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Bought NBA Jam for Wii. Wiish I didn't.

JayQ

JayQ

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Ok, probably not deserving of it's own thread, but here goes:

Don't buy NBA Jam for the Wii. Utah's team is pretty horrible - they gave Deron Williams 0 dunking capability (Ok, technically a "3" in dunking capability). Okur is a 6 dunker, and AK is a 7...and. Yeah. I dunno. Even the "wii" type controls doesn't vibe well with the game.

Maybe once Karl Malone is unlocked it'll be better, but...well..I could just plop in my play station 1 game and play that one. Really about the same difference.

Just thought I'd share. Doing my part to save you $50.00
 
Waiting for the Xbox 360 version later this year, at which point I'll gladly piss away my $60
 
Little guys have never fared well in NBA Jam, so it's not surprising Deron is anemic.

On the other hand I've been killing the CPU on Hard difficulty using an Okur/Kirilenko lineup or switching one of them out with Malone. Okur is devastating from three with smaller defenders.

I block a lot of shots in Jam, and I laugh everytime the announcer says "Okur with the elite athleticism!"
 
Sirkickyass said:
Little guys have never fared well in NBA Jam, so it's not surprising Deron is anemic.

On the other hand I've been killing the CPU on Hard difficulty using an Okur/Kirilenko lineup or switching one of them out with Malone. Okur is devastating from three with smaller defenders.

I block a lot of shots in Jam, and I laugh everytime the announcer says "Okur with the elite athleticism!"
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are you sure that doesn't belong in the "booner" thread? sounds like something he would say..

anyways.. that line right there almost makes me want to buy this game. I probably will who am I kidding. I gotta wait till it hits the PS3/360
 
The line that made me want to buy it... friend of mine told me he blocked a shot and the announcer declared "NO SOUP FOR YOU!"
 
Oh pee's clearly out of his/her element. The dross that is NBA Jam has always been as such. The capabilities of teams and players has never been accurate. Want a more realistic experience? You have options. A certain game was just released.
 
...can't you go back and get your change? At least your learned a GOOD lesson: buying ANYTHING NBA related...is a risky proposition at best....and generally a disappointment of the highest degree!!!
 
My roommate just got it tonight and we played if for over an hour and it brought back good memories of the old school game. If you liked that you will love it, if you didn't or want something super realistic this isn't for you. We had a blast though.
 
I'll just go on record as saying, I've completely had it with the 360 and the PS3 both.
They've given me nothing but problems, and I might just give up on the crap all together.
As for the Wii, it's worked perfect from day one....
I hacked it, and can play millions of different games from the past for FREE on it.
Not to mention, free internet browsing on your TV.
No stupid X-box live type restrictions on everything, and the motion control is great.

Kudos to Microsoft and Sony for the great graphics, but nobody does innovation like Nintendo.
And in this economy, and myself with not much money myself....
I'm sick of the X-box's pricey harddrives, and PS3's pricey consoles with Blu-ray.

I'm down with the new NBA Jam for the Wii, and for those who aren't, go give a hug to your pricey little HD TV's and consoles for me.

I want something that actually works consistantly, whatever on the HD.
 
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TheSilencer1313 said:
I'll just go on record as saying, I've completely had it with the 360 and the PS3 both.
They've given me nothing but problems, and I might just give up on the crap all together.
As for the Wii, it's worked perfect from day one....
I hacked it, and can play millions of different games from the past for FREE on it.
Not to mention, free internet browsing on your TV.
No stupid X-box live type restrictions on everything, and the motion control is great.

Kudos to Microsoft and Sony for the great graphics, but nobody does innovation like Nintendo.
And in this economy, and myself with not much money myself....
I'm sick of the X-box's pricey harddrives, and PS3's pricey consoles with Blu-ray.

I'm down with the new NBA Jam for the Wii, and for those who aren't, go give a hug to your pricey little HD TV's and consoles for me.

I want something that actually works consistantly, whatever on the HD.
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My PS3 has worked fine since day one. I had one broken Xbox 360 which Microsoft repaired and worked fine up until I upgraded to the new smaller and quieter model. Nintendo's idea of innovation is taping two Gamecube's together and adding some gimmicky motion controls that Microsoft and Sony have already bested with their motion controller options.

I have a Wii. I use it every I dunno... 3 months, when something decent actually comes out. Like Super Mario Galaxy 2 for instance.

Glad one of your reasons for liking the Wii is that you're illegally playing games on it. Good job. I'm not sure if you realize this, but that's not exactly a feature of the Wii console, nor is it something that can't just as easily be done on the PS3 or 360.

So enjoy the plethora of shovelware and minigame collections. I'll gladly take the quality games.
 
I have had my PS3 for almost 3 years with no problems. To bad PlayStation Move just surpassed the wii controls, now wii has nothing. Yes it is absurd that you have to pay to play online with the 360.

So does it have season or playoffs?
 
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I had no idea this was being released as a full priced game. It's arcade fare, worth about 12 bucks.
reignman40 said:
I have had my PS3 for almost 3 years with no problems.
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It's a nice piece of hardware. Very solid.

To bad PlayStation Move just surpassed the wii controls, now wii has nothing.
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Except a collection of stellar Nintendo franchises going back twenty years. The day I turn into a soccer mom and want to play virtual frisbee golf with motion controls, is the day I'll care. Until then, I'll take Metroid, Zelda, Mario and a backlog of NES/SNES/64 games. On the Wii. The motion control itself I could care less about; like I said, that's soccer mom ****.

Yes it is absurd that you have to pay to play online with the 360.
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Hardly. There's no such thing as free lunch... and when there is, it sucks. Xbox Live is a premium online experience, far and away more functional and valuable than the joke that is PSN. I for one am happy that it doesn't cost more than it does, because it's worth every penny and then some. I in no way would ever want it free and less functional. And btw, PS3 is going to an optional pay-to-play model in Dec. lest they continue to provide a universally substandard, albeit free, online network.
 
Only that PS move is going to work with far more advanced games than the wii can offer. I don't see many soccer moms playing a hard core FPS. PSN looks and has worked just fine for me. What is with the points system with XBOX Live? Do they not want to use real money so you don't realize how much money you are actually blowing?
 
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