Description
NBA Courtside 2002 is the GameCube's first basketball game. It utilizes motion-captured moves and face-mapping. There are a total of 29 NBA teams plus the Western All-Stars and the Eastern All-Stars. You can perform adrenaline-boosted moves or alley-oop dunks. Passing can be done easily with the introduction of the C-Stick passing. The game boasts a great number of dunks and layups animations.
There are six ways to play: Quick Play, Full Season, Playoffs, Three-Point Shootout, Arcade, and Practice. Arcade mode is 3-on-3, NBA Jam-style action and is played on an outdoor court.
Alternate Titles
- "NBAコートサイド2002" -- Japanese spelling
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Consoles Plus |
Mar, 2002 |
83 out of 100 |
83 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Feb 20, 2002 |
8.25 out of 10 |
82 |
| Nintendojo |
Mar 02, 2002 |
8.1 out of 10 |
81 |
| 4Players.de |
Jun 21, 2002 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| GameSpot |
Jan 14, 2002 |
7.6 out of 10 |
76 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Mar, 2002 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| Netjak |
Feb 08, 2002 |
7.1 out of 10 |
71 |
| Gameplanet |
Jul 30, 2002 |
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70 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Jun 20, 2002 |
13 out of 20 |
65 |
| Gamekult |
Jun 28, 2002 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
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Trivia
Kobe Bryant once again lends his motion captured moves to the game, although not his name to the games title as in the last two in the series on the Nintendo 64.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
JPaterson 
(9098) on Jan 26, 2002.
