Pros: A nice little treat for the Xbox Live community, this fun little side-scrolling "beat 'em up" boasts a fun multiplayer experience (4 local,...

Cons: Some of the achievements were glitchy and did not register even though I completed them. The overall gameplay time is just about 30 minutes...

Pros: A nice little treat for the Xbox Live community, this fun little side-scrolling "beat 'em up" boasts a fun multiplayer experience (4 local, with the potential for 2 additional players to join your game via Xbox Live). It's basically your run of the mill nostalgic side-scroller, but there are some nice features here. You have the option to player either the USA or Japanese versions of the game (the only main difference is in the subtitles, but I believe the number of lives and uses of special attacks vary).

You can choose from 6 different characters in the fight against Magneto, each of whom has his or her own unique special abilities: Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Dazzler, and Colossus. There's a boss at the end of each level, so no surprises there. The overall game itself can easily be completed within a half hour. Even on the expert difficulty, this game is not very challenging and gives any player the potential to score more points.

Cons: Some of the achievements were glitchy and did not register even though I completed them. The overall gameplay time is just about 30 minutes and does not justify the $10 price tag on Xbox Live.

Pros: This is a truly amazing and nostalgic remake of a classic game. NBA Jam is a very easy game for 1 to 4 people to just pick up and play. A...

Cons: Still not a fan of having to sign up for an EA account to play their games online.

Pros: This is a truly amazing and nostalgic remake of a classic game. NBA Jam is a very easy game for 1 to 4 people to just pick up and play. A simple 2 on 2 basketball game never felt so fun.

The controls are very basic from passing, shooting, dunking, to even performing alley-oops. This game plays out in a very true side scrolling, 2D arcade style but with a more cleaned up set of graphics to fit in with other modern game releases (not to mention that the teams and their rosters are up to date).

There is no shortage of game modes as you can play a single player campaign (with a CPU as your teammate), multiplayer modes, and challenges to unlock various extras (big head mode!).

Let's face it. The real draw that NBA Jam has is the announcer calls. I can listen to "Boomshakalaka" all day and it'll never get old.

Cons: Still not a fan of having to sign up for an EA account to play their games online.