Basketbrawl

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Basketbrawl
Atari 7800 box cover
Developer(s)	Atari Corporation
Publisher(s)	Atari Corporation
Platform(s)	Atari 7800, Lynx
Release	7800 NA: 1990 Lynx NA: 1992 EU: 1992
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Basketbrawl is a sports video game released for the Atari 7800 in 1990,^[1] then for the Atari Lynx in 1992. It is a basketball simulation which allows hitting and fighting with other players. The name is a portmanteau of basketball and brawl. It is similar to the 1989 Midway arcade game Arch Rivals which had the tagline "A basket brawl!"

Atari released another sports/fighting combo for the Atari 7800 in 1990 as Ninja Golf. Both were in the final 11 games published by Atari for that system in 1990-91 before dropping support.

Reception[]

In a 1992 review, Robert Jung gave the Lynx version a 4 out of 10, concluding that "Basketbrawl takes an idea loaded with potential, then removes most of the excitement by combining weak sports action and weak combat action."^[2]

In a non-contemporaneous review, Atari 7800 Forever gave Basketbrawl a 4 out of 5: "Although not a pure blooded sports game, Basketbrawl without question is the best sports title for the 7800."^[3]

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