Basketball Challenge

Basketball Challenge offers a straightforward computer interpretation of basketball, concentrating on shooting, movement and the challenge of putting more points on the board than the opposition. It lacks the elaborate presentation of later sports games, but the essential competitive idea is still there. Timing your shots and positioning yourself properly are more important than simply pressing buttons as quickly as possible. The action has a distinctly old-school feel, with simple graphics and uncomplicated mechanics that make the game easy to understand. Matches are short enough to encourage repeated attempts, especially once you start thinking that surely you can beat your previous score. It is not a deep basketball simulation, nor does it pretend to be one. Instead, it offers a neat little digital court where the main objective is wonderfully clear: get the ball through the hoop and try not to make yourself look foolish.