NBA Courtside 2002 (GameCube)

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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.

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Alternate Titles

• "NBAコートサイド2002" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Kobe Bryant Courtside series
• NBA licensees

User Reviews

One of the best basketball games for GameCube

Thomas T (230)

Critic Reviews

Consoles Plus	Mar, 2002	83 out of 100	83
GamePro (US)	Jan 14, 2002	4 out of 5	80
GameSpot	Jan 14, 2002	7.6 out of 10	76
IGN	Jan 23, 2002	7.5 out of 10	75
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2002	7.5 out of 10	75
Netjak	Feb 08, 2002	7.1 out of 10	71
Gamereactor (Sweden)	May 08, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Gameplanet	Jul 30, 2002		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

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.