NBA Courtside 2002
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = NBA Courtside 2002
|image = NBA Courtside 2002.jpg
|caption = North American box art with Kobe Bryant
|developer = Left Field Productions
|publisher = Nintendo
|producer = Umrao Mayer
|programmer = Phillip Watts
|artist = Allan Spong
|composer = Joel Simmons
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|January 14, 2002{{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 |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105142607/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/09/release-date-shuffle |url-status=live }}|JP|March 29, 2002|PAL|May 24, 2002}}
|genre = Sports
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = GameCube
}}
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
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|date=July 2015}}
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.
Development
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.
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.{{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}}
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 71/100{{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}}
| EGM = 7.67 out of 10{{cite magazine|author=EGM staff|title=NBA Courtside 2002|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=152|date=March 2002|page=140}}
| EuroG = 8 out of 10{{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}}
| Fam = 32 out of 40{{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}}
| GI = 8.25 out of 10{{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=FuncoLand|issue=107|date=March 2002|page=80|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041117123530/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200203/R03.0801.1228.19894.htm|archive-date=November 17, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=January 29, 2020}}
| GameRev = C+{{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}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}{{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=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}}
| GSpot = 7.6 out of 10{{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|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129033017/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-courtside-2002-review/1900-2838811/|url-status=live}}
| GSpy = 77%{{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}}
| IGN = 7.5 out of 10{{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|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129033019/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/23/nba-courtside-2002|url-status=live}}
| NP = 4 out of 5{{cite magazine|title=NBA Courtside 2002|magazine=Nintendo Power|publisher=Nintendo of America|volume=153|date=February 2002|page=148}}
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Overall, NBA Courtside 2002 received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40. 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".
NBA Courtside 2002 had sold over 120,000 copies since its release.{{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}}
Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer described the game as having great depth and completely outclassing its competitor, NBA Live 2002. 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.
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References
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External links
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{{NBA Courtside series}}
{{Kobe Bryant}}
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Category:Left Field Productions games