Backyard Basketball for the Nintendo DS
© 2007 Humongous Inc.
A first on the Nintendo DS, this edition of Backyard Basketball puts a basketball tournament in your child's pocket. Note that other Backyard DS titles include hockey and football. As with others in the series, there are kid-versions of real NBA pros including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and others. There are multiple difficulty levels, full-court simulation, season play, single game, and mini-game modes, custom team, players, fields, uniforms, logos and a multi-player mode with handicap capabilities. This is another typical Backyard sports game with no real surprises. But the fact that it is on the Nintendo DS lets you take the game on the road which makes it interesting. Backyard Basketball is part of the Backyard Sports series, now owned by Infogrames Entertainment. Visit www.backyardsports.com.
$30, Nintendo DS
Teaches: sports, strategy, basketball