Sandwiched between lengthy, eye-watering late night sessions playing Left 4 Dead 2 with a few friends, my weekend was punctuated with some rather enjoyable matches of NBA 2K7.

The basketball sim was one of the first games I simply had to get when I bought my Xbox all those years ago. I remember that reviewers at the time raving about the realistic sweat effects - an indication of just how far graphics had come since the previous generation of consoles.

Although I don't tend to buy games simply because its characters perspire with aplomb, I must admit that even now, it still manages to impress me. It may have since been bettered by Fight Night Round 4, but sweat effects back in 2006 were still really impressive! It's almost worth making your players run themselves ragged just to see those little beads of water drippin' off 'em.

I'd like to make it clear that these comments are by no means meant to be remotely pervy - I'm just pretty impressed by how great this game still looks after all these years. The arena looks excellent, movement is accurate and realistic - and apart from some really grotesque close-ups of players' faces - they apparently look fairly similar to their real life counterparts.

Add to that, the enjoyable gameplay, the fact that it is teeming with achievements that are actually really fun to get and the frequent appearances of the cheerleaders (now I'm perhaps being a little pervy), it's a thoroughly recommended title.

If you don't want to fork out for one of the obligatory annual updates, then this can probably be found in the bargain bins for an absolute steal (basketball terminology, geddit?).