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MMORPG Basketball

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Pros:
+ NO MONTHLY FEE
+ Demo allows you to reach lvl 15 (max rookie) to get your friends hooked
+ Quick games (~5-7 min), possible to play in small increments
+ Laptop friendly (runs on anything that can run XP SP2)
+ Simple, but deep gameplay ; plenty of replay value
+ Zones to bracket characters of similar levels
+ Useful character/position game guides on the main website

Cons:
- Significant lag; even when sparsely populated
- Long load times for client (to check for updates, hacks)
- Many items not accessible without full version and money either through level limit or the need for bills (online money)
- Confusing passing scheme; with only 1 pass button there doesn't seem to be a way to pass precisely
- Tutorial is weak

Overall:
= Most people I see on the community play nice--they pass often and are team players with good etiquette. Extremely addictive when you find good teammates and have good chemistry. Demo version gives enough game to be fun. Full version gives you points + 3000 bills (and ability to buy more); $10 = 3000 bills (as of 05/30/07). No monthly fee makes this game a definate buy!

It's a virtual pick-up game that never ends!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I cannot get enough of this game. Downloaded the demo three days ago, and a day later I bought two copies...One for me, and one for my brother so that we could play together on separate computers.

Oh, where to start... I guess I might as well tell you up front, this game is just a blast to play! The controls are the arrow keys to move your player, then to pass you press "s"; to shoot you press "d"; to make a nice dribble around press "a" and the direction you want to go; and finally to perform a special action like setting a screen you press "w".

The game is based on 3 on 3 halfcourt basketball with games being 5 minutes long with 1 minute overtimes if needed. With the simple controls and easy game interface it was a joy to be able to jump into games so quickly and earn experience which allows you to level up.

The game is like any other Massive Multiplayer game in that it is based around leveling up. In this game leveling up gets you +1 in all your stats like dunking, 3-pt shooting, passing ect... and also can unlock new special moves like a certain dunk animation that makes your mouth water or even a "through" pass. I almost forgot to mention that there are 3 positions in Freestyle basketball, Guard (after level 15 you choose to either become a Shooting or Point Guard); Forward (once again, after lv 15 you choose either a Small or Power Forward); and finally a Center which to my understanding cannot be specialized anymore after level 15, but in my oppinion the Centers are the most dominate position in the game. Everyone wants to be the scorer, but the Centers dictate the winning teams because of the rebounds they pull down.

Like I said before the easy controls allow for such a flow in the game, and there are no clunky controlling schemes needed to be remembered. BUT, contrary to what this seems, Freestyle basketball is a very strategic game. I myself have been on many straight level 1 teams ( all 3 players are level 1) and have upset a straight level 3 team because we chose to pick them apart from behind the three point line--so obviously skills only get you so far.

I could talk forever, but trust me, try out the FREE game that goes up to level three. That's more than enough time to see if this game is for you.

PROS:
-Gameplay is easy, yet strategical
-Interface is easy and allows for quick access to games
-Replay ability is 110% of any sports game I've ever played.
-Community is always growing it seems

CONS:
-Can get annoying when you can't find a team that will let you play because you are a lower level, but making your own team solves this.
-THAT'S IT!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my grandson he loves it. Plays for hours even though he gets mad at some of the players who won't pass the ball. He still needs to find out how to earn money to buy things during the game. I would recamend this game for all those who like basketball,

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