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Backyard Basketball
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Game Info
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Humongous Entertainment
Genre(s): Sports, Basketball
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: September 21, 2004
Summary
Awesome Players Choose from 30 Backyard Kids and 10 kid versions of NBA stars including Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Shaquille ONeal, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Yao Ming and LeBron James. NBA Teams Select from all 30 teams, or choose Backyard Teams like the Hyper Hot Doggers and Jumpin' Gym Rats. Power-ups Score some fast points with zany power-ups like Hot Hands and Super Speed. Cool Courts Play ball at the beach, on the playground, in the street. Many Ways to Play Choose Pick-Up games, Mini-Games, or an entire Backyard season. Stats Track player and team statistics in Season Play mode. Custom Players Create players who improve with experience. Head-to-Head Play Play against a friend with a Game Boy Advance Game Link cable. [Atari]
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What The Critics Said
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Nintendo Power
Three difficulty settings accommodate different player skill levels - the All-Star level is quite challenging. [Dec 2004, p.150]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
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H. F. gave it a10:
I love this game!
Jerry R. gave it a 10:
Very challenging and fun.
