Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball

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Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball
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Developer(s) Hudson Soft[1]
Publisher(s) Hudson Soft[1]
License Commercial[2]
Engine Proprietary
Platform(s) Super NES[1]
Release date(s) NA November 1991
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Genre(s) Sports[1]
Mode(s) Single-player or multiplayer (1-2 players)
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone (E) for animated violence
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Media 4-megabit cartridge[2]
System requirements No Special Requirements
Input methods Super NES game controller(s)

Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball released in 1991 by Hudson Soft, is a futuristic full-contact basketball video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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[edit] Gameplay

Unlike in real basketball, players can physically check each other on the court without the threat of personal or team fouls. Destructive items such as bombs frequently appear on the court. The game often receives criticism for oversimplified controls (using only one button in addition to the directional pad to perform all in-game actions,) lack of injuries/destruction (like in Mutant League Hockey and Mutant League Football), and predictable AI. Bill Laimbeer, a now-retired basketball player licensed his name and image to this game at a point in his career when he was notorious for his aggressive and physical play.

[edit] Setting

The game predicts a science-fiction version of the year 2030 in which there are only robot basketball players (excluding Bill Laimbeer). Basketball teams play in gruelling league matches where new players are bought and sold. Within this future, basketball uses a dedicated robot to perform the toss up at the start of each match as referees had been fired by Bill Laimbeer sometime prior to the year 2030. As a result, players now wear armor to their games and weapons are thrown from the audience.[4]

[edit] References in sports

On November 19, 2004, Laimbeer's former NBA team, the Detroit Pistons, were participants in the most infamous brawl in sports history, the so-called "Malice at the Palace." Like in the video game, objects such as chairs and popcorn were thrown at players.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Release information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563524.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12. 
  2. ^ a b "Additional release information". Camya. http://www.camya.com/gamedb/platform/nintendo-super-nintendo:snes/game/bill-laimbeer-s-combat-basketbal:snes_468D8CDD/?&page=1&moduleFormId=C0DCC8C0&system=snes&q=Bill+Laimbeer%27s+Combat+Basketball. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
  3. ^ "Ratings information". IGN. http://cheats.ign.com/objects/011/011236.html. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
  4. ^ "Story information". Game Stats. http://www.gamestats.com/objects/011/011236/. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
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