Bulls Vs Lakers review - Sega Megadrive

I was fortunate enough to be in Chicago last year when the Bulls and Lakers were playing the series this game is based on, and since then have been waiting for this with anticipation. It's certainly been a long time coming, but I'm glad to say the wait has been worth it. EA have produced the most in-depth and involved Basketball game yet seen on the Megadrive. It takes quite a while to get the hang of things, but once mastered you can steal, intercept, pass and slam dunk your way to victory. There are loads of options to tweak, and the variety of two-player modes keeps interest high. The graphics and sound aren't exactly brilliant, but the gameplay is good enough to more than make up for their deficiencies. If you're a basketball fan, this is a must!

The look of this game initially put me off - it ain't the prettiest basketball game there is. To make things worse, the control system takes time to master with multiple functions for each button. After all that I found it was quite a playable simulation after all, but I still have some serious reservations about it. any basketball game worth its salt should allow lots of stealing and interception, but in Bulls vs Lakers it's very hard to steal and you can't intercept a pass, which seriously limits the gameplay. Also, the amount of stats crammed into the game may impress you, but they are not much use when you can't distinguish the players on the court. The big omission, though, is any form of game strategy - not even the option of selecting different defence formations. Despite this, and the rather cramped feel of the court area, there's sports fun to be had here, especially if two players team up against the Megadrive. But, personally speaking, I'd rather stick to good ol' Super Real Basketball.