| Street Sports Basketball | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Epyx |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Artist(s) | Dave Worton |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
Street Sports Basketball is a 1987 computer basketball game for the IBM PC, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It was developed by Epyx and published by U.S. Gold. [1]
The game features a 3-a-side basketball match. Each team is made by three players with different skills chosen from the neighbours. [2]
Computer Gaming World stated in 1987 that Street Sports Basketball's "graphics are smooth and the action is fast". [3] The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #131 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 31⁄2 out of 5 stars. [4]
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