NBA JAM will drop on XBOX 360 and PS3

Everyone’s favorite ankle breaking basketball game, NBA JAM  will launch on XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 on Nov 16th, 2010. Can you say, “BOOM SHAKA LAKA!”

Electronic Arts have announced NBA JAM will be making it’s solo presence, originally to launch with NBA Elite 11, in under a month.

Day one of release, you will be able to enjoy the Classic 2-on-2 online against your friends and work your way up the set leaderboards. As the game is still being significantly worked on, there is already a massive title update in place for December to compete in Remix Games, including classic arcade hoop games like Backboard Smash, Domination Free-for-All, Elimination, and 21.

“We have listened to our NBA JAM fans and appreciate their desire to play this game online, so we are going to deliver the online feature set they expect and deserve,” said Trey Smith, Creative Director of NBA JAM. “Fans will be able to play Classic JAM online right out of the box, and can expect to enjoy features like Team-up, Remix Online, Jam Party, Online Progression, and even more secret players and teams, in December.”

As details for Online Progression is yet to be announced, we do know that where you can expect to pick up secret JAM Challenges that unlocks rewards and hidden content. We’re getting a lot more than expected, so the MSRP is up there, but fair at $49.99

RaSaan Harris