NBA Unrivaled

 PlayStation 3
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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1.8

Overwhelming dislike- based on 20 Ratings

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  • Summary: [Playstation Network] Paying homage to the old school look and feel of the arcade classics, NBA Unrivaled brings back all of the intensity and pulse pounding action - AMPLIFIED! Hit the hardwood with the 2009-2010 NBA season's team and player rosters with current stats, logos and jerseys.[Playstation Network] Paying homage to the old school look and feel of the arcade classics, NBA Unrivaled brings back all of the intensity and pulse pounding action - AMPLIFIED! Hit the hardwood with the 2009-2010 NBA season's team and player rosters with current stats, logos and jerseys. Ball your way up to the top of the league with unthinkable slams and outrageous plays to get the crowd pumped for momentum on your side! Momentum mania! As you play for points, you will also play to fill up your Momentum Gauge. Once the Momentum gauge is maxed out, the team goes into Momentum Mania, which boosts offensive and defensive abilities, allowing for flashier, bigger plays. Non-stop action: Experience electrifying effects, outrageous dunks, and fast paced action where no other basketball game has gone before. Authentic rosters: Boasting all 30 NBA teams and the top players from the latest 2009-2010 Rosters, choose your team to compete in full five-on-five team arcade-style gameplay. Multiple modes: Grab a friend to play in online or offline multiplayer mode -- player vs. player, or two players vs. CPU. [Tecmo]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. PSM3 Magazine UK
    63
    If you're after a light-hearted change of pace from 2K10, you could do far worse than this. [Sept 2010, p.94]
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  2. ZTGD
    60
    At its heart, it's a realistic basketball game that tries to be an arcade game. If Tecmo stuck with their roots and made it the game an actual arcade style b-ball game a la Tecmo Bowl, NBA Unrivaled would have been awesome but with stiff gameplay and wonky AI, the only thing good about this game is the way it looks.
  3. IGN
    25
    There's a reason why there's only twelve people currently on the leaderboards for NBA Unrivaled and that is that this is one of the worst PSN games released in recent memory.
  4. 1UP
    16
    An unmitigated disaster.
  5. GamePro
    10
    While it is a nice throwback to the retro arcade-style basketball games of yore, the overall package is an accumulation of bad design decisions that adds up to one of the worst basketball games ever made.
  6. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    10
    I'd say that you should try playing this only to laugh at its total, across-the-board incompetence, but it'd be like recommending you throw eight quid into the bin and then roll around naked and giggling in a pile of your own faeces. Unrivaled indeed. [Sept 2010, p.115]
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  7. Gaming Age
    0
    A game that rips off NBA Jam so deeply and soullessly.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Mr_Bryant
    Apr 7, 2017
    10
    Alright this is the best game ive evaaarrr played. The grafics r so gude. i meen they have soo manny picsels and iz the best sportsss geamAlright this is the best game ive evaaarrr played. The grafics r so gude. i meen they have soo manny picsels and iz the best sportsss geam evar. My favirote charkter is mi dad. hee is soo manely!!!… Expand
  2. ps3gamer3945
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    this is litterally the worst nba game ever made. just play any other 2k game of if you have a backwards compatible ps3 play nba street. if youthis is litterally the worst nba game ever made. just play any other 2k game of if you have a backwards compatible ps3 play nba street. if you can name any other 2k game it will be better.… Expand