Disney Sports Basketball
Disney Sports Basketball (ディズニースポーツ:バスケットボール, Dizunī Supōtsu: Basukettobōru) is a pair of 2002 sports video games released by Konami, one for the GameCube, and the other for the Game Boy Advance.
| Disney Sports Basketball | |
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka Polygon Magic |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Director(s) | Kazunori Yanai |
| Producer(s) | Masakatsu Yamaguchi |
| Designer(s) | Kazuko Otani Takeshi Matsuda |
| Programmer(s) | Nobuhiro Honma Tetsuro Noda Daisuke Fukui Ken'ichi Hoshino |
| Composer(s) | Nobuyuki Akena Yasumasa Kitagawa |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance GameCube |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports (basketball) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
DS Basketball lets players control on any teams. In the GameCube version, it has a 3 members on each team. However, for the Gameboy Advance, it only has 2 members for each team. During gameplay, players must use the corresponding accessory to boost up and lets the team to either shoot, dunk, block etc.
Teams
- The Superstars (Mickey Mouse)
- The Charmers (Minnie Mouse)
- The Seaducks (Donald Duck)
- The Belles (Daisy Duck)
- The Spacenuts (Goofy)
- The TinyRockets (Huey, Dewey, and Louie & José Carioca)
- The Shifters (Max Goof)
- The Steamrollers (Pete)
- The Imperials (Mortimer Mouse)
- Mickey's All-Stars (Mickey, Minnie and Huey)
- Donald's All-Stars (Donald, Daisy and Dewey)
- Goofy's All-Stars (Goofy, Max and Louie)
- Pete's All-Stars (Pete, Mortimer and Big Bad Wolf)
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GBA | GC | |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] | 37/100[2] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GBA | GC | |
| 4Players | N/A | 55%[3] |
| Consoles + | N/A | 83%[4] |
| Famitsu | 25/40[5] | 26/40[6] |
| GamesMaster | 45%[7] | 54%[8] |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10[9] | 2.6/10[10] |
| GameSpy | N/A | |
| IGN | 8/10[12] | 4/10[13] |
| NGC Magazine | N/A | 55%[14] |
| Nintendo Power | 3.2/5[15] | 2/5[16] |
| X-Play | N/A | |
The Game Boy Advance version received above-average reviews, while the GameCube version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1][2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40 for the GameCube version,[6] and 25 out of 40 for the GBA version.[5]
References
- "Disney Sports Basketball for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- "Disney Sports Basketball for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Luibl, Jörg (July 23, 2003). "Test: Disney Sports Basketball (GC)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- "Disney Sports : Basketball (GC)". Consoles + (in French). No. 137. June 2003. p. 116. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- "ディズニースポーツ:バスケットボール [GBA]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- "ディズニースポーツ:バスケットボール [ゲームキューブ]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- "Review: Disney Sports Basketball (GBA)". GamesMaster. Future plc. 2003.
- "Review: Disney Sports Basketball (GC)". GamesMaster. Future plc. 2003.
- Provo, Frank (January 16, 2003). "Disney Sports: Basketball Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Navarro, Alex (April 7, 2003). "Disney Sports Basketball Review (GC)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Meston, Zach (March 30, 2003). "GameSpy: Disney Sports Basketball (GCN)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 20, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Harris, Craig (January 28, 2003). "Disney Sports Basketball (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Casamassina, Matt (April 23, 2003). "Disney Sports Basketball (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- "Disney Sports Basketball (GC)". NGC Magazine. Future plc. 2003.
- "Disney Sports Basketball (GBA)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 164. Nintendo of America. January 2003. p. 175.
- "Disney Sports Basketball (GC)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 169. Nintendo of America. June 2003. p. 138.
- Kane, Brad (February 14, 2003). "'Disney Sports Basketball' (GBA) Review". X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
