Alley-Oop! Hoopworld Slams WiiWare's Backboard on 19th July
Posted by James Newton
That's our basketball knowledge exhausted
Virtual Toys has been absent from the world of WiiWare for quite a while, but it's ready to return on Monday with Hoopworld, 1000 Point, 3-on-3 basketball game with tons of fighting.
Promising plenty of arcade action, an online leaderboard, offline two-player modes and plenty of the sport's trademark razzmatazz, Hoopworld's billed as a "basketbrawl" game as players can use kung-fu moves to steal possession. With NBA Jam heading to Wii later this year and Mario Sports Mix boasting its own hard court action, this could be a golden time for basketball games on Nintendo's machine. We'll have a full review of Hoopworld shortly after its release next week.
HoopWorld™ brings over-the-top arcade basketball with a kung-fu power-up twist to the platform, offering unlimited replay ability via seven uniquely themed teams and six outdoor courts/ locations. Connect to the HoopWorld™ online leader board or play with a friend. Fast, fun, and easy to pick-up arcade action and power-ups will keep players on the edge of their seats, as they basketbrawl their way to the top of the HoopWorld Leader board Championship!
#1
Zach said:
Extreme headline / subhead win!
#2
Robo-goose said:
Nope, not interested. But it still looks like it has potential.
#3
IAmNotWill said:
Looks cool, but I want to see a video first.
Basketball FTW!
#4
Ian_Daemon said:
"Basketbrawl"? Uh... They made an updated ArchRivals? I dunno. I don't see any green mohawks in those screenshots.
#5
WaveBoy said:
I'm no fan of basket ball, or most sports games in general but this is probably the coolest looking basket ball game I've ever seen. I really dig the creative environemnts and the fact that this isn't another boring sim. Arcade Kung Fu basketball set in trippy tropical environemnts, sounds shweeeet. But I'll most likely pass.
#6
Imerion said:
This came out of nowhere and looks quite nice! I usually don't like non-racing sports games (Wii Sports/Resorts excluded), but with some added action and fighting, like Mario Strikers, it can certainly be great fun to play with friends. So I'll keep my eyes on this.
#7
GreenSpleen said:
I used to love playing Arch Rivals back in the day at the arcade. If this had online PLAY and not just a leaderboard then I would buy it for sure. Otherwise Im just going to get NBA JAM later this year.
#8
DiggerandIndy said:
Ride, daddy, ride.
#9
jbrodack said:
Sounds pretty cool and looks like its been in development a while but the lack of videos is kind of worrying. With it coming out so soon wouldn't they want to promote it more?
#10
BulbasaurusRex said:
This sounds good. It might be able to hold me over until NBA Jam.
#11
dizzy_boy said:
this looks good, but i`ll wait for the review though.
#12
Splat said:
NBA Jam > This game.
#13
Retro-Commando said:
Don't go comparing this game to nba jam remember nba jam is a RETAIL game while this is a wiiware game. I am a big fan of NBA but I don't think this will entertain me no official players, teams etc. Unless it was 500 points then I would have looked into it.
#14
cheapogamer4life said:
ooh, I would soooooo buy this if it ever came to the DSiware shop! Maybe if the review turns out great i'll make this title my first Wiiware game.
#15
Gameday said:
yea soon as i seen the flaming dunk i thought nba jam on wiiware but with kung fu and stuff yea reminds me of arch rivals... I got tired of that game quick , this looks more mesmerizing. gonna look into this more looks pretty nice. I mean how many sports games does the wiiware even have....? Even though this isn't a traditional basketball/sports game ?