Five Reasons Why NBA Jam On 360 Equals Fun

News today has broken, through American board of classification the ESRB, that NBA Jam, under its new EA stewardship is to leap like a Salmon from the Wii, arriving on 360. There are several reasons why this is excellent news – allow us to clue you in.

Firstly, it means that the expression ‘Boomshakalaka’ no longer belongs to an in poor taste Family Guy sketch. Once again, videogame journalists will have a punchline for practically every joke about American sport, unafraid of a possibility to offend.

Secondly, we get to hear the dulcet tones of one Tim Kitzrow all over again. Why is this a good thing? Well, he’s the legendary original announcer on both the original NBA Jam and NFL Blitz – basically, he’s the voice most people think of when they hear the word ‘Midway’, allowing us to sink into that comforting blanket we call the mid nineties, once again.

Call us ignorant fools (go on then), but so-called ‘realistic’ basketball games mire what should be a simple contest to ascertain whether or not an individual can jump with its pesky real-world ‘rules’. As such, NBA Jam acts as the stepping stone for gamers too shy to dip their toes in.

Penultimately, we anticipate the opportunity, like with NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC years ago, to create a custom player who’s five feet tall, nickname him ‘the gorilla’ and give him an ability to score three pointers from almost everywhere. Breaking the game: it’s great.

Finally, if the age of Midway is receiving a severe jolt up the backside, we may see a return to that whimsical age of gaming in which celebrity cameos were often and meaningless. Like Michael Jackson in Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, or Bill Clinton in this very series.
So, what are you all looking forward to most?

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