Software:NBA Jam 2002

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NBA Jam 2002
NBAJam2002Cover.jpg
Developer(s)DC Studios
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment[lower-alpha 1]
Composer(s)Manfred Linzner
SeriesNBA Jam
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: February 21, 2002[1]
  • EU: March 1, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NBA Jam 2002 is a sports Game Boy Advance game made by Acclaim Entertainment as a licensed basketball simulation for the 2002-2003 NBA season. It was the follow-up to NBA Jam 2001 and was the last game in the NBA Jam series to mention a year in its title. The game was originally set for release in late November 2001 before being delayed to February 2002.[2]

There were 29 NBA teams to play as with more than 140 players in all.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic49/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame1/5 stars[5]
Game Informer1.25/10[6]
GameSpot7/10[7]
GameSpy35%[8]
GameZone7.7/10[9]
IGN2/10[10]
Nintendo Power3.3/5[11]

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4]

Notes

  1. Released under the Acclaim Sports label

References

  1. Cove, Glen (February 21, 2002). "NBA JAM 2002 For Game Boy Advance". http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/NBAJAM2002GBAShips.html. 
  2. Harris, Craig (January 7, 2002). "New NBA Jam GBA Shots". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/08/new-nba-jam-gba-shots. Retrieved December 28, 2019. 
  3. "NBA Jam 2002 - IGN". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/games/nba-jam-2002. Retrieved December 28, 2019. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "NBA Jam 2002 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-jam-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. Retrieved December 28, 2019. 
  5. Miller, Skyler. "NBA Jam 2002 - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115130035/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36934&tab=review. Retrieved December 28, 2019. 
  6. Leeper, Justin (May 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (109): 89. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080802154401/http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200205/R03.0731.1519.31217.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2019. 
  7. Provo, Frank (February 25, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-jam-2002-review/1900-2850397/. Retrieved December 28, 2019. 
  8. Sabine, Mike (April 9, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050217155048/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april02/nbajam2002gba/. Retrieved December 29, 2018. 
  9. Lafferty, Michael (March 26, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". Archived from the original on October 24, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051024191340/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19379_GBA.htm. Retrieved December 29, 2019. 
  10. Harris, Craig (March 7, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/07/nba-jam-2002. Retrieved December 28, 2019. 
  11. "NBA Jam 2002". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 153: 154. February 2002.