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    NBA Jam

    Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Oct 05, 2010

    Return to the roots of arcade NBA basketball in the 2010 installment of NBA Jam. Developed by EA Canada for seventh-generation game consoles, this rebirth brings back the gameplay, aesthetics, and gratuitous secrets of the original 1993 arcade game.

    NBA Jam HD Is Coming, But You'll Have To Buy Elite 11 To Get It

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    #151  Edited By MacEG

    If they don't have Clinton as a character, it's not NBA Jam anyways.

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    #152  Edited By leosol

    motherfucking ea

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    #153  Edited By DuhQbnSiLo

    I don't mind it at all.

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    #154  Edited By brain18

    I hope the Wii version has online

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    #155  Edited By diatron

    I think i would sooner just buy the arcade cab than some basketball game i don't care about

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    #156  Edited By Googly

    Blitz 99/2000 or BUST

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    #157  Edited By squirtle_squad
    @EdWood said:
    " This is bullshit "
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    #158  Edited By KuribosShoe

    I'm fine with this.  I'm always semi-interested in the latest b-ball games anyway, if I get Jam in the bargain, sold.

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    #159  Edited By ConfuciusOne

    Well, damn.

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    #160  Edited By wrongindustries

    Ouch, looks like I won't be playing any Jam anytime soon.

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    #161  Edited By sgt_match

    Live? no. Jam? yes.

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    #162  Edited By KuribosShoe

    my question is, if they released Jam as a separate $60 product, would people be happier with that?

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    #163  Edited By Krakn3Dfx

    Basketball sucks!
     
    NBA Jam is awesome!
     
    Apparently, I will not be playing NBA Jam!
     
    Well, I can still play it on the Wii I guess.  I'm not paying $50 for it, but when it's like $20-$30, I'm in.

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    #164  Edited By rustyspoon

    Guess I'll wait for it's eventual downloadable release!

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    #165  Edited By RamenBoss

    Guess I'll hang on to my money then. Thanks EA.

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    #166  Edited By memo

    They are scared.  Because they know NBA Jam will sell more than ELITE11. I'll just play NBA Jam on my Super Nintendo

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    #167  Edited By b33

    yeah right EA.

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    #168  Edited By gnark1ll420

    no purchase from me. though the constant big head mode made the players look weird
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    #169  Edited By doublezeroduck

    Retarded. Not happy about it.  
     
    I'll wait to see if full version is downloadable in the future. I rent all sports games, I never buy them and i'm not buying Elite 11. They come out every year, I buy enough games already. 

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    #170  Edited By kassatsu

    I hope it goes to PSN in jan.

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    #171  Edited By jonnyboy

    Not fucking happening.

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    #172  Edited By Valder137

    i hope these are VERY early graphics......this islike back to 2002 stuff.....

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    #173  Edited By karubah

    If this is the only way to play NBA Jam on PSN or XBL, then that is really dumb. I would have to imagine that the Wii has a timed exclusive for the full version of the game and in six months time it will come to the PS3 and 360.

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    #174  Edited By destruktive

    They just lost money

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    #175  Edited By insanity_pepper

    The audience for an arcade and simulation style NBA games are separate in my book.
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    #176  Edited By deactivated-5e4c09d3ba1b3
    @cap123 said:
    " They're fucking idiots for thinking people who like nba jam all like basketball. I would never buy a normal NBA game ever. "
    Seriously, people who don't like basketball love NBA Jam. Why do it this way?
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    #177  Edited By tswys3

    After the news hit this title went from a must-buy to a definitely-will-not-buy

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    #178  Edited By SavageHobbit

    Eh, I can see this lasting only so long.  Tho with the cut features, the Wii version may be a better deal.

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    #179  Edited By Bluemarcell

    Hmm...not sure how I feel about this one.

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    #180  Edited By precidia37

       
    I wish EA wouldn't do stuff like this.  I would happily buy NBA Jam on its own but I am not going to buy NBA Elite. 

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    #181  Edited By Lunar_Aura

    Crap business models like this and MW2 $15 map pack only exists because the consumers let it. Publishers wouldn't be pulling these stunts if it didn't work and they just keep pushing the envelope when it comes to testing our tolerance of this extortion. 
     
    When do we say enough is enough? Put your money where your mouth is and don't support this shit. 
     
    If this thing sells, you can bet that the next step would be something like "Purchase NBA Elite 11 for a downloadable code allowing you to purchase NBA Jam HD." Don't underestimate the vile creativity of these money grubbing pigs.
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    #182  Edited By BenX02

    No way will I pay $60 for a game I don't want to get a slightly higher res version of NBA Jam. Nope.  
     
    Seriously guys, just get the Wii version, then maybe the Wii will start getting some more "hardcore" games.

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    #183  Edited By core1065

    I will only play this game if a can play Obama with big head mode on...

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    #184  Edited By arteen

    Well, that's disappointing.   I'm completely uninterested in Elite 11.

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    #185  Edited By carlthenimrod

    I'd still rather play old regular ass NBA Jam instead. That way I can play as Larry Johnson and Penny Hardaway. Awwww yeah!

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    #186  Edited By Travis

    Will it have achievements?

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    #187  Edited By goulash_enjoyer

    Yeah, I'll buy a shitty basketball game so I can play NBA Jam again.

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    #188  Edited By ProfessorZombie

    Im really gonna get it now. A friend of mine at EA asked me if I wanted it when it comes out... I said.... well I dont know... I mean FREE!!! and I said... I dont know. I need to call her back right now!!!

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    #189  Edited By grilledcheez

    Well, I sort of want the new NBA game anyway...so I guess I'm in!

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    #190  Edited By G0rd0nFr33m4n

    NBA jam on steam... plz plz plz ? With a cherrEH on top ?

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    #191  Edited By MercuryCrusader

    You can still find a used copy of NBA Jam and NBA Jam: Tournament Edition for like $1 for the Sega Genesis or SNES.  Fired it up the other day, it still rules.  Also laughing hard with games such as the Washington Bullets taking on the Charolette Hornets.

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    #192  Edited By Waffles13

    I paid $60 for Crackdown and have no regrets. Just because the Beta was cool doesn't somehow make Crackdown a bad game...

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    #193  Edited By Optimus

    I definitely wouldn't mind some new NBA Jam, but not as a pack in for 60 bucks. 

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    #194  Edited By Eric

    I'm sure this will be released as a stand alone at some point

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    #195  Edited By Coonfish

    Awesome that they're packing in a "free" game with NBA Elite....super dumb that they aren't offering it through the XBL Arcade.

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    #196  Edited By shadows_kill

    im confused by what exactly is the difference by the wii version and ps3/360 one..

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    #197  Edited By BertieWooster

    I had been thinking of an upgrade on my 2K7, and I actually liked Live 2005 a little better, so this could be a definite option.

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    #198  Edited By chronicsmoke

    im a 2k guy and Itll be a cold day in hell before I buy EA sim basketball garbage,Ill just get the Wii version

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    #199  Edited By Kaens

    I didn't really care about this game, always avoided it in the arcade, but after listening to the guys hype it so much on the podcast I am looking forward to trying it.

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    #200  Edited By dpedal1

    Weird, I would totally buy a full $60 version on the PS3, seems like this might be bad marketing?

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