
He batted away the giant malteser, there would be no treats today
Boomshakalaka!!! Not in your vocabulary? It bloody well will be after two hours of almost sporting perfection from…Acclaim? Am I kidding? I am not! Basketball sims have been done before, badly, but NBA Jam actually takes its lead from the very mediocre Arch Rivals. But what was good about Arch Rivals has transferred itself across here (controlling one player, being able to give commands to your teammate) with better graphics, sound, presentation, the lot.
Talking of the presentation, it is excellent. The intro screens are all bright and well drawn, the music and sound effects introduce a very American affair. You can choose to be any of the franchised teams at the time, these are made up of what Acclaim has determined are the best two players or players that suit each other. Once the action begins, a well drawn and coloured court greets you accompanied by paparazzi-

If he’s wearing the glasses, can he see you in 3D??
The gameplay is excellent, depending on your character you can fling in mammoth 3-

Eat that Cleveland! Drinks are on you!
And it also seems it’s about defeating all the franchised teams, systematically, and this is the entire game for the solo player. Why there isn’t a play-
Get it, and then invite some friends, cos this ain’t gonna last long, yeehah!