In Your Face (Game Boy)

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In Your Face has the distinction of being one of the earliest basketball games for a portable system. It was released by Jaleco for the Game Boy in 1990. While not a full basketball game, it features 1-on-1 play similar to something like the earlier One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird and it's sequel Jordan vs Bird that were developed in the 1980s for home computer and video game systems of the time.

The Game Boy was never one of my favorite systems. The screen quality was just too poor, especially in regards to motion blur. For strategy, role-playing and puzzle games it wasn't too bad but for action games...well, I didn't like it. As far as basketball games, this is probably the best type for the game boy. Limiting the number of on-screen characters on the tiny screen and not having a lot of scrolling back and forth by limiting this to half-court really helps playability on this system. As a plus, you could play a two player game with the Game Link which probably added a whole lot of entertainment value.

Though not a bad attempt at a basketball game for the Game Boy, it's limited nature probably makes it only have any lasting value if you have someone to play against. If you want to give this one a try, grab it for an emulator or at least get two copies so you can play against someone else.

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