NBA Hang Time

by Midway

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• ASIN: B00002STRS
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation

GameSpot Review

Midway took a lot of heat when its arcade basketball game hit the Nintendo 64, despite delivering a near-perfect arcade experience. Unfortunately for PlayStation owners, this version of NBA Hangtime falls very short of expectations and definitely deserves all the stinging criticism it's going to get.

NBA Hangtime is the unofficial sequel to NBA Jam, and it plays very similarly. The same tried and true gameplay formula applies: Two-on-two basketball that has few rules, no fouls, and plenty of spectacular dunks. Defense consists of knocking down guys on the other team and swatting away balls. Offensively, it's just as satisfying to embarrass the opposition by performing gravity-defying slam dunks as it is to score. If you score three times in a row, you get the special bonus of being "on fire." That is, you can drain shots from virtually anywhere on your half of the court.

Hangtime becomes more fun with every human player who's added to mix. Get up to four playing simultaneously, and the stage is set for some fun and fierce competition. Finding decent players shouldn't be much of a problem, as Hangtime's simplicity makes it easy for novice players to pick up. To further spice up the matches, custom players can be created to resemble anything from a clown to a seven-foot chicken. These created players win extra attribute points (allowing them to improve their scoring, speed, etc.) by answering trivia questions correctly at the end of each match. After answering a lot of questions correctly, your created player will be nearly unstoppable. There are also the requisite hidden characters that can be accessed through the password menu.

Fast-paced gameplay is what Hangtime is supposed to be built on, and the lack of it is what really cripples the PlayStation version. There's entirely too much loading time - especially for a game that only lasts a few minutes. It loads to start the game, then again between quarters, and also for substitutions. Although this is somewhat forgivable because of the storage medium, the slowdown during gameplay is not. Inbounding the ball and having four players on the screen at once seems to give the game fits. It makes the play sluggish for just enough time (and regularity) that the game becomes annoying to play. While the game's graphics do justice to the arcade, they are by no means cutting edge. The PlayStation isn't a great machine when it comes to 2-D graphics, but it isn't as weak as Hangtime's questionable performance implies. The only portion of the game that surpasses the N64 version is the music, which isn't much of a feat considering the space that CD-based games have available to them.

Hangtime's technical problems undermine the very elements that make this franchise so compelling. Unless you're a die-hard fan of the arcade game (and only own a PlayStation), stay far away from the PlayStation translation of NBA Hangtime - it makes the N64 version appear a delectable treat. --Darren Lerhman
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than 10 years after its release still da Bomb!!!, May 8, 2007

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D. L. Angela - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NBA Hangtime (Video Game)

Iv'e been around videogaming quite some years now and i must say NBA Hangtime still, more then ten years after its release, is the best game iv'e ever played! Real live characters such as Dennis Rodman (with changable haircollors!) Patrick Ewing and Gary Payton are displayed hilaricaly realistic but still (deu to the just a little to big heads) caricutaristic.

Next to the real live players there is also the option to create your own character!!! Take your pick out of diferent figurine's like a yellow chicken, a green marsian or even a real live wherewolf! Then pick a nickname out of a list with hilarical name's like cuckoo, spanky or mad dog! Adjust your specialties and abilities (which increase after winning more game's) and game on!!!

Gameplay is fast and fun. No gamerules, foulcalling and freethrows here but an hilarical over the top 2 on 2 batlle for the ball complete with shoving over opponents, alley oops, double dunks and teamfire!!!

The ingame play by play comments by Bulls announcer Neal Funk are just as hilarical as the rest of the game with calls like "get that outer here!!!", "What a disaster!!!", "Is that legal???" and "What was heee thinking???"

On the overal soundpart there is not much to complain either. A booming rap presented by M-Dogg together with all sorts of friendly little samples during game- and braketime make this game a joy not only for the eye but also the ear!!!

All together i have to say that after more than ten years this game, deu to a magical mix off components, still hasn't been topped!!! Not only with 4 friends together this game stands for hours of fun but even alone its good for a rimrockin time!!!

B.t.w. this game is rumoured to be out for Live Arcade soon, we could compete online then. They'll be doing us all a big favour!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Hangtime rocks, February 9, 2009

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David A. Smith "Powerful Light2012" (Webberville, Mi, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NBA Hangtime (Video Game)

After playing so many boring Basketball games i finally found the best basketball game so far. this game is alot of fun :)

3.0 out of 5 stars It's okay., April 9, 2006

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Alex "47" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NBA Hangtime (Video Game)

This is a revew for the N64 game, not the PS1 game. The N64 version isn't available on amazon.

NBA Hangtime is not nearly as good as NBA Jam for a few reasons. First, the weird graphics are pretty annoying. They are the actual pictures of the player's heads, and the bodies are animated. It's very strange. There is also only one camera view; which is the "broadcasting view" like you see on TV. Here's my review.

Graphics: 6/10. These are not good much at all. Like I said, they are very strange and different graphics, and that isn't a good thing. They are really quite ugly.

Sound: 5.5/10. Mediocre at best. The announcer is annoying and the music being played has just as bad quality as the rest of the game.

Control: 6/10. They do not respond well at all. If you play against the computer, you have one computer guy on your game you can somewhat control and not control. This game has 2 on 2 basketball and it is just really frustrating how you just can't control both players entirely.

Fun: 6/10. This game has good stats if you have a memory card, and you can also create your character with quite a few different choices for your body and what not. This is a game that you should not buy unless you are a hardcore unrealistic basketball game. This is the NFL Blitz of basketball, but it is really not good. This game with a friend is a lot better than going solo. I got this game for $3.99 at EB Games, and I'm glad it didn't cost anymore.

6.3/10

( Note again: This is the N64 version review of this game, not PS2. )

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