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GALLERY be called before inbounding a ball, ii

nasium court or professional auditorium

doesn't go further tii explain what each

court TWo sets <>t rules can be invoked; standard game ink's or S-on-3 rules. There is :\ field ol 26 predefined players from which you can select your own

])lay does.

My real gripe with this program is the misleading packaging. The C-64 game box spoils gorgeous HIM VGA graphics,

dream team, but you can't edit the playera' strengths or skills. Tlie half-court playing field takes up

which the C-64 cannot equal. Bui more than that, the box copy goes on to list

features such us !"> play sets, handicap

must of the screen, rendered in high-res olution graphics. Dribbling is basically automatic whenever an active player is

ping, tournament play and player-roster

editors. Bui these features an not vxht in tin- C-64 version!

illj;i] tin.- ball, Likewise, shooting, jillssing, blocking and rebounding incur

I realize thai cutting costs often in volves using one- box For all versions, but if a game lists failures on the1 package,

when the joystick button is pressed, and the action depends on die position ol

your pUiyiT. Oilier features include vari able quai ter lengths, play-calling and vi olation handling.

Dream Team suffers from the same

malady thai other multiplaycr sports

simulations experience: With so many players together on the screen, keeping track of who's doing whai to whom can

!-i, I.

,;iin ;. graphics look good, but play is

then those features should dam well be

confusing in Dream Team 3 an 3.

included! (They are, after all, selling

points for the game, are they not?)

\ug jiluyiT lias the ball.

simulation. I did liml, however, thai

ilKnt^li the graphic! are Fairly well de

making ii difficult to ivll which oppos-

tion refers to four difrereni plays dint can

place six players on die court and, even

fined, the players tend to bunch up,

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