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October 2010
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The editors liked
Looks
Feels
And plays like the original. Plenty of unlockables. One of the best announcers ever.
Super fun arcade action. Entertaining animation.
Fast and satisfying action
Tons of unlockable secrets
Exciting fourplayer competition
Enthusiastic announcer with a wide assortment of catchphrases.
Fun
Fun...with no rules. And players have big heads.
The editors didn't like
Expensive for what's essentially an arcade game
Lacks online multiplayer.
No online multiplayer
One of the charms of video games is the way they make you feel you are actually doing something. Arcade basketball game NBA Jam perfectly illustrates this
Every time I made a shot
Leaping ten feet in the air and slamming the ball through the hoop or softly tossing the ball so that it gently glided through the net with a swish
I felt like I had done something truly i
No online play
New modes aren't very interesting.
No online multiplayer. Game can get monotonous in single player mode.
Abstract: With almost no desire to watch or participate in sports as a child, it was a dusty arcade machine in a low-rent video store that let me experience the rush of sinking my first three-pointer. The game was Midway’s basketball game, NBA Jam, and the yea...
Abstract: He's on fire, again!I don't think you are legally allowed to call yourself a gamer if you don't have some sort of fond memories of playing NBA Jam in the arcades or consoles back in the day. Well it has been over a decade and EA Sports has taken over t...
Abstract: NBA Jam holds a special place in the hearts of many gamers. Considered the ultimate arcade basketball game that both casual and die-hard fans of the real sport can enjoy together, NBA Jam simplified basketball to its barest essence. It’s been a long ti...
NBA Jam revives a franchise that absolutely deserves a revival, and EA Sports proves with its design that the classic still has legs in this generation. It's an incredibly fun pick-up-and-play game with an insane competitive edge, and obviously it's a ...
Abstract: I still have my fingers crossed that arcade sports experiences a resurgence. It has definitely made some promising rumblings but it hasn't exploded yet. NBA Jam is a great leap in the right direction though; maybe it'll be the catalyst that...
Abstract: Arcades have had their share of successful sports games, but before the heyday of Golden Tee or Big Buck Hunter, there was NBA Jam, the ultimate in simplified, friendship-jeopardizing gameplay. EA's new NBA Jam wrests itself from the hands of developer...
Plays like the original, plenty of unlockables, one of the best announcers ever
Expensive for what's essentially an arcade game, lacks online multiplayer
A return to roots for one of the most enjoyable, outrageous sports games out there, NBA Jam expertly captures the over-the-top nature of the arcade classic...
Abstract: Creating a game based on a legendary (but vintage) original is no easy feat. You simultaneously risk alienating people that played (and loved) the original, as well as isolating yourself from any potential new audience that doesn't identify with it. Yo...
Yes it’s simple and a classic example of style over substance, but NBA Jam is also a huge amount of fun, and a great example of a developer actually realising what made a franchise so popular in the first place and building it into something far greate...
