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January 16th, 2010, 20:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_nbajamscan1.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/nbajamscan1.jpg)EA Sports (http://kotaku.com/tag/easports/) gave an exclusive first look at NBA Jam (http://kotaku.com/tag/nbajam/) to Nintendo Power, and judging by a scan that's circled the earth about three times now, a zany visual style should accompany its boom-shakalaka gameplay.
That image above was first circulated by Go Nintendo (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=110916). As you can see, it looks like the players will have 3D bodies and 2D heads, (think Monty Python, or the cutscene animations in Mythbusters.) According to a reader on NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19285865&postcount=219), "The faces are actual photograph captures, each character has multiple faces, three faces while running the court, two dunk faces, and a positive and negative face." Sounds delightful. In fact, it wasn't that far off from Ripten's artist's conception (http://www.ripten.com/2010/01/11/nba-jam-arcade-style-basketball-coming-to-wii-2010/) published when the game was announced earlier this week.
For those curious about how the game will be controlled, NBA Jam will support motion control; players may also control it holding the Wiimote sideways to use the D-pad and buttons. No mention was made of the Classic Controller.
Of course, the power-ups and unlockables are what made NBA Jam such a raucous hit, and the Nintendo Power article listed these: Fire; Shattering Backboard; Cheats; Flashing Shoes; Flashing ball; Big Head Mode; Legends; Playable Mascots; Secret Characters.
Big Head mode, combined with these graphics, sounds like a riot. The secret characters were a show-stealer on the original, but they came before everyone got super uptight about licensing and use of likenesses in games. I have to wonder who they've brought in.
First EA Sports NBA Jam Details (http://www.pastapadre.com/2010/01/14/first-ea-sports-nba-jam-details) [Pasta Padre]
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That image above was first circulated by Go Nintendo (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=110916). As you can see, it looks like the players will have 3D bodies and 2D heads, (think Monty Python, or the cutscene animations in Mythbusters.) According to a reader on NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19285865&postcount=219), "The faces are actual photograph captures, each character has multiple faces, three faces while running the court, two dunk faces, and a positive and negative face." Sounds delightful. In fact, it wasn't that far off from Ripten's artist's conception (http://www.ripten.com/2010/01/11/nba-jam-arcade-style-basketball-coming-to-wii-2010/) published when the game was announced earlier this week.
For those curious about how the game will be controlled, NBA Jam will support motion control; players may also control it holding the Wiimote sideways to use the D-pad and buttons. No mention was made of the Classic Controller.
Of course, the power-ups and unlockables are what made NBA Jam such a raucous hit, and the Nintendo Power article listed these: Fire; Shattering Backboard; Cheats; Flashing Shoes; Flashing ball; Big Head Mode; Legends; Playable Mascots; Secret Characters.
Big Head mode, combined with these graphics, sounds like a riot. The secret characters were a show-stealer on the original, but they came before everyone got super uptight about licensing and use of likenesses in games. I have to wonder who they've brought in.
First EA Sports NBA Jam Details (http://www.pastapadre.com/2010/01/14/first-ea-sports-nba-jam-details) [Pasta Padre]
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