NBA Give 'n Go
NBA Give 'N Go NBA Jikkyou Basket: Winning Dunk | |
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Sports Arcade basketball | |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (up to 4 players) |
NBA Give 'N Go is a
Gameplay
Similar to Run and Gun, the in-game camera is at one end of the basketball court. Gameplay is fast-paced, much like NBA Jam and Konami's own Run and Gun. Elements lifted from arcade basketball games included limited fouls (that automatically lead to free throw shots), faster than real time clock, and basketballs rarely travel out of bounds. Free throw shots are simply a manner of trying to get two dots in the center as possible. The shot always goes in as long as both dots are blue; otherwise the shot always misses.
Gaming options include exhibition,
Players who wish to play in the playoff mode can choose either to re-enact the
Differences between versions
The game was released in Japan as NBA Jikkyou Basket: Winning Dunk (NBA実況バスケットウイニングダンク, NBA Live Basukett Ouining Udanku).
Passwords are used to save regular seasons in the American version while the Japanese version uses a battery save.
Reception
A reviewer for Next Generation, while warning gamers not to "expect perfection" due to the "unpredictable" controls, praised the fast pace, use of real teams and players, smooth animation, and graphics. He gave it three out of five stars.[5] Contradicting Next Generation, Super Dizzy Jet of GamePro said the controls are responsive and the game suffers from a sluggish pace, with players moving around the court very slowly. He also criticized the graphics, citing choppy animation, graphical breakup, and difficulty determining where offscreen teammates are.[1]
References
- ^ a b "NBA Give 'N Go Goes Almost Nowhere on the SNES". GamePro. No. 88. IDG. January 1996. p. 118.
- ^ "KLOV: Run and Gun". Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Game summary". MobyGames. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Japanese title". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- Imagine Media. January 1996. p. 173.
External links
See also
- Double Dribble (video game) - an earlier basketball game by Konami