<s>
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
's	O
1992	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
but	O
closely	O
following	O
the	O
rules	O
seen	O
in	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
as	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
with	O
either	O
CPU-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
matches	O
across	O
various	O
locations	O
set	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
in	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Team	O
Tap	O
adapter	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
bundled	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
tandem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
geared	O
towards	O
the	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
department	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
was	O
complimented	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-on-two	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Jammit	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
fourteen	O
teams	O
available	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
composed	O
of	O
two	O
basketball	B-Application
players	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
twenty-eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
matches	O
on	O
outdoor	O
courts	O
across	O
different	O
locations	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
area	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Inglewood	O
Forum	B-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
indoor	O
court	O
and	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Tournament	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
similar	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
provides	O
a	O
faster	O
and	O
more	O
aggressive	O
pace	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
contains	O
less	O
basketball	B-Application
play	O
regulations	O
and	O
never	O
penalizes	O
any	O
player	O
,	O
emulating	O
the	O
looser	O
and	O
rougher	O
nature	O
of	O
urban	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
switch	O
between	O
both	O
characters	O
on	O
their	O
team	O
when	O
using	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
teammate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
only	O
offers	O
two	O
different	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
Versus	O
and	O
Tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versus	O
is	O
a	O
pick-up	O
and	O
play	O
mode	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
individual	O
two-on-two	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
remaining	O
players	O
being	O
controlled	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tournament	O
mode	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
1	O
or	O
2	O
players	O
(	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
players	O
start	O
out	O
with	O
$500	O
and	O
bet	O
money	O
on	O
each	O
game	O
against	O
CPU-controlled	O
opponents	O
and	O
once	O
players	O
earn	O
$5	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
entered	O
into	O
the	O
Slam	O
City	O
Tournament	O
but	O
if	O
the	O
players	O
fails	O
to	O
earn	O
$	O
5,000	O
amount	O
over	O
30	O
games	O
or	O
loses	O
all	O
money	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
players	O
can	O
resume	O
their	O
progress	O
by	O
using	O
"	O
Keys	O
"	O
to	O
return	O
into	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
saved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
1993	O
,	O
after	O
an	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
between	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
and	O
Trimark	O
Interactive	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
newly	O
formed	O
subsidiary	O
by	O
Trimark	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
releases	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Corley	O
,	O
main	O
programmer	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
at	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
,	O
recounted	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
a	O
thread	O
at	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Zone	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
locally	O
hired	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
acrobatic	O
Jesse	O
White	O
Tumbling	O
Team	O
crew	O
,	O
who	O
performed	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
moves	O
seen	O
in-game	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
filmed	O
at	O
a	O
gym	O
without	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
blue	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
frames	O
were	O
then	O
cut	O
out	O
and	O
digitized	O
by	O
using	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
work	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
learning	O
exercise	O
for	O
their	O
future	O
projects	O
involving	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
positive	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
Adisak	O
Pochanayon	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
did	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
programming	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
basketball	B-Application
courts	O
through	O
perspective	O
correction	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
playable	O
state	O
during	O
SCES	O
'	O
94	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
mostly	O
different	O
artwork	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
but	O
it	O
only	O
supported	O
two	O
players	O
for	O
versus	O
matches	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
advertized	O
in	O
EGM2	O
for	O
a	O
Q1	O
1995	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Poor	O
control	O
,	O
bad	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
annoying	O
sound	O
make	O
Atari	O
's	O
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
the	O
worst	O
basketball	B-Application
experience	O
since	O
watching	O
the	O
Clippers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
dissented	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
opinion	O
;	O
while	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
occasionally	O
suffers	O
from	O
erratic	O
camera	O
movements	O
and	O
requires	O
multiple	O
players	O
to	O
get	O
full	O
enjoyment	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
he	O
generally	O
applauded	O
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
for	O
its	O
intense	O
violence	O
,	O
"	O
swooping	O
"	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
sprite	O
scaling	O
,	O
street-style	O
audio	O
commentary	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
solid	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Baggatta	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
also	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
much	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
with	O
fewer	O
than	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
When	O
playing	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
there	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
much	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
controlled.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
approved	O
of	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
recreated	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
trash	O
talking	O
voice	O
clips	O
got	O
annoying	O
quickly	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
camera	O
as	O
moving	O
around	O
too	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
