Ever since EA Sports announced that they would relaunch the "NBA Jam" franchise via the Wii, slam dunk and George Clinton fans have had a lot of burning questions. Just what the revival will look like has now been established, though, thanks to a handful of preliminary screenshots featuring the larger-than-life heads, Air Jordan-style boom shakalaka'ing and flagrant pushing that everyone expects.
The new shots premiered on GameTrailers TV, according to Kotaku, who posted them in non-video form.
EA has been running polls on their official "NBA Jam" page at EASports.com to find out which players everyone wants to see appear in the new title, but these images seem to suggest that a few players may have already been locked in. Meanwhile, the series' creator Mark Turmell was officially brought aboard to work on EA's Madden and NCAA games, and he has since confirmed that he'll be providing input for his former Midway game's new edition.
The original art direction of "NBA Jam" looks to be intact, judging from these scenes. It's going to take some in-game clips before anyone can get a feel for how it will play, though. I for one am cautiously optimistic and can't want to see some of these guys light some baskets on fire.
What do you think of the new "NBA Jam" screenshots? Is this the look you want to see EA Sports go for? Which players do you want to see appear? Sound off in the comment section below!