NBA JAM is awful!

I just bought the game and I was looking for a good remake of the old arcade classic. It turns out the game is just horrible. I bought this game for $30 at Kmart, but I bought NBA 2k11 for $30 recently too. No doubt that 2k11 is MUCH more worth the money. I feel ripped off.

I'll be playing NBA 2k11 much more then this junk

Yes, it looks terrible from the gameplay videos and trailers that I've seen. Nothing but a gimmick. :evil:

You're comparing NBA 2K11 to NBA Jam why exactly?

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well what did you expect? Its an obvious attempt by EA to feed off peoples nostalgia. You also have to take into account that it was never meant to be a full price release and you can see what went wrong.

hasnt been as good since the sega genesis version

You're comparing NBA 2K11 to NBA Jam why exactly?

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Jaysonguy

To all others: I really expected the game to be a bit more like NBA Jam. This is nothing like how I remember it. I loved NBA Jam in the arcade but this is hardly anything like it. Also, I was expecting to be able to play the game online. If they didn't release it at $50 it would have been much more enjoyable. Anyway, I bought the game for $30 but I'll be selling it for as much as I can ASAP. I'll try to give more details. Any thing in particular you want to know?

Also, I recently bought Donkey Kong which was partly because of nostalgia but the game is 1000% as awesome as it was 15 years ago.

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You're comparing NBA 2K11 to NBA Jam why exactly?

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Sonny360Elite

Let me add my main problems with this game:

Cheap! Not worth the money. Old 2 v 2 game doesn't work in today's market. Maybe the game is a lot like the old NBA Jam but that might be the biggest problem with it.

You choose to play with 2 players but yet you can only control one guy. There's a reason why NBA Jam was replaced with NBA Hangtime. Not being able to control both players is incredibly lame.

Playing games are pretty pointless and all you do is go back and forth trying to Jam on each other. There is no seperation between players, shot fakes are impossible. and so hitting 3's is nearly impossible.

My big problem is only controlling one player. I don't see how that is there for nostalgia purposes because who would even realize that?

The price is a big problem, EA couldn't even compete with their old NBA Live so they tried to do some NBA Jam and pricing it $10 below other games. Garbage in every sense/ The game does not any add any additional features and it's like an arcade port to the 360. Add something or do something, not just some lame game modes that I think were in other versions anyway.

If all of that doesn't indicate what a crap game with such little content it is. I installed the game to my 360 and you know how much space it took? It took up 1.3 GB of space. NBA 2k11 takes 6.7 and I've never seen another game even near below 4 GB. The thing is an arcade game. Comparable to the 5 on 5 Hockey game that is on Arcade for $5. I just wish there was a thread like this before I bought it, I would've at least thought twice.

1.3 GB what a joke.

the Wii version is a lot better and a lot of fun

the Wii version is a lot better and a lot of fun

pr3dator951

Boomshakalaka!

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You're comparing NBA 2K11 to NBA Jam why exactly?

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Sonny360Elite

Yes, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that they're completely different games that can't be compared, that's why I'm wondering why you did

NBA Jam is an arcade basketball game that features cartoonish 2 on 2 matches with over the top actions

NBA 2K11 is the definitive simulation of basketball with full NBA rosters, the draft, and D leagues

The idea that you can compare them is wrong, the only thing in common they have is that they both feature a basketball. You might as well compare Forza to Tetris because there's blocks in each game.

NBA Jam is meant as an easy pick up and play game for short spurts while NBA 2K11 is designed to be a game that you can sink hours into at a time

Oh, Raprazant.

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You're comparing NBA 2K11 to NBA Jam why exactly?

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Jaysonguy

Yes, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that they're completely different games that can't be compared, that's why I'm wondering why you did

NBA Jam is an arcade basketball game that features cartoonish 2 on 2 matches with over the top actions

NBA 2K11 is the definitive simulation of basketball with full NBA rosters, the draft, and D leagues

The idea that you can compare them is wrong, the only thing in common they have is that they both feature a basketball. You might as well compare Forza to Tetris because there's blocks in each game.

NBA Jam is meant as an easy pick up and play game for short spurts while NBA 2K11 is designed to be a game that you can sink hours into at a time

You say you can't compare them and then you compare them? I see the comparison in these games being about value not the actual play style - in other words, NBA Jam is not worth the price, but I think most of us knew that. I still might pick it up when it hits the bargain bin.

blah, blah, blah, blah.....bargain bin.

xboxfreak1

[QUOTE="xboxfreak1"] blah, blah, blah, blah.....bargain bin.

Sonny360Elite

You're right I don't understand. EA wasn't trying to compete with 2k11 with NBA Jam. Originally it was going to be included in NBA Elite, which was going to compete with 2K11 directly. And they figured throwing in an even more stripped down version of the Wii game into Elite would help sell it. From what I've read, Elite was atrocious so EA just scrapped it and took NBA Jam out and tried to sell it for $50 - preying on people's nostalgia. And like I said, it looks fun for a bargain bin game or like you've said an xbla game.

AND I don't understand, because you too say "These games are comparable" and then a couple sentences later you say "the game is hardly comparable". Make up your mind.

[QUOTE="xboxfreak1"] blah, blah, blah, blah.....bargain bin.

Sonny360Elite

And yes while the games are comparable I want to make mention that in your first post you compared game styles, not features. Comparing game styles among completely different games is usually not recommended, I am not saying you can't do it, but it needs some thought to work. Because your seriously complained about an Arcade basketball game apparently not being Arcade enough and then you said a Simulation basketball game was better... how does that make sense? Take for example comparing Forza 3 to Burger King Pocket Bike Racers. I do understand that you did eventually go into comparing the amount of features. That is probably what you should have started off with so you didn't get so much flack.

Whatever.... UPDATE: THIS GAME IS ACTUALLY PRETTY SWEET! I just played online and it was a lot of fun 2 v 2 with 4 total online players.Sonny360Elite

well a truely awesome game isnt ruined because it doest have online features. and a truely awful game cant be redeemed by having online 4player..... i think you were overreacting a bit.

and fyi, i wont get the game for $30 even, since I know it was supposed to be included for FREE with Elite 11 (which was scrapped). I have NBA jam for my genesis, and thats fine for now. if they release NBA Jam on XBL then i might think about getting it for a reasonable price.

[QUOTE="Sonny360Elite"]Whatever.... UPDATE: THIS GAME IS ACTUALLY PRETTY SWEET! I just played online and it was a lot of fun 2 v 2 with 4 total online players.Talldude80

well a truely awesome game isnt ruined because it doest have online features. and a truely awful game cant be redeemed by having online 4player..... i think you were overreacting a bit.

and fyi, i wont get the game for $30 even, since I know it was supposed to be included for FREE with Elite 11 (which was scrapped). I have NBA jam for my genesis, and thats fine for now. if they release NBA Jam on XBL then i might think about getting it for a reasonable price.

wow, is this guy for real

you acuatlly bought nba jam ?

I just bought the game and I was looking for a good remake of the old arcade classic. It turns out the game is just horrible. I bought this game for $30 at Kmart, but I bought NBA 2k11 for $30 recently too. No doubt that 2k11 is MUCH more worth the money. I feel ripped off.

I'll be playing NBA 2k11 much more then this junk

Sonny360Elite

Can't say I am surprised... at least you didn't drop $60 dollars on it.

I just bought the game and I was looking for a good remake of the old arcade classic. It turns out the game is just horrible. I bought this game for $30 at Kmart, but I bought NBA 2k11 for $30 recently too. No doubt that 2k11 is MUCH more worth the money. I feel ripped off.

I'll be playing NBA 2k11 much more then this junk

the Wii version is a lot better and a lot of fun

pr3dator951

how is it better?

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the Wii version is a lot better and a lot of fun

KBFloYd

how is it better?

It's not unless you like fewer features