NBA Courtside 2002
Developed exclusively for Nintendo GameCube by Nintendo and Left Field, NBA Courtside 2002 taps into the power of Nintendo GameCube to deliver authentic NBA action that makes those other games look like…
NBA Courtside 2002 is a simulator developed by Left Field Productions, released 13 January 2002 on Nintendo GameCube.
What NBA Courtside 2002 is
NBA Courtside 2002 is a simulator game developed by Left Field Productions and released in 2002. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Developed exclusively for Nintendo GameCube by Nintendo and Left Field, NBA Courtside 2002 taps into the power of Nintendo GameCube to deliver authentic NBA action that makes those other games look like they're stuck in the era of the two-handed jump shot. Up to four players can hit the hardwood simultaneously and talk trash to their hearts' content as they bust sweet cross-overs, first-step jukes and monster dunks.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA Courtside 2002 is the 65th of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was NBA Inside Drive 2002 in 2002. Its critic score of 80 is 7 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA Courtside 2002 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NBA Courtside 2002 launched on 13 January 2002, within three weeks of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Metal Slug 4 and Maximo: Ghosts to Glory. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Metal Slug 4, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory.
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