.2023Freekstyle was my favorite in the PS2 era. Burn it up was a great track I hope when EA gets better we see freekstyle back because the motocross games out now are not fun
Blatty26
10.06.2023Couldn’t disagree more on the NFL street 2 ranking. It’s NFL street 1 with more refined controls, more game modes, gamebreaker 2. A full on story mode. It’s just better.
Eleanor McLovin
09.06.2023Honestly would love an SSX3 remaster. GOLDEN
Wolfie Ecstasy
09.06.2023The problem with SSX 2012 was that you just spammed the joysticks and would land tricks 99% of the time. After landing dozens of tricks while hitting the snow on my face for two hours straight I quit the game and never went back to SSX which was one of my favorite series ever.
TOMMY DIGITAL
09.06.2023i still play nfl street 2 and nba street 2 and 3 on emulator to this day, those games were just masterpieces and some of the best parts of my childhood. that nba street 2 soundtrack lives in my head rent free 😂 awesome video man!
Bryan M
09.06.2023Miss these games, street series was great both NFL and NBA
Kenny Frierson
09.06.2023Not surprised what was the worse game but its impressive that most of these games are good its just Tour
The Dude With No Name
09.06.2023I'm not american so i don't care about any of the games from EA Sports Big other than football (soccer for the americans) with all due respect, and to me Fifa Street 2 is one of the greatest football games out there even to this day and the greatest game made by EA Sports Big, also to the guy who made the radio stations and handpicked the music, you're a goddamn legend, thank you for your amazing musical taste, fifa games had some amazing soundtrack every year up until fifa 2017, i guess that guy left EA most likely.
seregavosp
09.06.2023Is Def jam FFNY not EASPORTSBIG game? Ssx3 is a masterpiece for all times
Will Thompson
09.06.2023Loved the review but I have a bone to pick. NFL Street 2 is one of the best football games of all time and I think the gameplay VASTLY improved on the first game by adding the wall moves, while not overdoing it like the third game. I think the facial art was better too and didn’t improve in Street 3. Plus the best soundtrack of the series and the mini games were great.
Money Pyrex
09.06.2023Tbh ea big was one of the best era of gaming in history ❤
Ashley Richards
09.06.2023I’m just happy ssx tricky got S tier and nba street volume 2. Those games literally live in my heart. Ssx tricky the most I spent so much time on that game on my own. Loved it at my friends doing Vs but when I bought it for myself I couldn’t stop playing it. Falling asleep waking up on the pause menu 😂. I didn’t play Ssx 3 because I didn’t think it would be good but going on your rating I Regret not playing it so thank you. You got every game right here good job dude 👍🏾
Kooliyn
07.06.2023Not gone cap putting freestyle at C is wild for me it’s definitely A or S I grew up on that game
THINKING TECH!
07.06.2023the industry needs devs like you, you clearly know what makes a game fun and why everything is boring this days… ea now only makes boring stuff… like when i was 14 playing need for speed on a ps2 i always dreamed of how how advanced and cool need for speed would be on a ps4 or 5 and because of this boring modern developers my childhood dream has been shattered… and now im forced to play this boring ass games
Fabian
07.06.2023DUUUDE The SSX Gameplays hurt in my heart!! Who plays so damn bad??? I hope it wasn't you 🙁
blklite soul
07.06.2023I put countless hours into NBA Street vol. 2 and SSX 3. SSX 3 has a really special place in my heart and I wish that franchise never died.
It was awesome hearing you reminisce over your time working at EA. Reqlly wnjoyes this vid. Thanks for putting it out there
QB II
07.06.2023Still play these games til this day
RE3P
07.06.2023SSX 1 is Peak mid and so is NBA Street Vol 1 Both should've been C's
The Crossbow Guy
07.06.2023I’m here for Sled Storm ❤️
Curtis Brown
07.06.2023EA BIG is the epitome of you don’t know how good you got it until it’s gone. My childhood is being 2-4 years old playing ssx tricky against my dad on gamecube he used to be so baffled on how a 2/3 year old can be doing tricks like that in tricky those were the good days
Rza
07.06.2023Bad gameplay
BizarreLucky
07.06.2023FIFA Steet 4 is awesome!!!
Omar Tns
06.06.2023Fifa street 1/2 it's my life ❤❤
Marcus Pendergraft
06.06.2023Bro what are talking about 1 nba streets had a gamebreaker
Radical centrist
06.06.2023SSX 3 is some top tier shit I gotta say. I don't only think that it's the best SSX game or the best snowboarding game, but I think it's just one of the best games ever. It's a crime that SSX is pretty much done but I also doubt EA's still got what it takes to nail what made those early SSX's good.
DJ Dana G
06.06.2023I got all these games running in my xbox series s using gamecube ans ps2 emulators on dev mode
DemonKingNemo
06.06.2023Freekstyle is my shiiit
I still play it
BigAli20
06.06.2023there another SSX, STEEP on ps4 rank that please about me C its sucks reason only Online game play not have vs 2 player or offline challenge is sucks in ps4 STEEP SUCKS GAME ….
BigAli20
06.06.2023YOU FORGET DEF JAM FOR NY RANK S
Jason Moore
06.06.2023Still upset we didn't get a NHL Street
Robert Lee
06.06.2023You made some of my best memories- thank you
Jason Moore
06.06.2023I remember Midway made some Street Basketball games with the NBA Ballers series
Dylan Muldovan
05.06.2023Sled storm was amazing absolutely loved it asa kid
Kylen Taylor
05.06.2023loved the rankings and agreed with most but mannn you were way off with nfl street 2. it was very iconic in my childhood and everybody i knew would pick 2 over the og any day. it had a very big impact on my childhood and my friends childhood as well. still go back and play it to this day.
KCTHAHOMIE
05.06.2023I wish ea would REALLLLLLYY Start thing line back up and do it the WAY WE AS THE PLAYERS WANT
Marc Plummer
05.06.2023W VIDEO
woodamck
05.06.2023I needed this video so bad
TheOriginalKami
05.06.2023Man, Bringing me back to when companies actually cared about making games.
Ryan Needles
05.06.2023SSX Tricky is the best 😁
Tobias Holm
05.06.2023I wished they would put SSX series and Time Splitter series on the PC side of EA play. I have them on CD for PS2, but I would rather play them at my PC even if I had to pay for them again. But I dont see EA doing that so I guess I will just have to play them on my PS2
M C
05.06.2023I LOVED EA Sports Big!
Kyle K
05.06.2023NFL Tour effectively killed that series. Took something that felt like a pickup game and made it feel… I guess the word I would use is "corporate". Like it was completely developed in a board room with the question "what do kids think is cool, and how can we get as many sponsors involved?".