The first dodge ball game released on the PlayStation, All-Star Slammin' D-Ball features a horizontal view of the court as eight teams compete in one of two modes: Single Match and Tournament. Teams are individually rated from one to five in throwing, catching, dashing, and dodging abilities. Offbeat male and female characters of varying skill play for the Wild Cats, Pranksters, Heart Breakers, Ninjas, Snipers, Fireballs, Thunder Bolts, and Elementals.
The game follows the general rules of dodge ball, in that the object is to knock out the opposing members of a team within a time limit. Players with the ball can aim right, left, high, or low. Thrown balls can be caught by the opposing team, which awards them points. These points can then be used to implement special throws such as the grenade, boomerang, and the screwdriver, making the balls more difficult to avoid or catch. Options include adjustable time limits for Single Matches and three levels of difficulty.
Sports Illustrated for Kids Baseball will combine extensive player development, player trading, team management and arcade-style play into a unified system of game play. Kids can assemble a team, name their team, choose a team uniform style and then train their players to make them better and advance through the leagues. Plus, two friends can link up their Game Boy Advances for hours of gaming fun - the only baseball game on the GBA that offers multiplayer capabilities!
If you love basketball (and you know you do), get ready for best thing since sliced bread. NBA SHOOTOUT 2002 takes the popular SHOOTOUT franchise to new heights, featuring the most realistic-looking action to date. The player models are created from a combination of photographs, motion-capture animation, and texture mapping which means the superstars and benchwarmers alike will appear just as they do in real-life. An updated game engine gives the play the feel of the NBA, and all of the new rules changes are in effect, too. The courts look like their real-life counterparts, with updates included for new floors like Seattle's. You choose your team, execute any desired trades, set your starting lineup, and pick through the playbook to create the most dominant squad in the league. High-flying dunks, touch shooting, and a sophisticated foul system make the NBA SHOOTOUT 2002 even more incredible than the beloved series installments that paved the way.
NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl is an American football video game developed by Visual Concepts in association with 2K Sports. It was released in 2001 for only the Sega Dreamcast. The cover athlete is former Purdue standout quarterback Drew Brees.
Backyard Soccer is the first game in the Backyard Sports Soccer Series. Gameplay is simple. There are 30 kids to pick on a team, and many custom color teams to create. You also get to be in two game types: Single in which you play one small game and Season play, in which you play for a whole a lot of time and features you playing against some unusable custom teams.. This game also includes a practice mode to help you get used to the kicking in the game, and also shows what it is like during a penalty. All rules to soccer including fouls and hat tricks, are included in the game. When picking the kids on your team you will want to read about how good they are - don't just pick a kid cause they look cool.
Use the amazing combo of moves provided to outwit the world's great female players. Also, this game features different court surfaces, which also affect the bounce and spin of the ball. Singles and Double friendlies can be played against any of the WTA stars. Four major tournaments are offered, success in which will see the player rising through the WTA ranks.
Midway introduces hockey with its no-rules twist that is seen in NFL Blitz. Hockey may have fewer rules than football, but NHL Hitz features hard-hitting action and very simple 3-on-3 gameplay. The game has franchise modes for a created team that you can design along with championship and exhibition modes. You earn attribute points and credits that you can use to unlock items and improve your players along the way. There are several mini-games and extras hidden deep in the game for you to unlock. NHL Hitz is Midway's attempt at making the most action-packed hockey game to ever hit consoles.
The Golf Navigator game series let's the player enjoy a golf simulation where the hallmarks are panoramic 360 degree views of the courses and an intuiative system which allows for proper impartation of power and english to the virtual golfer's swing.
The Vol.4 features 2 courses: Taiheiyo Gotenba & Ishioka Golf Club. At the beginning of the game the player can choose between a male or a female caracter, select one of the courses and in each course he can play stroke play, free play or view the course data.
he X Games could be considered the Olympics for Generation X, and now one of the premier events skateboarding has made its way to the Game Boy Advance with ESPN X GAMES SKATEBOARDING. Choose from eight pro skaters Bob Burnquist, Carlos DeAndrade, Chad Fernandez, Kerry Getz, Rick McCrank, Colin McKay, Chris Senn, and Lincoln Ueda and 64 licensed decks as you get ready to shred on the streets, sidewalks, handrails, and more. There will be three cities to skate in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles each with location-specific elements and landmarks. The game consists of nine levels, broken into three categories: X Games competition, street skating, and fantasy. The 12 big-name bands including Linkin Park, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and New Found Glory will provide the adrenaline-pumping tunes to keep the action fast and furious. Get ready to ollie, grind, and kickflip your way to victory with ESPN X GAMES SKATEBOARDING.
This Natsume entry into the realm of extreme sports gaming puts the player in charge of a squad of highly-trained synchronized skydivers. As in reality, there is a short period between the time the diver leaves the plane and has to open his chute and the game's challenge comes in aligning the free-falling team members to form impressive formations before the time limit expires.
Players can lead their team in competition against a string of computer-controlled international contenders, or go head-to-head against a friend. Each squad can perform over 40 different formations and a practice mode allows the player to perfect his skills without the time limit.