NBA Hang Time

"Not Half Bad"

This is certainly an interesting game, in my opinion. For someone like me (who isn't in to sports games), this game actually had me playing it. Now, let's start the review, shall we?

Story 1/10: Like most, if not all, sports games, there is absolutely no story. The point is to win games and beat the other team and everything like that but is that a story? No, I don't think so, either. Therefore, it gets a low score.

Graphics 7/10: They're ok, I guess. I mean, I don't watch basketball a lot so I don't really know how the real players actually look. However, my brother says they're ok so I'll just take his opinion. It's not really special. I like how the dunks are done, though. They're very cool.

Sound 7/10: If there is music, I didn't really notice it. I mean, I know there is but you just can't seem to notice it. There's some nice SFX ranging from the announcer's voice to the weirdo grunts when you push people.

Controls 9/10: Nice. I can't quite remember the buttons (you can't blame me because I haven't played this game in quite a long time) but I remember B is to shoot and I think C was to steal. Anyways, they're nicely responsive and simple. Not a lot wrong here, in my opinion.

Game play 7/10: Like every basketball game, you have to beat the other team. Simple, right? Yeah, I have to agree. Anyways, it's actually pretty fun. You get to push people and do some crazy dunks. Pretty good over here.

Replayability 6/10: I don't see a lot of reason to play this game again but it is a sports game and they're meant to keep you playing. So, you might still play this game over and over again to just beat the teams and such and earn some points to create a good player.

Buy or Rent? In my opinion, I don't really recommend it much but if you really want to try it out, then rent it. If you like it, buy it!

Other: Well, you can create your own player which I find kinda neat. You can also play with another player and that's what makes it really fun!! My brother and I play with each other a lot! You don't have to go against each other. You can just play as a co-op team. It gets really really fun. Trust me...

Overall: 7/10

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 05/23/03, Updated 05/23/03