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2009 · Acronym · Basketball · Sports

NBA Unrivaled

A downloadable arcade-style basketball game that features real teams and players from the 2009-2010 NBA season.

Released
11 November 2009
Platforms
PlayStation 3Xbox 360
Genres
BasketballSports
Developers
Acronym
Publishers
Tecmo
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Non-fiction
Country
Canada
Age ratings
ESRB E

About

NBA Unrivaled is a sports-simulation video game developed by Vancouver-based studio A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games and published by Tecmo.

Keywords

  • basketball
  • playstation trophies
  • national basketball association
  • removed from xbla

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The gameplay revolves around controlling a team of basketball players and competing against either AI-controlled teams or other players in online multiplayer matches. Players have the opportunity to select from a roster of real-life NBA players, each with their unique skills, strengths, and playstyles.

Players can play as players such as Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Reception

NBA Unrivaled received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

Brett Todd of GameSpot said of the Xbox 360 version, "What's most surprising about NBA Unrivaled is that it made it out to the public. Regardless of how you feel about basketball and retro basketball arcade games, you should avoid this game at all costs." GameZone said of the same console version, "For the high price mark of $15 you're just not getting enough. The gameplay is good when played correctly, but that same lack of lenience in play style is also a deficiency.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox 36011 November 2009Worldwide
PlayStation 31 April 2010North America · Europe 23 June 2010

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