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NBA Jam fan from way back, December 9, 2010
I'm a child of the 80s and I can vividly remember dropping countless quarters into the NBA Jam arcade. It was the fast-paced, ultra-fun, pick up and play aspects of NBA Jam that had us all hooked in the mid-90s. EA Sports did a beautiful job updating the game for the modern audience. The game feels, pretty much, untouched. Although there is a great deal of nostalgia in this and other remakes, I wonder how the current generation of gamers (who didn't have the absolute pleasure of playing NBA Jam in it's glory days) will react. In many ways, the game is not "modern". For Wii, there is no online integration (no problem to the old-schoolers as long as you have your buddies over). Also, there is no create-a-player, or Mi integration (which was surprising). These and other "modern expectations" for video games, specifically sports games, could detrimentally affect the way the "modern audience" accepts this game. However, to those who played NBA Jam in the glory days, this will feel very...
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| Author: Andy Philip Morgan - Se.. | I'm a child of the 80s and I can vividly remember dropping countless quarters into the NBA Jam arcade. It was the fast-paced, ultra-fun, pick up and play aspects of NBA Jam that had us all hooked in the mid-90s. EA Sports did a beautiful job updating the game for the modern audience. The game feels, pretty much, untouched. Although there is a great deal of nostalgia in this and other remakes, I wonder how the current generation of gamers (who didn't have the absolute pleasure of playing NBA Jam in it's glory days) will react. In many ways, the game is not "modern". For Wii, there is no online integration (no problem to the old-schoolers as long as you have your buddies over). Also, there is no create-a-player, or Mi integration (which was surprising). These and other "modern expectations" for video games, specifically sports games, could detrimentally affect the way the "modern audience" accepts this game. However, to those who played NBA Jam in the glory days, this will feel very... | 6 | |
| Author: dan - See all my review.. | ok, this game is amazing, NBA JAM is a classic, and they took the best parts of it and added more, the game is tons of fun, and although the game is extremely simple, with the new remix tour along with classic campaign the game is amazing. no, there isnt online play, which is a major blow, but the game is still tons of fun and thats what this review is about. | 4 | |
| Author: JOHN SPANGLER "Johnny Sp.. | I grew up with this game when it was by Acclaim. Ahh the memories. I didn't think a new remake would do so well here in 2010, but man, was I wrong. This is the ultimate remake of any classic sports game I've ever played. It's got new rosters, new graphics, new music, and best of all, it's NBA Jam! Forget what you know about real basketball, this is arcade basketball at its finest. No fouls, no timeouts, just crazy 2 on 2 fun. What's so great about this game is the endless unlockables. You can unlock tons of classic players from the past like Shaq on the Magic, Rodman, McHale, Jordan, Worthy, heck, you can even play as Ex Presidents as Republics VS the Democrats. The game supports 4 Wii controllers with or without the Nunchuck or the Classic controller. Old school gamers like me might want to consider the classic controller, while the Wii controller works fine, I felt more in control with the classic controller. If you don't want to use the motion controls, you can put the wii remote... | 5 | |
