Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour (TimeMage)
Format: Advance
Genre: Sports
Developer: Full Fat Productions Ltd.
Publisher: Destination Software, Inc.

Review
Avoid this game. This game is pretty bad, both overall and specifically. I've never been a big fan of basketball games, but this game, even I can tell, is a bad game. It starts you off with horribly CRUNCHY music, which is a perfect example of why people constantly complain about the GBA soundchip. Don't blame the hardware, blame the bad software like this game that's trying to force CD Quality songs on a handheld. You play as the Harlem Globetrotters and your mission is to clown the entire world of basketball.. you start out.. naturally.. in mexico. As you challenge the same 2 people wearing different colors in every nation across the world, you can get a real feel for how pathetically bad the game's physics engine truly is. The "B" button is meant for both passing and stealing, however, half the time it doesn't work. You can also pass the ball to your opponents. There's no lock-on either. It just vaguely passes towards your partner OR in the direction your going. Trying to steal the ball on the other hand is just as bad because the steal button is on the pass button so you can steal it and then subsequently have it stolen or PASS it to the guy you just stole it from. Stealing is pretty much the only way to win. The action itself is fast paced, matter of seconds between shots. most of the time you're just going to be running up around then down to get to the basket then pressing the A button twice.. unless it doesn't read your input and then you'll be pressing many A buttons while swearing up a storm until the enemy steals the ball. There's quite a few teams around the world to go against so this game does take a bit to get through.

All in All, this game deserves its craptastic rating. I thought of rating it lower but the bad design of the game didn't really impede my progress that bad. The worst part of this game is that the camera follows the ball, which means you have no idea where your player is half the time. Music also sucks.. whole game just sucks. Avoid this clown game.

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