Metacritic Games

Backyard Basketball (GameBoy Advance)

Awesome Players – Choose from 30 Backyard Kids and 10 kid versions of NBA stars including Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O’Neal, 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]

Atari
Sports, Basketball
Players: 2
E (Everyone)
Developer: Humongous Entertainment
Released September 21, 2004

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

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Critic Reviews

52 Nintendo Power
Three difficulty settings accommodate different player skill levels - the All-Star level is quite challenging. [Dec 2004, p.150]

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