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JCE Entertainment spared no expense to include some original stylistic elements into a street-ball based online sports title and the whole conceptual implementation pays off well with convincing aesthetics, characters, clothing, accessories and even the game modes.
It’s impressive that the game has a fleshed out multiplayer component and an equally satisfying series of single-player modes to help players hone their skills. A full-fledged tutorial is present for new players and mission-based assignments are optional ways to help increase player stats and earn points, much like Invictus’ Project Torque or Reality Gap’s BattleSwarm: Field of Honor.
In addition to mission-based assignments there are standalone Episodes that feature progressive-story based missions involving the preset characters on the game. Players can pick a male or female baller and play through various storyboard events involving the selected character. It’s a good way to familiarize oneself with the different playing styles, as well as testing one’s grit through varying challenges.
In the case of conceptualizing an idea and implementing it into a thematic, sports-MMO package, I definitely can’t put a pin in the balloon of the developer’s efforts. However, it’s a sad shame that the rest of the game doesn’t quite live up to that standard.
