Dreamcast

NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC

If you are looking for a game to play with your friends, this game is a blast. If you are looking for a game to play by yourself, you will not have as much fun in the long term as in the short. There are some really cool dunks and dunk animations but after you play a dozen games, you will have seen most of them. The player faces are so real it is almost unbelievable. I guess if you are looking for some fast paced, arcade action or if you loved the old Jam games, you should be in heaven.

NBA Showtime is a fun game, but its longevity is directly linked to the number of friends you have who are interested in the game. Playing it alone gets old fast, and playing it with four people who are close to equal in skill is really the only way to go. If you've got the posse, get the game. Otherwise, you may want to rent it for a few days instead.

In short, it's personal preference against overall gameplay execution and enjoyment. Thus, in no manner does this detract from the pleasure one can derive from playing hours upon hours. The game is relatively challenging, in fact...too much to the point that sometimes you'll feel that the difficulty factor is unbalanced in the AI's favor. Blowing out the computer and then suddenly being brushed aside by computer players who miraculously regain the lead can not only be frustrating to some players, but it invokes a possibility of the game becoming a new coaster (or the controller, self control sold separately). Thankfully, when the CPU either becomes a aggravating burden, there's the option to buddy up or go against a friend...three additional players at that which increases the replay value for Showtime considerably. In fact, I personally recommend that its played with human opponents, as it's a effective game for talking trash talk and subduing the sports ego.

C'est cool une partie de basket sur Dreamcast, ya pas à dire. On en prend une nouvelles fois plein les mirettes, on effectue les trucs les plus durs en appuyant sur un simple bouton, et on peut s'amuser à quatre en même temps. Tout n'est pas parfait, loin de là, et NBA Showtime contentera un public peu exigeant et désireux de s'amuser sans prise de tête. Les perfectionnistes seront déçus.

The action is non-stop, and the in-your-face dunks are amazing. Unfortunately, if you don't have four players, this game is pretty worthless. Other problems include a severe lack of options and an excessive number of loading screens. The Matrix-like camera sweeps that happen at the end of each half are meant to look dramatic, but usually just look silly. With some tweaking (or game testing) Showtime could have been great, but instead it's just so-so.