Basketball Classics is an arcade, released 18 December 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux and Mac.
What Basketball Classics is
Basketball Classics was released in 2019. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
5 on 5 Pro Basketball born from the golden era of sports games. This spiritual successor to the 8-bit ballers bridges the gap between retro and today’s simulation games. Side-scrolling, sweaty arcade action with simplified 3-button gameplay and retro vibes galore. Explore decades of rosters featuring 160+ teams and 800+ players – all with individualized attributes. Introducing the first seamless play calling system of its kind, along with sensational cut scenes. Single player Story Mode unlocks secret teams or engage in endless scream-inducing local multiplayer. Lace up those hi-tops, hot shot. It's time to show us what you got.
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Basketball Classics holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 16 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Basketball Classics launched on 18 December 2019, within three weeks of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Arise: A Simple Story. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Arise: A Simple Story.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Basketball Classics yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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