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Rating: 9.2 (175 votes)
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Publisher: Arena Entertainment

Developer: Midway Games

Year: 1994

Players: 1-4

System: Sega Genesis

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NBA Jam Review by: j0han - 7/10

NBA Jam
Sports genre, meet your soul mate: Action! Get ready to hit the courts with the classic game that revolutionized the sports genre! The developers at Midway saw a big problem with the current state on sports games in the late 80s and early 90s: they were relatively slow paced, even boring. Controls and game-play were often difficult and hard to learn. Basically, this meant that most sports titles ostracized a key demographic: teens and preteens. Success within the genre paled in comparison to platformers like Sonic and Mario. So the folks at Midway set out to create a game that not just adult males would want to play, but also their kids. They released the game initially to arcades where it outshone competitors, leading to its home console version.

The controls and game-play of NBA Jam were deliberately simplified. Rather than a full roster, the game's officially licensed NBA teams consisted of its two best known players and games were played 2-on-2. All rules (besides a shot-clock and goal-tending) were thrown out the window, turning elbowing into an art form (playing against an expert "elbow-er" inevitably led to shouts of "Hey, no fair!"). Sinking baskets really took no skill, just an in-game player with good stats. Play as Shaq or Abdul-Jabbar and the threes would drop like flies. To add some action, in-game physics (or lack there-of) allowed players to jump twice their own height, spinning and twisting mid-dunk. Three consecutive shots and the player was officially declared "On Fire!" giving him increased speed and accuracy, and setting the ball ablaze, of course. Getting into on-fire mode late in the third or fourth quarters gave the player the chance of realizing every kid's dream: shattering the backboard.

These changes set NBA Jam apart and above its fellow sports titles, redefining the genre and launching a series of sequels that continue to this day.

Graphics: 9
Would have been a 10 if a little more detail was given to the crowd. To compare graphics, NBA Jam was better than Sonic, but falls short of Jurassic Park. On a positive note, half-time reports featured a live-action (albeit very low resolution) video of Micheal Jordan dunking. A first back then.

Sound: 9
There could have been more music tracks, even for a Sega game. The lack there-of is probably due to the game being originally designed for arcade play. However, the in-game announcer's trademark phrases were heard on playground and driveway courts country-wide: "Boom-shaka-laka!" "He's on fire!!"

Addictiveness: 9
As a little kid then, I played this game over, and over, and over. And over. (and over) There was nothing like dunking my step-dad into a quibbling, emasculated pile of goo. The game was great for having friends over, which meant it was definitely very re-playable.

Depth: 2
Absolutely no depth beyond playing each game and trying to get better. No career mode, manager mode, fantasy draft or anything similar. This also was probably due to its original arcade format.

Difficulty: 2
As stated above, the game was deliberately simplified for kids in arcades.

Overall: 7
I know the average adds up to like 6.2 or something, but I boosted it to 7 because of its originality and the fact that it changed the genre so much. (You're welcome Midway.)
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 9 Depth 2 Difficulty 2

NBA Jam Description: The ULTIMATE arcade JAM comes home! YOU control the super moves, amazing blocks and awesome slam dunks of the NBA's hottest stars! Sky-walking slams - Cannonball, Tomahawk, Helicopter and more! Turbo boost for lightning-fast steals and intense rejections. 4-player adaptable for true arcade competition. AutoStat saves your records and stats as you drive to the Championship. NBA JAM puts you on the court and above-the-rim!

NBA Jam User Submitted videos

rebilo
02-17-13 11:53 PM
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5/5
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NBA Jam User Submitted Screenshots

mookasaurus
05-20-12 10:26 AM
5/5
NBA Jam Pippen Dunk

acam
07-23-12 07:03 PM
5/5
Cut-Scene:
Oh, Come on. In Mid-Dunk?!

boomer1709
04-28-13 12:43 AM
5/5
BREAKING THE BACKBOARD

acam
07-23-12 07:05 PM
4/5
Halftime Report.

seanne
02-18-12 11:54 AM
3.5/5

boomer1709
04-20-13 05:53 PM
3/5
rediculous 26 3pointers for 82pts triple/dble

mitamaking
04-12-13 06:34 PM
3/5
Misc: Lost
Losing on a 7/8th shot, hi again NBA Jam

panther1
12-23-12 06:27 PM
2/5
Gameover:
pippins losing quadruple double

Elegardo
07-31-12 02:41 PM
1/5
all the teams in the game

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NBA Jam User Reviews


	9.2 Graphics 8 Sound 8.3 Addictive 9.5 Story 7 Depth 5 Difficulty 4 7 - NBA Jam - j0han Sports genre, meet your soul mate: Action! Get ready to hit the courts with the classic game that revolutionized the sports genr... Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 9 Depth 2 Difficulty 2 Review Rating: 4.4/5 Submitted: 09-16-12 Updated: 09-16-12 Review Replies: 2 Reply to this Review 9 - Nice - jayron122 This game is very fun even though i suck at it. I love the dynamics of how you play i love the players you can be. A... Graphics 8 Sound 8 Addictive 9 Story 7 Depth 6 Difficulty 5 Review Rating: 1/5 Submitted: 11-30-12 Review Replies: 0 Reply to this Review 8 - Shinyu I love this game; #1: Like when you still the ball and make a dunk/make it in over and over it would like ''HE'S ON FIYA!'' #2: I get motivated even more when the announcer says ''BOOM SHAKA-LAKA!'' it makes me sound like Shak or Micheal Jordan. Review Rating: 1.2/5 Submitted: 02-21-10

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This game is on fire!

creator: mariovssonic1

last post: 07-10-11 - 05:26 PM

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