Basketbrawl
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| Basketbrawl | |
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.jpg) Atari 7800 box cover | |
| Developer(s) | Atari |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Platform(s) | Atari 7800 Atari Lynx |
| Release | 7800
Lynx |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Basketbrawl is a video game released for the Atari 7800 in 1990,[1] then later for the Atari Lynx in 1992. It is a sports simulation which allows hitting and fighting with other players. The name is a portmanteau of the words basketball and brawl. Basketbrawl is similar to the 1989 Midway arcade game Arch Rivals which had the tagline "A basket brawl!"
Atari released another sports/fighting combo for the Atari 7800 in 1990 as Ninja Golf. Both were in the final 11 games published by Atari for that system in 1990-91 before dropping support.
Reception
Funkmaster V of Wrestling With Ghosts gives the Atari 7800 version of Basketbrawl a 4 out of 5, stating that "Although not a pure blooded sports game, Basketbrawl without question is the best sports title for the 7800." [2] In a 1992 review, Robert Jung gave the Lynx version a 4 out of 10, concluding that "Basketbrawl takes an idea loaded with potential, then removes most of the excitement by combining weak sports action and weak combat action."[3]
References
- ^ "Atari 7800 Basketbrawl". AtariAge.
- ^ Funkmaster V. "Funkmaster V Reviews Basketbrawl".
- ^ Jung, Robert. "LYNX: Basketbrawl". atariarchives.org.
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