The d-pad and touch-screen centric control scheme for a basketball game is initially a little odd, but as soon as you get the feel of it it’s a very natural and satisfying approach to thinking and feeling like you’re playing basketball.
The music is really great and the graphics are awesome and very polished, it’s up there with the best-looking 3D titles on the DS. It’s a shame then that despite the varied and wonderful environments, theres a pretty limited amount of things to do once you’ve beat the brief campaign. Even in the game’s heyday the lack of internet play meant you were limited to playing the game with others on local play who also owned a copy of the game. I might rate it higher if I had someone beside the simple AI to hone my skills against.
The music is really great and the graphics are awesome and very polished, it’s up there with the best-looking 3D titles on the DS. It’s a shame then that despite the varied and wonderful environments, theres a pretty limited amount of things to do once you’ve beat the brief campaign. Even in the game’s heyday the lack of internet play meant you were limited to playing the game with others on local play who also owned a copy of the game. I might rate it higher if I had someone beside the simple AI to hone my skills against.