Software:Sports Jam

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Short description: 2000 video game


Sports Jam
Sports Jam cover.jpg
Developer(s)WOW Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)NAOMI, Dreamcast
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: December 2000
  • WW: 2001
Dreamcast
  • JP: April 12, 2001
  • NA: July 2001
Genre(s)Sports video game
Mode(s)Single-player video game, multiplayer video game

Sports Jam (スポーツ・ジャム, Supōtsu Jamu) is a video game developed by WOW Entertainment for the Sega NAOMI and Dreamcast in 2000-2001.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(DC) 3.5/5 stars[2]
(ARC) 2/5 stars[3]
Consoles +85%[4]
Edge6/10[5]
EGM5.67/10[6][lower-alpha 1]
Famitsu27/40[7]
Game Informer7.75/10[8]
IGN7.1/10[10]
Next Generation3/5 stars[11]

The Dreamcast version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] Tokyo Drifter of GamePro said, "With many degrees of selectable difficulty, a wide variety of events, and the ability to customize your own tournament, Sports Jam offers lots of replay value and fun."[12][lower-alpha 2] Rob Smolka of NextGen said of the game, "Essentially a group of sports-based Java applets, there's enough charm and challenge to keep you coming back to improve your score."[11] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[7]

Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their February 15, 2001 issue as the third most-successful arcade game of the month.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Dreamcast version each a score of 5.5/10, and the other gave it 6/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the Dreamcast version 3.5/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sports Jam (DC)". Fandom. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231101005115/https://www.metacritic.com/game/sports-jam/. Retrieved January 23, 2024. 
  2. ↑ Miller, Skyler. "Sports Jam (DC) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116073036/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35147&tab=review. Retrieved June 23, 2021. 
  3. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Sports Jam (Arcade) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115042608/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31449&tab=review. Retrieved June 23, 2021. 
  4. ↑ Toxic (June 2001). "Sports Jam [JP Import"] (in fr). Consoles + (113): 90. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203714/https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero113/Consoles%2B_N113-Page%200090.jpg. Retrieved January 23, 2024. 
  5. ↑ Edge staff (August 2001). "Sports Jam (JP Import; DC)". Edge (Future Publishing) (100): 100. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231127163248/https://retrocdn.net/images/4/43/Edge_UK_100.pdf. Retrieved January 23, 2024. 
  6. ↑ Kujawa, Kraig; Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean (August 2001). "Sports Jam (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (145): 111. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230725180104/https://retrocdn.net/images/d/da/EGM_US_145.pdf. Retrieved January 23, 2024. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "スポーツ JAM [ドリームキャスト"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210630054354/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12493&redirect=no. Retrieved January 23, 2024. 
  8. ↑ "Sports Jam (DC)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (100). August 2001. 
  9. ↑ Choquet, David (May 11, 2001). "Test : Sports jam : petits sports entre amis (DC)" (in fr). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210501143916/https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/sports-jam-3010006567/test.html. Retrieved January 23, 2024. 
  10. ↑ Chau, Anthony (July 13, 2001). "Sports Jam". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628155958/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/13/sports-jam. Retrieved January 23, 2024. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Smolka, Rob (September 2001). "Sports Jam". NextGen (Imagine Media) (81): 87. https://archive.org/details/NextGen81Sep2001/page/n87/mode/2up. Retrieved June 23, 2021. 
  12. ↑ Tokyo Drifter (July 18, 2001). "Sports Jam Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG). Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050113193404/http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/15421.shtml. Retrieved June 23, 2021. 
  13. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)" (in ja). Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (628): 17. February 15, 2001. 

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