<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
entries	O
into	O
the	O
Backyard	O
Sports	O
franchise	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
platforms	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
entries	O
into	O
the	O
Backyard	O
Sports	O
franchise	O
,	O
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
has	O
received	O
notoriety	O
for	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
pro	O
basketball	O
players	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
offers	O
two	O
primary	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
Single	O
Game	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
team	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
Season	O
Play	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
team	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
computer-controlled	O
teams	O
over	O
an	O
18-game	O
season	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
best-of-three	O
playoff	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
best-of-five	O
championship	O
series	O
should	O
the	O
player	O
achieve	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
victories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
a	O
point	O
&	O
click	O
control	O
scheme	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
numerous	O
times	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
production	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
2001	O
and	O
Backyard	B-Application
Football	I-Application
got	O
released	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
featuring	O
Tim	O
Duncan	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Junior	O
Sports	O
Basketball	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lacked	O
any	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
NBA	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Backyard	O
Kids	O
were	O
redubbed	O
with	O
British	O
voice	O
actors	O
(	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
even	O
renamed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
yet	O
again	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
systems	O
,	O
featuring	O
Paul	O
Pierce	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
2007	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
released	O
late	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
debut	O
version	O
of	O
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
sold	O
780,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$13.2	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	B-Application
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
15th	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
Backyard	O
Sports	O
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
,	O
had	O
reached	O
5.3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backyard	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
has	O
received	O
low	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
throughout	O
its	O
multiple	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Adams	O
of	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
2007	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
offered	O
more	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
