<s>
Basketbrawl	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
in	O
1990	O
,	O
then	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
which	O
allows	O
hitting	O
and	O
fighting	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
and	O
brawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
1989	O
Midway	O
arcade	O
game	O
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
which	O
had	O
the	O
tagline	O
"	O
A	O
basket	B-Application
brawl	I-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
released	O
another	O
sports/fighting	O
combo	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
in	O
1990	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
in	O
Basketbrawl	B-Application
is	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
baddest	O
gang	O
in	O
town	O
by	O
winning	O
the	O
tournament	O
known	O
as	O
“	O
Basketbrawl.	O
”	O
The	O
tournament	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
three	O
separate	O
games	O
or	O
levels	O
against	O
the	O
opposing	O
city	O
gangs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
six	O
minutes	O
long	O
and	O
you	O
win	O
by	O
outsourcing	O
your	O
opponent	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
real-life	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basketbrawl	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basketbrawl	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
injure	O
opposing	O
players	O
by	O
throwing	O
it	O
at	O
them	O
,	O
including	O
throwing	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basketbrawl	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
accompanying	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
used	O
within	O
this	O
game	O
emulates	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
court	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
with	O
graffitied	O
walls	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
gangs	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
’s	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
“	O
Basketbrawl	B-Application
(	O
USA	O
,	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
”	O
Accessed	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aspect	O
of	O
fighting	O
and	O
combat	O
within	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
does	O
n’t	O
match	O
or	O
mesh	O
with	O
the	O
overall	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1992	O
review	O
,	O
Robert	O
Jung	O
gave	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Basketbrawl	B-Application
takes	O
an	O
idea	O
loaded	O
with	O
potential	O
,	O
then	O
removes	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
excitement	O
by	O
combining	O
weak	O
sports	O
action	O
and	O
weak	O
combat	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
non-contemporaneous	O
review	O
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
Forever	O
gave	O
Basketbrawl	B-Application
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
:	O
"	O
Although	O
not	O
a	O
pure	O
blooded	O
sports	O
game	O
,	O
Basketbrawl	B-Application
without	O
question	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
sports	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
7800.	O
"	O
</s>
