by Boothy on Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:32 am
So I guess I'll be the first to post actual impressions: It's NBA Jam, in HD, with contemporary players. It's fun, but nothing new really.
It's a party game pretty much. Single player is boring because the gameplay is pretty shallow and the CPU opponents always become awesome just in time to make every single game close [or go into OT].
They've tried to convert the Wii dunking mechanic to the Xbox by letting you use the analogue sticks [up to jump, down to finish] but it doesn't work. Why would you wiggle a big ass stick around when you can just press a button?
One small note, if you want to enter cheat codes to unlock the Beastie Boys, etc. You have to do it on the 'Press Start' screen, not the main menu, as many sites suggest [it took me a while to figure this out].
Haven't tried online yet.