<s>
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Full	O
Fat	O
and	O
DSI	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DSI	O
Games	O
and	O
Zoo	O
Digital	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
Tour	O
features	O
the	O
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
playing	O
against	O
teams	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
2-on-2	O
basketball	B-Application
in	O
a	O
style	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2-on-2	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
as	O
they	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
teams	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
World	O
Tour	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
as	O
they	O
play	O
against	O
50	O
fictional	O
teams	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
password	O
inputs	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
progress	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
saved	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
manually	O
between	O
controlling	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
or	O
can	O
pass	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
to	O
automatically	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
R	O
button	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
allows	O
for	O
"	O
basket	O
targeting	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
change	O
which	O
basket	O
they	O
're	O
aiming	O
at	O
(	O
although	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
basket	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
Washington	O
Generals	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
traditional	O
rivals	O
of	O
the	O
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
for	O
over	O
50	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
broken	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
lack	O
of	O
reverence	O
to	O
the	O
Globetrotters	O
 '	O
license	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
terrible	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
specifically	O
criticized	O
the	O
disregard	O
of	O
the	O
Harlem	B-Application
Globetrotters	I-Application
legacy	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Chris	O
Adams	O
noted	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Globetrotters	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
annoyed	O
by	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
everything	O
memorable	O
about	O
the	O
team	O
"	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ninendojo	O
's	O
Brendan	O
Kerr	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
refocused	O
on	O
the	O
Globetrotters	O
 '	O
comedic	O
elements	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
wasted	O
in	O
a	O
generic	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
disappointing	O
,	O
especially	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendojo	O
's	O
Kerr	O
felt	O
that	O
World	O
Tour	O
copied	O
the	O
wrong	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
"	O
essentially	O
generic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Adams	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
use	O
of	O
saved	O
games	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
little	O
else	O
changed	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
criticism	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
broken	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
broken	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
support	O
and	O
players	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
a	O
mediocre	O
and	O
lackadaisical	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
