NBA Jam (sometimes "Jam" for short) is a long-running basketball video game series based on the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The rosters of the DOS, Genesis, and SNES version are based on the 1994-1995 season (small differences between versions exist due to trades that could / couldn't be included because of the different release dates).Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, 32X, PlayStation, Atari Jaguar, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android.The 16-bit releases also lack recognizable faces (during gameplay) and voice calls for every player name. The 16-bit versions of the game don't have this feature. The DOS, Jaguar, Playstation, and Sega Saturn versions of the game use a 3D scaling technique, the players are big when they're on the near side of the court (close to the camera) and smaller when they're on the far side of the court.Due to Charles Barkley's licensed game Shut up and Jam, he does not appear in the game.Look what Acclaim has done instead: Jordan's Bulls team-mate Ron Harper is the named player, but the picture is of Jordan. A legal issue prevented the name Michael Jordan making an appearance in the game.Originally Acclaim wanted to add players from the Mortal Kombat game as hidden players, but they had to be removed because the NBA found them not suited to their image.Winning Tournament Mode also unlocks a higher CPU difficulty level. "Tournament Mode" disables all other modes, special characters, and cheats, and challenges you to defeat all the NBA teams to unlock extra players (2 extra players for almost every team)."Juice Mode" increases the speed of the game up to 4x.Some examples are instant "on-fire," enhanced 3-point accuracy, monster dunks from anywhere on the court, or a bomb that knocks all other players to the ground. Powerup icons appear randomly, and convey temporary arcade-like benefits when picked up."Hot Spots" are randomized zones on the court that reward extra points (up to a 9-point shot!) for making a basket while standing within them.also includes four new additions you can individually enable from the special options menu: Aside from the usual secret characters and cheat modes, the T.E. Shoving players now results in injuries, which lower a player's stats encouraging you to sub them out and let them recover. The Tournament Edition ups each team's roster to three players, and allows for substitutions between quarters.
This allows for four players to face each other in teams of two, or for two players to team up against a third player with a CPU team-mate.
Up to four human players can take part, each always controlling a single player for their team, and AI for missing players. Players are rated on eight ability categories, from steals and blocks, to dunks and 3-pointers. Gameplay is fast and action-packed, with few rules, no fouls, and deliberately unrealistic jamming. Not an American user? DescriptionThis game lets you play two-on-two arcade basketball with players from all the NBA teams.