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Backyard Basketball
Backyard Basketball
Backyard Basketball
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From: Humongous Entertainment
Category: Video Games

List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $0.01
You Save: $19.98 (100%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars(53 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9210

Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 95
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.9 x 1.7

MPN: 0422673
Model: 04-22673
UPC: 742725226739
EAN: 0742725226739
ASIN: B00005ME4W

Release Date: October 30, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • You've got a huge selection of pros to choose from -- kid versions of the stars from every major team!
  • Set up your team and go for the 3-pointers & dunks, in crazy half-court action
  • Fun animations when a player pulls off a trick or messes up
  • New network gaming feature lets you play one-on-one against other kids through the Internet

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Backyard Basketball is the fun new game that puts kids together with their favorite pro basketball players for real b-ball action in the backyard!

Amazon.com Product Description
Shoot hoops with junior versions of famous NBA and WNBA stars. Action-packed gameplay brings backyard competition to life with 3-D-rendered graphics, high-resolution sound effects, and easy-to-learn controls. Full-court action and multiplayer mode means kids can play for hours with their favorite hoopsters and friends. The game features full-court play, complete with free throws, dunks, and power-ups for wacky plays. Choose a name, face, and skill level with the Create-A-Player function. Point-and-click controls and practice mode make the game easy to learn.


Customer Reviews:   Read 48 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars To cute!   November 27, 2005
  2 out of 3 found this review helpful

My son got this for Christmas also and to see all the pros as little kids AND cartoons I love these series of games, plus they are not hard to navigate the game. My little one likes to play them with his big brother and now we even bought the baseball one for GBA.


2 out of 5 stars add more please   March 20, 2005
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

backyard basketball is okay but it lacks so many things. For one it's way to easy. Second not enough pro players you can just take all the pro's if there was more it would be harder. Third no pro teams it would be better with pro teams so then it would be at least a little bit realilistic.


4 out of 5 stars Okay, I guess.   February 7, 2005
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is probably the best backyard sports game yet. I love collecting power-up`s. But I agree with other reviewers, it is much to easy. After a while it can get boring clinching the play-off spot, staying undefeated, win by a huge margin each and every game, easily winning trophies, etc. I would still put this down as one of my favorite games, though. I enjoy playing as superstars such as: Kevin Garnett and Lisa Leslie. I also like playing as unbelievely fast Pete Wheeler, spanish talking Pablo Sanchez, (for you cheaters I know what your thinking), and baseball star Kiesha Phillips. Please buy this game!


4 out of 5 stars Fun, but needs a little work   February 6, 2005
When I got Backyard Basketball I was so excited! I would play and play until I got a little tired of it. I rated this item a 4 because I think they should put in real NBA teams instead of created teams. I also rated it a 4 because I think that you should get to play with 5 people on the court, not 3.


3 out of 5 stars 140-2? That's Not Right!   February 13, 2004
  2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Don't get me wrong, this game is pretty fun. At first. When you get used to the controls(that'll take 1 minute), the game loses interest. Why? You can't lose. I don't think I've ever seen a basketball game that has ended 140 to 2. If there has been, I know one team that's pitiful. You can draft the worst players and still win by 100 points.

The game starts by picking your team and making your coach name. Then, you can pick through an average amount of players for your team. It doesn't matter what their stats are. You'll still be undefeaten after the season. Then, you play the game. Why is this game so easy? But, the only thing keeping you from a 200-0 game is the fouls. They call an unbelievable amount of fouls. Can you move without getting a penalty?

But, after you turn the fouls off, it's not fun. But, it's not fun with fouls, either. That's a problem. If this game was harder, you'd have a great game. But, it's not hard, so it's not fun. It's fun to have KG on your team scoring dunks from half-court. You can substitute when a quarter gets over, but if you do it, the commentary doesn't pick a Player of the Game. That's a good thing about the game. Who will get the Player of the Game? The best player doesn't get the prize, though? It's usually the amateur player that scores 2 points.

Oh, well. There's NBA Street for a good power-uppy not real basketball game. There's NBA Jam for big-headed weirdos playing basketball. And, you can't abandon the NBA Live series for good ol' regular basketball. I'll give Backyard Basketball an average 3 out of 5.

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