Mario Hoops 3-on-3 for DS Fails to Impress

[Zeus]

1UP has reviewed Mario Hoops 3-on-3 for the DS giving it a final score of 4.5/10. All in all, it's an ok decent game but lacks longevitity and causes immense frustration due to the reliance on stylus control.


3-on-3 is an initially decent game of basketball, as long as you're not looking for a sim -- and really, there's little else on the system worth considering for hoops. But the grand experiment of translating stylus swipes into intuitive no-look passes and alley-oops fails more often than it works, and that's the big "if" upon which the whole thing hangs. If you know of at least three other players who plan to dive into what's offered here, then it's worth a try. For anyone looking for real longevity past the initial trial cups and training games, you're better off biding your time until something less frustrating comes along.


News Source: <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3153544" target="_blank">1up.com</a>

[SLAYERPSP]

this review makes me mad. ive been playing the import one now for weeks its a great game you dont have to use the touch screen to play it it has regular controls aswell. but i like the stylus control i had no problem with it and have beating the game best graphics on the ds so far these guys dont know what the hell they are talking about

[daps83777]

this game has got alot of good reviews from the import. egm and 1up give stupid scores to most games these days. if it isn't full of sex and violence, and isn't a third person or fps shooter than its not a good game.

[tanooki]

Thay now give it a 6.0 out of 10...wonder what score they'll give it tommorrow?

[Robotron]

Man I thought any game developed by Square Enix gets an automatic 7 or 8.

You could follow your neighbors dog, collect it's steaming crap, label it "developed by Square Enix" and make a fortune.

btw not saying this game is crap....haven't played it....yet.

[SONIC]

So, this 1Up fellas... are they to be taken serious? :D

[Retroboy]

Well ive read the review and sounds geniune, maybe its like all stylus games for me (apart from star fox) are hard to play with the stylus, maybe because im left handed but it seemed pretty fast to control whilst looking at both screens.

Also i agree the games life is pretty dull, just like nintendogs, after a few weeks its boring because its the same thing over and over with nothing new to do.

[{{909}}]

why does a DS game getting a poor review make frontpage news anyway?

If it gets 8.0 everywhere else it doesnt make the news, but if 1 site gives it a low score (and then raises it) its more important?

[Retroboy]

why does a DS game getting a poor review make frontpage news anyway?

If it gets 8.0 everywhere else it doesnt make the news, but if 1 site gives it a low score (and then raises it) its more important?

Well maybe like all other consoles, with glitches or bad reviews, they just inform us of a bad game, no point telling us its excellent.

Its nothing (before you moan) personal about the DS, its just the Game has been rated as a Bad Game.

And in reason i agree, the stylus controls can be tricky on most games.

[{{909}}]

thats not my point RB, every poor game review doesnt make front page news so why does this one?
Saints Row gets highly rated online, but in edge magazine this month they hammer it giving it 4/10 or something like that, considering the 360s lack of decent games in the first place id warrent this far more newsworthy.

I personally liked 3on3 and thought the controls were very good, giving it a new angle on the sport instead of just doing the same old thing every other basketball game has done, that being said i didnt play it very long since i thought i would wait for the US version.
Considering its by Square Enix who are famous for RPG games, their first try at a sports game has recieved (in most places) a very warm welcome, somehow i dont think theres many software houses that could be so versitile.

[Tyrian³]

I have the import jap game and I've been playing it from when it came out and I totally disagree with this review. The game is funny, the gfx/audio are really good (one of the best gfx I've seen on Ds thus far) and most of all the gameplay and the stylus controls are really innovating and easy to use, I really like them.
Probably the reviewer got his arse beaten by the Square chars in the rainbow cup LOL

seriously, I think the game deserves a higher score. All these people complaining about the stylus etc IMHO are people who are scared by doing things in a new way.

[Retroboy]

im not scared of doing things in a new way, im left handed and like most ds games are pain in the ass trying to play with the pen in your left hand.

The ds just isnt ideal for 3d type games and left hands.

Sega casino is the only game i like on the ds as i dont need to use any of the ds buttons, i dont even need to hold the ds, and is perfect to use my left hand to touch the screen.

mario 3 on 3 just cant be played very well, like described in the review, i get the same problems.

[Tyrian³]

That statement was not referring to you RB, it was a generic consideration.

[nukleuzdj]

I thought it was pretty good, played it almost as much as starfox recently.

[Retroboy]

That statement was not referring to you RB, it was a generic consideration.

No but i guess half the world who are like me have the same problems:eek: gosh wait lets see, imthe only left hander in the world:rolleyes:

[{{909}}]

No but i guess half the world who are like me have the same problems:eek: gosh wait lets see, imthe only left hander in the world:rolleyes:

no your the only lefthanded sony fanboy who makes an issue of it ;) I know two lefthanded people and they pick up my ds without any problems at all.

[Retroboy]

no your the only lefthanded sony fanboy who makes an issue of it ;) I know two lefthanded people and they pick up my ds without any problems at all.

Again with the bollocks fanboy crap.

If i were a fan boy why would i own:
Xbox
PS2
GC
PSP
DS

So i guess im a fanboy, and im amking an issue out of not been able to play a game properly as its not designed correctly for left handers.

Youve just proven your the fanboy with such a bollocks remark.

[coconut delight]

Come on... this game's bound to be ace!
I havent played it yet but, come on... it's mario, and hes playing basketball and its like mario kart!! Lets go!!
When does it come out in the UK?!!

[Retroboy]

dosent anyone think that nintendo have spoiled mario, mario was class back int hte day, but now i cant think of anything theyve slapped mario onto.

The reason for this is, its nintendos maskot, and youll all buy it as long as its mario "INSERT NAME" and nintendo make easy money from it.

Theyres no planning or effort now with mario games.

[{{909}}]

yup i am a nintendo fanboy, i also own an xbox, ps2, ps1, psp etc.

i cant see how the DS can be any more lefty friendly than any other console

[Retroboy]

yup i am a nintendo fanboy, i also own an xbox, ps2, ps1, psp etc.

i cant see how the DS can be any more lefty friendly than any other console

all ill say is ask left handers how tricky it can be to play games with the stylus, its complicated to hold, and even tho ive tried using my right hand, i just cant seem to control as good, kinda like writing.

[{{909}}]

whats complicated or weird for you may not be the same for every left handed person in the world, like i said 2 of my friends are lefties and they both play it without moaning.

[Retroboy]

whats complicated or weird for you may not be the same for every left handed person in the world, like i said 2 of my friends are lefties and they both play it without moaning.

Fine, ok, i dont see the point in explaining time after time, when you obviously wont agree that I have problems and so have others hence the game getting a bad reveiw:rolleyes:

[{{909}}]

Fine, ok, i dont see the point in explaining time after time, when you obviously wont agree that I have problems and so have others hence the game getting a bad reveiw:rolleyes:
jesus christ you are an arrogant twat.

you are not explaining anything to me, im explaining that YOUR problem isnt the same problem that everyone else has. Its your fanboy arrogance that makes you have to repeat the same things about lefthandedness in every possible post.
What im saying to you isnt my opinion, its reality of my 2 friends having no problem with something you do.

The review doesnt get a bad review becasue its not leftie friendly, it gets a bad review becasue the reviewer doesnt like it. The reviewer isnt the god of all opinions, his word isnt law, the game has had good reviews from lots of places.

[Retroboy]

jesus christ you are an arrogant twat.

you are not explaining anything to me, im explaining that YOUR problem isnt the same problem that everyone else has. Its your fanboy arrogance that makes you have to repeat the same things about lefthandedness in every possible post.
What im saying to you isnt my opinion, its reality of my 2 friends having no problem with something you do.

The review doesnt get a bad review becasue its not leftie friendly, it gets a bad review becasue the reviewer doesnt like it. The reviewer isnt the god of all opinions, his word isnt law, the game has had good reviews from lots of places.

No the review does mention bad controls.

Look you dare call me a twat, youve got nintendo so far up your arse that you wont take it like a man that a DS game has a bad rating.

[{{909}}]

does the review mention lefthanded people...no
are you a fanboy twat..yes
do i really give a 5hit...no

[Retroboy]

does the review mention lefthanded people...no
are you a fanboy twat..yes
do i really give a 5hit...no

you know, if people spoke to me like that to my face, theyd be needing a ambulance.

where did i say left hand in the review, quote it **** face, i said its review mentions bad controls, which i as a left hander agree.

Where the feck have i said the reveiw mentions left hands.

you call me stupid, yet you fail to see, its a review its done get over it.

You simply cant handle the fact that nintendo has made a game which has a bad review.

If you wasnt bothered then shut the feck up!

[daps83777]

guess reviews are a matter of preference. also how can the ds be harder to play if your a lefty? doesn't make sense to me. also you don't have to use the stylus controls from the reviews i have read, so get over it. like i said reviews are personal preference. http://www.gamebrink.com/nintendo-ds/1617-Mario_Basket_3_on_3-reviews-1.html

also mario 3 on 3 got a 30/40 from famitsu which is pretty good from them.

[{{909}}]

you know, if people spoke to me like that to my face, theyd be needing a ambulance.

lucky me eh, but my dads bigger then your dad

where did i say left hand in the review, quote it **** face, i said its review mentions bad controls, which i as a left hander agree.

I was going off other points you made earlier in your previous mindless bollocks, This game has bad controlls regardless of your hand (apparently) but as usual you use it as an opportunity to bash all DS games saying they are hard for left handed people and thats simply not the truth since theres 1000's of lefthanded people happily playing them, your the only person ive ever seen mention such a problem.

Where the feck have i said the reveiw mentions left hands.

you call me stupid, yet you fail to see, its a review its done get over it.

I didnt call you stupid (that was someone else), i called you an arrogant twat

You simply cant handle the fact that nintendo has made a game which has a bad review.

Its by Square Enix, not Nintendo, stupid!

If you wasnt bothered then shut the feck up!

My whole point was why does this bad review make headline news and not the 100s of other bad reviews that are made every week, Maybe a bad game on the DS is such a rarity? where as a bad PSP game is an everyday thing? (joke!)
Its not that i dont agree with it, as i said i havnt played the game much so i cant really give judgement, Ill make up my mind about it when the US version comes out and i play it, not from 5 minutes of the tutorial.

[Retroboy]

My whole point was why does this bad review make headline news and not the 100s of other bad reviews that are made every week, Maybe a bad game on the DS is such a rarity? where as a bad PSP game is an everyday thing? (joke!)
Its not that i dont agree with it, as i said i havnt played the game much so i cant really give judgement, Ill make up my mind about it when the US version comes out and i play it, not from 5 minutes of the tutorial.

Because it has thats why, get over it.

So in your views, everything by nintendo should get 10/10.

Sorry like all games youve jsut got to admit that theres crap ones out there.

[{{909}}]

Because it has thats why, get over it.

So in your views, everything by nintendo should get 10/10.

Sorry like all games youve jsut got to admit that theres crap ones out there.

i never said this game was unfairly reviewed, nor did i say that nintendo games in general get unfair reviews. This isnt a nintendo produced game anyway, so wheres the relevence of that.

You truely are a moron, instead of making up things i have said why dont you address the many times i and many other people have proved you to be clueless.

Im not going to bother correcting your garbage anymore, ill ignore it like everyone else does. It was fun tho, message boards full of intelligent and open minded people do get a little boring at times, at least on MC i get a little fun ;)

[daps83777]

if every 360 game that got a bad review made the news then we would be in trouble, considering thats most of them lol.

[MR_COW]

As for the topic at hand, I uh... Have the japanese version.

It was a fun play, neat that the squere characters were in there. But overall, I found the game short, not that fun, and just too easy at times. My review score is a 6/10, the only thing that could have made this better was wifi. Which REALLY should have been in.

[Retroboy]

if every 360 game that got a bad review made the news then we would be in trouble, considering thats most of them lol.

Lol, not most have bad reveiws, CoD2 got game of the year, DoA got i think 9/10, Prey was medicore, Dead Rising 8.0.

Most 360 titles now are great, especially Dead Rising god still love that game.

[dreary79]

Lol, not most have bad reveiws, CoD2 got game of the year, DoA got i think 9/10, Prey was medicore, Dead Rising 8.0.

Most 360 titles now are great, especially Dead Rising god still love that game.Wow you sure can list a lot of 360 games... too bad you can list 10 times that of games that suck on the 360. And by the way a lot of people didn't like DoA on 360 because of its major flaws.

[Retroboy]

im not going to list every single game, that would take the piss.

I mentioned the games that did good which i own.

How am i supposed to know if a game gets a good rating if i dont own it?

[sirxlaughs]

i'm not hip to the British lingo, so I don't know what "take the piss" means...
if by "take the piss", you mean relatively simple since I don't have prostate issues, then yes, it is..

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Shooter 9.2
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Dead or Alive 4 Fighting 9.0
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NHL 2K7 Sports 8.9
Burnout Revenge Racing 8.9
Project Gotham Racing 3 Racing 8.8
NHL 07 Sports 8.7 Sep 11, 2006
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Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition Sports 8.5
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Madden NFL 07 Sports 8.5
EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 Sports 8.5
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Action 8.4
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Perfect Dark Zero Shooter 8.4
Kameo: Elements of Power Adventure 8.4
Dead Rising Action 8.3
Far Cry Instincts Predator Shooter 8.3
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Sports 8.3
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Strategy 8.2
Tomb Raider: Legend Action Adventure 8.2
Cloning Clyde Action 8.1
Test Drive Unlimited Racing 8.0
Hitman: Blood Money Action 8.0
Astropop Puzzle 8.0
Zuma Deluxe Puzzle 8.0
Peter Jackson's King Kong Action 8.0
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved Shooter 8.0
Need for Speed Most Wanted Racing 8.0
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Godfather, The Action Adventure 7.9 Sep 15, 2006
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Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis Sports 7.8 May 22, 2006
Top Spin 2 Sports 7.8 Apr 3, 2006
Wik & The Fable of Souls Puzzle Action 7.8 Dec 15, 2005
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Fair share of good games and crappy games. This is true of all consoles. They can't all be winners. I agree with the Mario Basket (hoops, whatever) reviews. It was almost a good game. I didn't have such a *big* problem with the controls, but they're not what I was looking for in a basketball game. It gets old pretty quick, and you soon realize there's not that much you can actually do in the game.

Slightly off-topic, but I just wanted to comment on something for sake of commenting.

you know, if people spoke to me like that to my face, theyd be needing a ambulance.

e-threats have always amused me, and I've come to feel almost obliged to respond or comment on them. I find your comment highly unlikely. If memory serves me, I recall you posting that your 32. I think you've also posted about playing Wii and getting tired. If you've barely got the stamina for a video game, you won't have the energy needed to send someone out in an ambulance. I've also noticed that many of your posts are barely legible in english, which is strange since you come from England (english is my 3rd language, if you were curious, and no, I'm not American, I just live there). I suppose if you were beating on a little kid, you might be able to knock him around a bit - if you could catch him. Try not to get so offended by words on a screen. Telling someone what you might've been able to do doesn't prove anything. I've found that it really gets under people's skin when you ignore their stupidity and respond with intelligence.

[Retroboy]

lol, i never said id play a wii and get tired, id be bored, same sh!t over and over, mario this, mario that. pokemon all the crap we got for GC again for the Wii.

[Omegatron]

"I've found that it really gets under people's skin when you ignore their stupidity and respond with intelligence."

~Best thing I've read all day.

BTW: Why was this game even put out...its unbeliveabley (sp?) easy!!!