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Raze on 15 January 2010
irstupid said:
only thing i'm worried about is that i hope they don't screw it up. Thinking back to amazing games like this such as posted above NFL BLITZ.

That game was amazing, is amazing and if i ever see it can play with buddies for hours at a time. But there was this nfl blitz game for the PS2 that just sucked. so hopefully nba jam stays true to old style and doesn't try to be something its not like blitz did.

Yeah they took Blitz and crapped all over it when they made Blitz: The League and tried to add off-field content to it. Part of Midway's demise. The original NFL Blitz was awesome even in the arcades.



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GLoRySoGLoRy on 15 January 2010

BIG head mode confirmed?!!



Siko1989 on 15 January 2010

i wonder if this will be a system mover?.. i mean its freaking NBA Jam after all, everyone loves this cult classic




famousringo on 15 January 2010
Siko1989 said:
i wonder if this will be a system mover?.. i mean its freaking NBA Jam after all, everyone loves this cult classic

I think you just answered your own question.



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Mr Khan on 15 January 2010

hmm. So they are making the whole thing photo-capture then, and just animating it?

 

Seems like a good idea. Recapturing the sheer camp of the original.



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Gintoki on 15 January 2010

lol I first read "release:FAIL!"



tarheel91 on 15 January 2010
famousringo said:
tarheel91 said:
famousringo said:
tarheel91 said:
Oh god, I'ma have to buy 5 copies day one now. Excellent decision leaving it 2D.

From what I understand, the bodies and the court are actually 3D (note the shadow), it's just the heads (and likely the crowd) that are 2D.

 

Don't tell me that!  I'm going to cry now.

Oh come on, don't cry. The gameplay looks totally retro. It's 3D in the same way NSMBWii is 3D!

Nah, NSMBWii still controls like it's in 2D.  This won't if it's really 3D.



famousringo on 15 January 2010
tarheel91 said:
famousringo said:
tarheel91 said:
famousringo said:
tarheel91 said:
Oh god, I'ma have to buy 5 copies day one now. Excellent decision leaving it 2D.

From what I understand, the bodies and the court are actually 3D (note the shadow), it's just the heads (and likely the crowd) that are 2D.

 

Don't tell me that!  I'm going to cry now.

Oh come on, don't cry. The gameplay looks totally retro. It's 3D in the same way NSMBWii is 3D!

Nah, NSMBWii still controls like it's in 2D.  This won't if it's really 3D.

So the side-court camera view isn't enough to assuage your doubts?

The two control methods are:

1. Some kind of unspecified motion scheme.

2. Horizontal wiimote NES-style, just like NSMBWii.

Feeling better yet?



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supermario128 on 15 January 2010
Gintoki said:
lol I first read "release:FAIL!"

You are not the only one. lol




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tarheel91 on 15 January 2010
famousringo said:
tarheel91 said:
famousringo said:
tarheel91 said:
famousringo said:
tarheel91 said:
Oh god, I'ma have to buy 5 copies day one now. Excellent decision leaving it 2D.

From what I understand, the bodies and the court are actually 3D (note the shadow), it's just the heads (and likely the crowd) that are 2D.

 

Don't tell me that!  I'm going to cry now.

Oh come on, don't cry. The gameplay looks totally retro. It's 3D in the same way NSMBWii is 3D!

Nah, NSMBWii still controls like it's in 2D.  This won't if it's really 3D.

So the side-court camera view isn't enough to assuage your doubts?

The two control methods are:

1. Some kind of unspecified motion scheme.

2. Horizontal wiimote NES-style, just like NSMBWii.

Feeling better yet?

The issue is that the players move differently if it's 2D vs. 3D.  In 2D, basketball games control just like a Pokemon game with depth just being an optical illusion.  In 3D, they move around the court differently.  It's hard to explain.  I prefer the 2D style for arcade sports games, and after playing NBA Jam and Madden for the SNES, and then years of Madden, NCAA Football/Basketball and a billion other sports games on the N64 and the consoles that followed it, the subtle difference is pretty noticeable and irksome if it's not the right one.