Software:Disney Sports Basketball

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Short description: 2002 video game
Disney Sports Basketball
North American GameCube cover art
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka
Polygon Magic
Publisher(s)Konami
Director(s)Kazunori Yanai
Producer(s)Masakatsu Yamaguchi
Designer(s)Kazuko Otani
Takeshi Matsuda
Programmer(s)Nobuhiro Honma
Tetsuro Noda
Daisuke Fukui
Ken'ichi Hoshino
Composer(s)Nobuyuki Akena
Yasumasa Kitagawa
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
GameCube
Release
Genre(s)Sports (basketball)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lua error in Module:Lang/utilities at line 332: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is a 2002 sports video game published by Konami. It was released for the GameCube, and the Game Boy Advance.

Gameplay

DS Basketball lets players control on any team. In the GameCube version, it has a 3 members on each team, but for the Game Boy Advance, it only has 2 members for each team. During gameplay, players must use the corresponding accessory to boost up. This allows the team to either shoot, dunk, block, and more.

Teams

  • The Superstars (Mickey Mouse)
  • The Charmers (Minnie Mouse)
  • The Seaducks (Donald Duck)
  • The Belles (Daisy Duck)
  • The Spacenuts (Goofy)
  • The TinyRockets (Huey, Dewey, and Louie & José Carioca)
  • The Shifters (Max Goof)
  • The Steamrollers (Pete)
  • The Imperials (Mortimer Mouse)
  • Mickey's All-Stars (Mickey, Minnie and Huey)
  • Donald's All-Stars (Donald, Daisy and Dewey)
  • Goofy's All-Stars (Goofy, Max and Louie)
  • Pete's All-Stars (Pete, Mortimer and Big Bad Wolf)

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAGC
4PlayersN/A55%[7]
Consoles +N/A83%[8]
Famitsu25/40[9]26/40[10]
GamesMaster45%[11]54%[12]
GameSpot7.5/10[13]2.6/10[14]
GameSpyN/AStarStar[15]
IGN8/10[16]4/10[17]
NGC MagazineN/A55%[18]
Nintendo Power3.2/5[19]2/5[20]
X-PlayStarStarStar[21]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic73/100[5]37/100[6]

The Game Boy Advance version received "mixed or average" reviews, while the GameCube version received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40 for the GameCube version,[10] and 25 out of 40 for the GBA version.[9]

The GameCube release later became an expensive collectible. [22]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Konami Kicks Off Disney Sports Line-Up with Disney Sports Soccer". November 5, 2002. http://gameboy.gamezone.com/news/11_05_02_09_22PM.htm. 
  2. ↑ "Disney Sports Basketball". http://gamenation.com.au/product/?action=list&type=genre&platform=10&genre=4. 
  3. ↑ "Disney Sports Basketball". http://gamenation.com.au/product/?action=list&type=genre&platform=2&genre=4. 
  4. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (June 6, 2003). "What's New?". https://www.eurogamer.net/news060603whatsnew. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Disney Sports Basketball for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-sports-basketball/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Disney Sports Basketball for GameCube Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-sports-basketball/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  7. ↑ Luibl, Jörg (July 23, 2003). "Test: Disney Sports Basketball (GC)" (in de). 4Players GmbH. https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/GameCube/Test/3646/2127/0/Disney_Sports_Basketball.html. Retrieved September 12, 2022. 
  8. ↑ "Disney Sports : Basketball (GC)" (in fr). Consoles + (137): 116. June 2003. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero137/Consoles%20%2B%20137%20-%20Page%20116%20%28juin%202003%29%20.jpg. Retrieved September 12, 2022. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "ディズニースポーツ：バスケットボール [GBA"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=11860&redirect=no. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "ディズニースポーツ：バスケットボール [ゲームキューブ"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14254&redirect=no. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  11. ↑ "Review: Disney Sports Basketball (GBA)". GamesMaster (Future plc). 2003. 
  12. ↑ "Review: Disney Sports Basketball (GC)". GamesMaster (Future plc). 2003. 
  13. ↑ Provo, Frank (January 16, 2003). "Disney Sports: Basketball Review (GBA)". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/disney-sports-basketball-review/1900-2908941/. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  14. ↑ Navarro, Alex (April 7, 2003). "Disney Sports Basketball Review (GC)". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/disney-sports-basketball-review/1900-6024697/. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  15. ↑ Meston, Zach (March 30, 2003). "GameSpy: Disney Sports Basketball (GCN)". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 20, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060220122850/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/disney-sports-basketball/498327p1.html. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  16. ↑ Harris, Craig (January 28, 2003). "Disney Sports Basketball (GBA)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/28/disney-sports-basketball-2. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  17. ↑ Casamassina, Matt (April 23, 2003). "Disney Sports Basketball (GCN)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/23/disney-sports-basketball. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  18. ↑ "Disney Sports Basketball (GC)". NGC Magazine (Future plc). 2003. 
  19. ↑ "Disney Sports Basketball (GBA)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 164: 175. January 2003. 
  20. ↑ "Disney Sports Basketball (GC)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 169: 138. June 2003. 
  21. ↑ Kane, Brad (February 14, 2003). "'Disney Sports Basketball' (GBA) Review". TechTV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030223010050/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3417234,00.html. Retrieved July 13, 2019. 
  22. ↑ "Disney Sports Basketball Prices Gamecube | Compare Loose, CIB & New Prices" (in en). https://www.pricecharting.com/game/gamecube/disney-sports-basketball. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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