NBA Showdown: a game that resembles itspredecessors but boasts faster: more fluid gameplay. The list of newfeatures is significant. There's a terrific new behind-the-playerfoul shot perspective: a battery backup: season modes: support for afour-player adapter: and even the ability to call plays on the fly. TheTV-style presentation has returned: with a single anchor behind a deskproviding analysis before the game and also at halftime. The courtincludes an elaborate scoreboard where the scorer's table should be:flashing animations during the game. The endresult is less razzle-dazzle and more emphasis on strategy. All in all: NBA Showdown was a positive step for the series.
