TV Sports: Basketball

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Description

Basketball was the second sport to which Cinemaware applied their philosophy of lavish production and advanced cutscenes. Exhibition and league matches are on offer, with the opportunity to recreate a full league season with 1 player assigned to each of the 28 clubs. The game uses varying camera positions, with top-down views when the ball is close to either hoop, and a side-view when the ball is mid-court - controls remain unchanged for these, so the switch doesn't cause a sudden change in player movement.

As well as playing the matches you have full coaching control. This can involve making substitutions but also assigning marking and game strategies.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Cinemaware-style games
• TV Sports series

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Critic Reviews

The One	Amiga	Apr, 1990	93 out of 100	93
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Apr, 1990	90 out of 100	90
Zzap!	Amiga	May, 1990	86 out of 100	86
Power Play	DOS	Feb, 1991	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	Amiga	Apr, 1990	82 out of 100	82
PC-Spiele '92	DOS	1991	7 out of 10	70
TurboPlay	TurboGrafx-16	Apr, 1991		70
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	TurboGrafx-16	Jun, 1991	22 out of 40	55
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Mar, 1990	6.2 out of 12	52
The Video Game Critic	TurboGrafx-16	Feb 17, 2007	F	0

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
5 Plus 1 release - different entry?	2	Sciere (636506) Jul 23, 2007

Trivia

References

The developers of the game appeared as players, typically the stars, on several of the teams' rosters.

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 01/1991 – #2 Best Sports Game in 1990