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NBA Jam 2002

NBA Jam 2002 is a sports Game Boy Advance game made by Acclaim Entertainment as a licensed basketball simulation for the 2002-2003 NBA season. It was the follow-up to NBA Jam 2001 and was the last game in the NBA Jam series to mention a year in its title. The game was originally set for release in late November 2001 before being delayed to February 2002.

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NBA Jam 2002
DeveloperDC Studios
PublisherAcclaim Entertainmenta
ComposerManfred Linzner
SeriesNBA Jam
PlatformGame Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: February 21, 20021
  • EU: March 1, 2002
GenreSports
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

NBA Jam 2002 is a sports Game Boy Advance game made by Acclaim Entertainment as a licensed basketball simulation for the 2002-2003 NBA season. It was the follow-up to NBA Jam 2001 and was the last game in the NBA Jam series to mention a year in its title. The game was originally set for release in late November 2001 before being delayed to February 2002.2

There were 29 NBA teams to play as with more than 140 players in all.3

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.4

Notes

Notes

  1. Released under the Acclaim Sports label
References

References

  1. Cove, Glen (February 21, 2002). "NBA JAM 2002 For Game Boy Advance". Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
  2. Harris, Craig (January 7, 2002). "New NBA Jam GBA Shots". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. "NBA Jam 2002 - IGN". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. "NBA Jam 2002 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 28, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. Miller, Skyler. "NBA Jam 2002 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  6. Leeper, Justin (May 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". Game Informer. No. 109. FuncoLand. p. 89. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  7. Provo, Frank (February 25, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  8. Sabine, Mike (April 9, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  9. Lafferty, Michael (March 26, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 24, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  10. Harris, Craig (March 7, 2002). "NBA Jam 2002". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  11. "NBA Jam 2002". Nintendo Power. Vol. 153. Nintendo of America. February 2002. p. 154.