Gadgetory

hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guide Android has always been lacking in really good sports games in this review we're going to take a look at slam dunk too will this help fill the void in the sport genre in this video we're going to find out if you were expecting a full fledged basketball game you may be a tad disappointed because slam dunk two is not one of those what it is though is a pretty fun little time waster game where you tap and slide your finger to shoot basketballs it takes very little time to play so it's great for those casual gamers out there the game takes place solely and multiplayer it has google+ and facebook login support so there is that there are also a variety of game types although most of them fall under the scope of a tournament match or a head-to-head match tournaments are simply head-to-head matchups against multiple people in a bracket style tournament the prizes are simple each game costs coins if you win you get your coins and the coins of your opponent and you can guess what happens when you lose the game itself is fairly easy to play there are guidelines for the balls so you can make it into the basket practically every time the difficulty isn't whether or not you'll be able to make baskets because inside of a week you'll hit nearly every shot the difficulty lies in the speed as your quickness can result in thousands of extra points in a game there are a couple of minigames that have absolutely nothing to do with this title and I don't anticipate any one really enjoying them I mean we're here for basketball who wants to play slots other than this the game is pretty fun it won't appeal to hardcore gamers hardly at all but casual gamers should find some enjoyment with this title the game is well designed the menus are easy to navigate and don't take any guesswork buttons are well defined and the graphics are crisp and colorful there are some slick animations here and there and moving around in the game could be described as enjoyable games like asphalt 8 or angry birds go could learn from the effective yet simple menu designs in game it's the same story the graphics are crisp and the seam is colorful and appealing to the eye you can unlock and purchase several different basketballs with coins which is also a nice touch as you progress you can unlock more courts by playing in more expensive tournaments while the graphics are pretty nice the game itself is simple so there isn't a lot of change what you get is nice but there isn't all that much in terms of music the theme playing is reminiscent of late 80s drum heavy rap me which I actually kind of liked it gives it a street urban feel which was kind of nice okay so here's what we liked the game is fun to play it doesn't require a lot of skill to do well so it's good for kids and adults it's quick so you can play it anywhere and it's a good little time waster the graphics and music are well done nothing is overly cheesy or inane the graphics get right to the point everything is clean sharp and good-looking the old ways online multiplayer is a nice touch it would have been easy to code in some crappy AI and make the gamers face the same opponent over and over again with a matchmaking system and add some randomness and unpredictability which is detrimental to a simple game like this if you run out of coins you can get free ones every hour while this bottleneck is a little bit annoying it's a way out of having to pay real money for more since that is also an option we only wish you could take advantage more frequently than once per hour and here's the bad I'm concerned with the longevity of the enjoyment in this title at the end of the day you're just tapping and swiping a ball into a hoop as quickly as possible even though the multiplayer aspect makes this challenging and enjoyable the repetition will eventually negate that the NEP purchases are geared toward people who are terrible at this game you can play as often as you want as long as you have enough coins and thus the winners never need to buy coins because they already have enough to play the losers on the other hand can either wait an hour to get enough corns to play one single game or pay to get a lot more and I thought that was a little bit heavy-handed the minigames are kind of stupid one is a slot machine and the other is a scratch-off lottery ticket neither of these things have anything to do with basketball and they both cost real money to play in other words there is no point to their existence I was expecting something like trickshot or bounce shot or something like that but I got a slot machine and I'm not too happy about it lastly I have no idea how the scoring system in this game is supposed to work you make all but one shot in one game and you get like 900 points and then you miss three shots and get like 20 100 points then there are people like my opponent here who managed to rack up more points in one game then I scored during my entire testing session it'd be nice to have a guide or a pop-up box or something to explain how all of that works overall this is a relatively solid offering it's a fun game to waste a few minutes and it is sports oriented which is a genre that Android sorely lacks the graphics and music provided enjoyable atmos fear and the gameplay is quick to grasp so people who won't have problems sliding right in there and having some fun there were a few problems sure but there are always problems even with the best titles obviously the hardcore gamers of our viewership probably won't find this game very interesting but if you're in angry birds or a temple run sort of casual gamer who likes basketball then you will probably enjoy this title once again I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guys don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and if you like this video give us a thumbs up and let us know that we're doing a good job if you want to follow android authority myself 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