Jordan vs. Bird – one on one
It’s quite common for a well known person to ‘sponsor’ a product but not often do you see two people in the same game. Jordan vs. Bird – one on one is a basketball game in which you can take control of one of them and play against the other as your opponent. There is no team play but you can play three different challenges. You can play a one on one game for points, a slamdunk contest or a 3-point shootout.
Each of the three subgames has a number of extra options, in the slamdunk for instance you can choose a certain dunk to perform and you have to execute it but you can also play follow the leader in which you must copy your opponents moves. The 3-point shootout is a case of shooting a set number of balls from different points on the field within a timelimit. In one on one play you have to score a set amount of points, you can set some more options like fouls and period length if you play a full game. Each game also has a warmup option which is basically a practice mode.
This game differs from other basketball games in that it doesn’t even have a team play mode in which you play a five on five game. However the minigames are fun to play especially the slamdunk in which you can do some hilarious moves called kiss the rim and statue of liberty. The events are obviously made for the two characters in the game Larry Bird was wellknown for his threepointers and Michael Jordan for his airial moves. That said if you’re expecting a fullblown basketball game this isn’t for you but those looking for a different kind of game won’t do bad with this one.
Overal rating: 7/10
This game was released for one system here are some notes:
This game was released for many different systems here are some notes:
| C64 | Released in 1988. The weakest of all versions with some bad graphics. |
| DOS | Released in 1988. There are some digitized graphics in the game but most are handdrawn. Not bad. |
| Megadrive/ Genesis |
Released in 1992. The best version but it doesn’t really add much to the game itself. |
| NES | Released in 1989. |
| Date added | Nov-29-2006 15:00 |
| Name | Jordan vs. Bird – one on one |
| Developer | Electronic arts |
| Publisher | Electronic arts |
| First released | 1988 |
| Genre | Sport |
