NBA Jam (2010 video game)

NBA Jam
North American Wii box art
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Producer(s)Nick Channon
Nathan McDonald
Designer(s)Jeremy Tiner
Programmer(s)Andrew Pojar
Artist(s)Rob Hilson
SeriesNBA Jam
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, iOS, Windows Phone, Android, Mac OS X
Release
October 5, 2010
  • Wii
    • NA: October 5, 2010
    • AU: October 14, 2010
    • EU: January 20, 2011
    PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    • NA: November 17, 2010[1]
    • AU: November 25, 2010
    • EU: November 26, 2010
    iOS
    February 10, 2011[2]
    OS X
    December 14, 2011
    Android
    March 15, 2012
    Windows Phone
    March 21, 2013[3]
    On Fire
    • NA: October 4, 2011 (PS3)
    • WW: October 5, 2011
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player or multiplayer

NBA Jam is a basketball video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. It is the latest installment in the NBA Jam video game franchise, released in 2010. The game was initially planned to be available as a full retail release for the Wii, with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions available for download via a coupon upon purchasing NBA Elite 11. Following the delay and eventual cancelation of Elite,[4] the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions were released as standalone titles in November 2010.[1]

The game has a unique visual style, using 3D models with high-resolution photographs for the heads of each of the players. Several aspects such as the outrageous slam dunks and the ball catching on fire return from the original games.[5][6] Original NBA Jam creator Mark Turmell served as a consultant.[7] Tim Kitzrow, the announcer from the original NBA Jam also returned, re-recording all the lines from previous NBA Jam titles. All NBA Rosters are accurate as of April 7, 2010. The Mac version of the game is also available for Mac OS X through the Mac version of the Mac App Store, making it the only official computer version of the game.

  1. ^ a b "EA SPORTS NBA JAM to Feature Online Play on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3". Electronic Arts. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "NBA JAM by EA SPORTS(TM)". App Store. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Acevedo, Paul (May 29, 2013). "NBA Jam Review: Catching Windows Phone on fire!". Windows Central. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Samit (September 27, 2010). "NBA Elite 11 delayed, standalone NBA Jam HD coming soon". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming.
  5. ^ TeamGRF TV: Internet Television We Control! (March 13, 2010). "[GameTrailers] NBA JAM Debut Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Harris, Craig (March 31, 2010). "NBA Jam Hands-on". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Harris, Craig (January 15, 2010). "New NBA Jam Details". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 30, 2019.