NBA Jam 2002
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = NBA Jam 2002
| image = NBAJam2002Cover.jpg
| developer = DC Studios
| publisher = Acclaim Entertainment{{efn|Released under the Acclaim Sports label}}
| series = NBA Jam
| composer = Manfred Linzner
| platforms = Game Boy Advance
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|February 21, 2002{{cite web |last=Cove |first=Glen |date=February 21, 2002 |url=http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/NBAJAM2002GBAShips.html |title=NBA JAM 2002 For Game Boy Advance |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803160953/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/NBAJAM2002GBAShips.html |archive-date=August 3, 2004 |url-status=dead}}|EU|March 1, 2002}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
NBA Jam 2002 is a sports Game Boy Advance game made by Acclaim Entertainment as a licensed basketball simulation for the 2002-2003 NBA season. It was the follow-up to NBA Jam 2001 and was the last game in the NBA Jam series to mention a year in its title. The game was originally set for release in late November 2001 before being delayed to February 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/08/new-nba-jam-gba-shots|title=New NBA Jam GBA Shots|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=January 7, 2002|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|accessdate=December 28, 2019|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228235611/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/08/new-nba-jam-gba-shots|url-status=live}}
There were 29 NBA teams to play as with more than 140 players in all.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/nba-jam-2002|title=NBA Jam 2002 - IGN|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|accessdate=December 28, 2019|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228235609/https://www.ign.com/games/nba-jam-2002|url-status=live}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 49/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-jam-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance|title=NBA Jam 2002 for Game Boy Advance Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 28, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250224220236/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nba-jam-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance|url-status=live}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36934&tab=review|title=NBA Jam 2002 - Review|last=Miller|first=Skyler|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=December 28, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115130035/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36934&tab=review|archivedate=November 15, 2014}}
| GI = 1.25/10{{cite magazine|url=http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200205/R03.0731.1519.31217.htm|title=NBA Jam 2002|last=Leeper|first=Justin|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=109|date=May 2002|page=89|access-date=December 28, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802154401/http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200205/R03.0731.1519.31217.htm|archive-date=August 2, 2008}}
| GSpot = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-jam-2002-review/1900-2850397/|title=NBA Jam 2002 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]|last=Provo|first=Frank|date=February 25, 2002|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 28, 2019|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228235612/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-jam-2002-review/1900-2850397/|url-status=live}}
| GSpy = 35%{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april02/nbajam2002gba/|title=NBA Jam 2002|last=Sabine|first=Mike|date=April 9, 2002|website=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|accessdate=December 29, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217155048/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april02/nbajam2002gba/|archivedate=February 17, 2005}}
| NP = 3.3/5{{cite magazine|title=NBA Jam 2002|magazine=Nintendo Power|publisher=Nintendo of America|volume=153|date=February 2002|page=154}}
}}
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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Category:Acclaim Entertainment games
Category:Game Boy Advance games
Category:Game Boy Advance-only games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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