NBA 3 on 3 featuring Kobe Bryant
1999 video game
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NBA 3 on 3 featuring Kobe Bryant is a 1999 basketball video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Nintendo. The game simulates play of 3x3 basketball with NBA licensed teams and players. The game was a handheld successor to the Nintendo 64 title Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside, also by Left Field Productions.[2] Upon release, NBA 3 on 3 received average reviews, with critics praising the customisation options but critiquing the graphics and sound.
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| Developer | Left Field Productions |
| Publisher | Nintendo of America |
| Producer | James Maxwell |
| Designer | James Maxwell |
| Programmers | John Brandwood David Ashley |
| Artist | Robert Hemphill |
| Composer | Chris Lamb |
| Platform | Game Boy Color |
| Release | 6 December 1999[1] |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
The game features several modes, including Season, Tournament, and Playoff modes.[3] The objective of the game is to play 3x3 basketball matches and score 15 points to win.[4] Players control basketballers on the court with offensive and defensive controls, using the A and B buttons to pass the ball and perform a fake in offensive, or attempt a steal or jump, block or rebound a shot in defensive mode.[5] Players and matches are customisable, featuring all 29 NBA teams, including six star players per team, and their respective home courts against the 1999-2000 roster,[4][1] with the additional ability to create up to six custom players for teams.[3] Games can also be customised, with players able to change or remove rules and technicalities, such as the points, fouls, fatigue, shot clock, goal tending and back court rules.[4][2] Players can also select offensive and defensive plays for their teams.[6] The game supports the Game Link Cable for multiplayer play.[6]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame | 3.5/5[4] |
| IGN | 6/10[2] |
| Nintendo Power | 6.6/10[6] |
| Pocket Gamer | B[7] |
| Pocket Games | 3.0/10[8] |
Nick Woods of Allgame enjoyed the game, although considered the graphics to be "nothing impressive" due to characters being indistinguishable, stating "it's difficult to tell when a slam dunk is being made".[4] Similarly, Craig Harris of IGN viewed the graphics to be "not very good" due to the detail being lost on screen, also finding movement of the characters to be a "stiff task" and "slightly clumsy".[2] Nintendo Power considered the game "intuitive and easy to play", praising the game's "responsive" controls and its appropriate animation and speed for the game for a Game Boy title, although found the sound effects to be "clunky".[6] Describing the game as "fun" and "feature-packed", Pocket Gamer praised the customisation and inclusion of real players and teams, but felt the game had "poor graphics", with "detail lost in the tiny screen", and "awkward controls".[7] Pocket Games critiqued the game as "half-baked" and "one to avoid", acknowledging its options and "complete roster", but considering them to fail to make up for the "lackluster graphics and gameplay" and "faceless and plain" player design.[8]