NBA Jam 2002
This Game Boy Advance version of NBA Jam (not based on the SNES assets) features several modes of play with familiar, over-the-top basketball action. Players can choose from any of the 29 NBA teams in the…
NBA Jam 2002 is a sport developed by Acclaim Entertainment, released 17 February 2002 on Game Boy Advance.
What NBA Jam 2002 is
NBA Jam 2002 is a sport game developed by Acclaim Entertainment and released in 2002. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This Game Boy Advance version of NBA Jam (not based on the SNES assets) features several modes of play with familiar, over-the-top basketball action. Players can choose from any of the 29 NBA teams in the league, each having several key players to take control of during the action...more than 140 superstars in all. Each professional in the game has his own playing attributes, from ball handling to dunking styles, so if you're looking to strut your stuff on the courts, it's best to know which players are the ones to grab. The game features the series' trademark alley-oops and skypasses, as well as the always-extreme "on fire" mode that's activated when a player sinks three baskets in a row…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA Jam 2002 is the 67th of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 in 2002. Its critic score of 70 is 3 points below the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA Jam 2002 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NBA Jam 2002 launched on 17 February 2002, within three weeks of Jet Set Radio Future, Enclave, RalliSport Challenge and Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Jet Set Radio Future, Enclave, RalliSport Challenge, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.
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