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{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
|title = NBA Courtside 2002
|title = NBA Courtside 2002
|image = NBA Courtside 2002.jpg
|image = NBA Courtside 2002.jpg
|caption = North American box art
|caption = North American box art with [[Kobe Bryant]]
|developer = [[Left Field Productions]]
|developer = [[Left Field Productions]]
|publisher = [[Nintendo]]
|publisher = [[Nintendo]]
|producer = Umrao Mayer
|released =
|programmer = Phillip Watts
{{vgrelease|NA=January 13, 2002}}
|artist = Allan Spong
{{vgrelease|JP=March 29, 2002}}
|composer = Joel Simmons
{{vgrelease|PAL=May 24, 2002}}
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|January 14, 2002<ref>{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2001-10-09 |title=Release Date Shuffle |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/09/release-date-shuffle |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>|JP|March 29, 2002|PAL|May 24, 2002}}
|genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
|genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]]
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[GameCube]]
|platforms = [[GameCube]]
}}
}}
'''''NBA Courtside 2002''''' is a [[basketball]] video game developed by [[Left Field Productions]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in 2002. It is the third and final installment in the ''NBA Courtside'' series and the sequel to ''[[NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant]]'' on the [[Nintendo 64]].
'''''NBA Courtside 2002''''' is a [[basketball]] video game developed by [[Left Field Productions]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[GameCube]] in 2002. It is the third and final installment in the ''NBA Courtside'' series and the sequel to ''[[NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant]]'' on the [[Nintendo 64]].


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
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The game was first released in the United States. The European release followed three weeks later. Left Field, the developer, was not expected to work with Nintendo again after this release.<ref name=eurog/>
The game was first released in the United States. The European release followed three weeks later. Left Field, the developer, was not expected to work with Nintendo again after this release.<ref name=eurog/>


The game's Brazilian release shipped with a fatal [[crash (computing)|crash]] [[software bug|bug]] that partly resulted from the Brazilian GameCubes' use of the [[PAL-M]] system. Consequently, the system software for consoles released in that country was updated to automatically install a [[software patch]] for the game to fix the bug whenever it was loaded.<ref>{{Cite tweet|author=ecumber|user=ecumber05|number=1418419965967798276|date=July 22, 2021|title=Random fact: in the brazilian version of the gamecube ipl it will specifically check for the game nba courtside 2002 every time a game is booted this is because the game crashes on the brazilian gamecube and it has to apply a patch to get the game to run|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
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==Reception==
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== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 72%<ref name="GameRankings">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/516507-nba-courtside-2002/index.html|title=NBA Courtside 2002 Reviews|publisher=[[Game Rankings]]|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>
| MC = 71/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-courtside-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube|title=NBA Courtside 2002 for GameCube Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
| MC = 71 out of 100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/nbacourtside2002|title=NBA Courtside 2002 (cube: 2002): Reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>
| EGM = 7.67 out of 10<ref>{{cite magazine|author=EGM staff|title=NBA Courtside 2002|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|issue=152|date=March 2002|page=140}}</ref>
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| EuroG = 8 out of 10<ref name=eurog>{{cite web|last=Bramwell|first=Tom|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_nbacourtside2002_gc|title=NBA Courtside 2002|website=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|date=May 28, 2002|accessdate=May 4, 2008}}</ref>
| EGM = C<ref name="GameRankings"/>
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| Fam = 32 out of 40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine|title=ニンテンドーゲームキューブ - NBAコートサイド 2002|language=Japanese|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|volume=915|date=June 30, 2006|page=98}}</ref>
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| EuroG = 8 out of 10<ref name=eurog>{{cite web|last=Bramwell|first=Tom|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_nbacourtside2002_gc|title=NBA Courtside 2002 Review // GC /// Eurogamer|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]|date=2002-05-28|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>
| GI = 8.25 out of 10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Leeper|first=Justin|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200203/R03.0801.1228.19894.htm|title=NBA Courtside 2002|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[GameStop|FuncoLand]]|issue=107|date=March 2002|page=80|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041117123530/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200203/R03.0801.1228.19894.htm|archivedate=November 17, 2004|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
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| Fam = 32 out of 40<ref>''ニンテンドーゲームキューブ - NBAコートサイド 2002''. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.98. 30 June 2006.</ref>
| GameRev = C+<ref>{{cite web|author=Dr. Moo|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32452-nba-courtside-2002-review|title=NBA Courtside 2002 Review|website=[[Game Revolution]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|date=January 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926162414/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nba-courtside-2002|archivedate=September 26, 2015|url-status=live|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
| GI = 8.25 out of 10<ref name="GameRankings"/>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Dan Elektro|url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/19826.shtml|title=NBA Courtside 2002 Review for GameCube on GamePro.com|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]]|date=January 14, 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212144413/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/19826.shtml|archivedate=February 12, 2005|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GameRankings"/>
| GSpot = 7.6 out of 10<ref name="Spot">{{cite web|last=Ahmed|first=Shahed|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/sports/nbacourtside2002/review.html|title=NBA Courtside 2002 for GameCube Review - GameCube NBA Courtside 2002 Review|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=2002-01-14|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7.6 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|last=Ahmed|first=Shahed|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-courtside-2002-review/1900-2838811/|title=NBA Courtside 2002 Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=January 14, 2002|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
| GSpy = 77 out of 100<ref name="Spy">{{cite web|last=Clollins|first=Derek|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january02/nbacourtsidegcn/|title=GameSpy.com - Reviews: NBA Courtside 2002 (GameCube)|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>
| GSpy = 77%<ref name="Spy">{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Derek|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january02/nbacourtsidegcn/|title=NBA Courtside 2002|website=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|date=January 22, 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217160613/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january02/nbacourtsidegcn/|archivedate=February 17, 2005|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.5 of 10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|last=Mirabella|first=Fran III|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/166/166576p1.html |title=IGN: NBA Courtside 2002 Review|publisher=[[IGN.com]]|date=2002-01-23|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.5 out of 10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|last=Mirabella III|first=Fran|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/23/nba-courtside-2002|title=NBA Courtside 2002|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=January 23, 2002|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
| NP = 4 out of 5<ref>{{cite magazine|title=NBA Courtside 2002|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|volume=153|date=February 2002|page=148}}</ref>
| NP = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GameRankings"/>
}}
}}
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Overall, ''NBA Courtside 2002'' received positive feedback from outlets, receiving a 7.6 out of 10 from [[GameSpot]]<ref name="Spot"/> a 4 out of 5 from [[Nintendo Power]]<ref name="GameRankings"/> and [[Game Informer]] saying "It's a pretty rocking title that can hang with the b-ball big boys".<ref name="MC"/> The game did receive criticism; [[IGN]] had issues with the game's artificial intelligence and [[GameSpy]] said the "Skills Mode" was "nothing to spend too much time on".<ref name="Spy"/><ref name="IGN"/>


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Overall, ''NBA Courtside 2002'' received "average" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 32 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/> The game did receive criticism; [[IGN]] had issues with the game's [[Artificial intelligence in video games|artificial intelligence]] and [[GameSpy]] said the "Skills Mode" was "nothing to spend too much time on".<ref name="Spy"/><ref name="IGN"/>
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''NBA Courtside 2002'' has sold over 120,000 copies since its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.teamxbox.com/archive/index.php/t-174526.html|title=Sales Numbers to end all sales numbers Archive - Xbox 360 & Xbox Forums|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>


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''NBA Courtside 2002'' had sold over 120,000 copies since its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.teamxbox.com/archive/index.php/t-174526.html|title=Sales Numbers to end all sales numbers|website=[[TeamXbox]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|date=January 29, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208013854/http://forum.teamxbox.com/archive/index.php/t-174526.html|archivedate=February 8, 2012|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
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Tom Bramwell of ''Eurogamer'' described the game as having great depth and completely outclassing its competitor, ''[[NBA Live 2002]]''.<ref name=eurog/> He wrote that the game highlighted what Electronic Arts was missing from their own basketball games. In addition to matching their statistical accuracy, Bramwell felt that ''NBA Courtside'' was a better simulation and offered an "arcade mode" that competed with the scope of the also-praised ''[[NBA Street]]''. Bramwell praised the graphics, gameplay, [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|artificial intelligence]], and ball physics. He had particular praise for the sound effects' level of detail.<ref name=eurog/><!-- a little more available towards the bottom-->


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Tom Bramwell of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' described the game as having great depth and completely outclassing its competitor, ''[[NBA Live 2002]]''.<ref name=eurog/> He wrote that the game highlighted what Electronic Arts was missing from their own basketball games. In addition to matching their statistical accuracy, Bramwell felt that ''NBA Courtside'' was a better simulation and offered an "arcade mode" that competed with the scope of the also-praised ''[[NBA Street]]''. Bramwell praised the graphics, gameplay, artificial intelligence, and ball physics. He had particular praise for the sound effects' level of detail.<ref name=eurog/><!-- a little more available towards the bottom-->
==See also==
{{Infobox video game
|title = NBA Courtside Starring LeBron James
|image =
|caption =
|developer = [[Left Field Productions]] (Xbox 360)<br>[[Beenox]] (Nintendo GameCube)<br>[[Blitz Games]] (Wii) [[Monkey Bar Games]] (PlayStation 2)<br>[[ImaginEngine]] (PC)<br>[[Altron]] (GBA, Nintendo DS)<br>[[Traveller's Tales]] (NGC)<br>[[Amaze Entertainment]] (PSP, PSV)
|publisher = [[Nintendo]] (Xbox 360)<br>[[THQ]] (GBA, Nintendo DS)<br>[[D3 Publisher]] (Wii, PSV)<br>[[Activision]] (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3)
|distributor = [[Nintendo|Nintendo Sports]]
|director = James Smith
|writer = [[LeBron James]]<br>James Smith
|producer = [[Albie Hecht]]<br>James Smith
|designer = '''''Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable'''''<br>Tim Johnson<br>Daniel Grozez<br>Thomas Smith<br>Ben Woody<br>Alexander Allen<br>'''''Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS'''''<br>Shilden Kawuaski<br>Shiden Hawaeraiki<br>Tawasdasd Aujaurt<br>Alexandre Auinabart
|composer = Patrick Smith
|engine = '''''Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Viva, PlayStation Portable'''''<br>[[RenderWare]]<br>'''''Wii'''''<br>[[Vicious Engine]]
|released = June 10, 2004
|genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]<br>[[Multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]<br>[[PlayStation 3]]<br>[[Nintendo DS]]<br>[[PC]]<br>[[Xbox 360]]<br>[[Wii]]<br>[[PlayStation Portable]]<br>[[PlayStation Vita]]<br>[[Game Boy Advance]]
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|series = ''NBA Courtside''
}}
'''''NBA Courtside Starring LeBron James''''' is a 2004 [[basketball]] video game from [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Vita]]<br>[[PC]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]] based on ''NBA Courtside'' series.


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==Plot==
[[LeBron James]] is the basketball player in [[NBA]] and announcer [[Tom Hanks]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{moby game|id=/gamecube/nba-courtside-2002}}


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Latest revision as of 00:28, 24 March 2024

NBA Courtside 2002
North American box art with Kobe Bryant
Developer(s)Left Field Productions
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)Umrao Mayer
Programmer(s)Phillip Watts
Artist(s)Allan Spong
Composer(s)Joel Simmons
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • NA: January 14, 2002[1]
  • JP: March 29, 2002
  • PAL: May 24, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NBA Courtside 2002 is a basketball video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2002. It is the third and final installment in the NBA Courtside series and the sequel to NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant on the Nintendo 64.

Gameplay

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The game features every player from the 2001-02 NBA season, each with his own unique stats, and has season and arcade modes.[citation needed]

The player can customize their team and players, from their statistical attributes to their names and faces. There is a practice gameplay mode as well as a mode to compete against other teams.[2]

Development

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The game was first released in the United States. The European release followed three weeks later. Left Field, the developer, was not expected to work with Nintendo again after this release.[2]

The game's Brazilian release shipped with a fatal crash bug that partly resulted from the Brazilian GameCubes' use of the PAL-M system. Consequently, the system software for consoles released in that country was updated to automatically install a software patch for the game to fix the bug whenever it was loaded.[3]

Reception

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Overall, NBA Courtside 2002 received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40.[6] The game did receive criticism; IGN had issues with the game's artificial intelligence and GameSpy said the "Skills Mode" was "nothing to spend too much time on".[11][12]

NBA Courtside 2002 had sold over 120,000 copies since its release.[14]

Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer described the game as having great depth and completely outclassing its competitor, NBA Live 2002.[2] He wrote that the game highlighted what Electronic Arts was missing from their own basketball games. In addition to matching their statistical accuracy, Bramwell felt that NBA Courtside was a better simulation and offered an "arcade mode" that competed with the scope of the also-praised NBA Street. Bramwell praised the graphics, gameplay, artificial intelligence, and ball physics. He had particular praise for the sound effects' level of detail.[2]

References

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  1. ^ I. G. N. Staff (October 9, 2001). "Release Date Shuffle". IGN. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bramwell, Tom (May 28, 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  3. ^ ecumber [@ecumber05] (July 22, 2021). "Random fact: in the brazilian version of the gamecube ipl it will specifically check for the game nba courtside 2002 every time a game is booted this is because the game crashes on the brazilian gamecube and it has to apply a patch to get the game to run" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "NBA Courtside 2002 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  5. ^ EGM staff (March 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 152. Ziff Davis. p. 140.
  6. ^ a b "ニンテンドーゲームキューブ - NBAコートサイド 2002". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 915. Enterbrain. June 30, 2006. p. 98.
  7. ^ Leeper, Justin (March 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002". Game Informer. No. 107. FuncoLand. p. 80. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Dr. Moo (January 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002 Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Dan Elektro (January 14, 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002 Review for GameCube on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (January 14, 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Collins, Derek (January 22, 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Mirabella III, Fran (January 23, 2002). "NBA Courtside 2002". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "NBA Courtside 2002". Nintendo Power. Vol. 153. Nintendo of America. February 2002. p. 148.
  14. ^ "Sales Numbers to end all sales numbers". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. January 29, 2003. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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