Review V1CGaming 3/5 · Jan 21, 2023
NBA Playgrounds is not perfect but fun experience.
Playgrounds tries to revitalize the arcade basketball genre and brings many interesting and fresh gameplay ideas to the table, but fails to strike the balance between the conflicting gameplay mechanics. The UI is unintuitive, it lacks content, for one, and while it's easy to learn, it's perhaps a little too hard to master. It aims at nostalgia and almost succeeds. …
Read morePlaygrounds tries to revitalize the arcade basketball genre and brings many interesting and fresh gameplay ideas to the table, but fails to strike the balance between the conflicting gameplay mechanics. The UI is unintuitive, it lacks content, for one, and while it's easy to learn, it's perhaps a little too hard to master. It aims at nostalgia and almost succeeds. Other than that, however, there's no reason to leave this one at the roadside.
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