Backyard Basketball

I purchased this product by the request of my 8-year-old grandson in California. He was very excited to receive it. THE PRODUCT DID NOT WORK, IT WAS BROKEN AND MY GRANDSON WAS TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED. I was very very upset. Can you send him one that works and make this right??Dear Rose,Thank you for your recent purchase from Amazon.com.We invite you to submit a review for the product you purchased or share an image that would benefit other customers. Your input will help customers choose the best products on Amazon.com.It's easy to submit a review--just click the Review this product button next to the product. Backyard Basketball (Purchased on May 5, 2012)by Humongous Entertainment

The description for this item is incorrect! Purchased the game to play on machines running Windows XP. The game does NOT work on XP. Tried the game on numerous machines running Windows XP...it does NOT work. Sad. If it's like the other "Backyard" games we have, it would've been fun to play.

Same as CD that we had before (that didn't work on upstairs computer)and son loves to play it b/c he can be a player. Both sons are or were basketball players. This CD works great on upstairs computer and he loves it!! Again, a great gift idea.

It said it was compatable with Mac and it isn't. Total rip off.

This game is all i ever wanted. Awesome game. 5🌟.

kids loved it

Don't get me wrong though, I like this game. But even the hard level is child's play. However, this game is designed for kids 5-10. I like it, but it is too easy. My best game so far was 132-12. I think that even a 5 year old wouldn't have a problem kicking everyone's butt in this game. Its fun, and anyone who likes the other Backyard games (hockey, soccer, football, baseball) will like this one.Pros:- Very simple controls- Not hard for little kids- No offensive content (it is, however, targeted to younger persons)Cons:- Way too easy for older gamers (e.g. 9-12)- Gets stale and repetative after awhile Altogether this is a good game, but if you are over age 9, this one will be way too easy and you shouldn't get it. Otherwise, you will like this one. It's fun, just too easy, which is why the younger audience will like it.

Don't get me wrong, this game is pretty fun. At first. When you get used to the controls(that'll take 1 minute), the game loses interest. Why? You can't lose. I don't think I've ever seen a basketball game that has ended 140 to 2. If there has been, I know one team that's pitiful. You can draft the worst players and still win by 100 points.The game starts by picking your team and making your coach name. Then, you can pick through an average amount of players for your team. It doesn't matter what their stats are. You'll still be undefeaten after the season. Then, you play the game. Why is this game so easy? But, the only thing keeping you from a 200-0 game is the fouls. They call an unbelievable amount of fouls. Can you move without getting a penalty?But, after you turn the fouls off, it's not fun. But, it's not fun with fouls, either. That's a problem. If this game was harder, you'd have a great game. But, it's not hard, so it's not fun. It's fun to have KG on your team scoring dunks from half-court. You can substitute when a quarter gets over, but if you do it, the commentary doesn't pick a Player of the Game. That's a good thing about the game. Who will get the Player of the Game? The best player doesn't get the prize, though? It's usually the amateur player that scores 2 points.Oh, well. There's NBA Street for a good power-uppy not real basketball game. There's NBA Jam for big-headed weirdos playing basketball. And, you can't abandon the NBA Live series for good ol' regular basketball. I'll give Backyard Basketball an average 3 out of 5.