Basketball Challenge
{{Short description|1987 video game}}
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|image = Basketball challenge by XOR Corporation cover art.jpg
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|developer = XOR Corporation
|publisher = XOR Corporation
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|platforms = IBM PC
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}}Basketball Challenge is a computer game developed by the XOR Corporation in 1987 for the IBM PC and compatibles.
Gameplay
Basketball Challenge is a game in which the player is the coach of a basketball team, and determines how the team uses plays and sets, as well as what they do for offense and defense. The basketball players are represented by numbers on the court shown on screen, and the coach must utilize the team's star players effectively and get the best performance out of the other team members. Basketball Challenge is designed for one or two players, although a human opponent can play against the computer or let the computer run as both players. At the beginning of the game the player is given the option to choose offensive and defensive plays including lineup and tempo. During the game you have the ability to communicate with team players. You also have the ability to coach a player and this can lead to changing tactics or even substituting players during deadball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/basketball-challenge/credits.|title="Basketball Challenge (1987) - Mobygames".}}
Reception
In 1988, Dragon gave the game 3½ out of 5 stars.{{cite journal
|title=The Role of Computers
|last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk
|journal=Dragon
|issue=136
|date=August 1988
|pages=76–81}} Computer Gaming World recommended Basketball Challenge to "those who have always wanted to be college coaches", with its strategic depth compensating for the lack of graphics.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=86 | title=Slammin' and Jammin' / Courtside Criticism on Computer Basketball Games | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=September 1991 | accessdate=18 November 2013 |author1=Spezzano, Dan |author2=Lee, Wyatt | pages=108}}
Reviews
References
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Category:Basketball video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:XOR Corporation games
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