Set in the world of professional basketball, NBA Jam lets you play as your favorite NBA team and players, including Charles Barkley, John Starks, Michael Jordan, and Scottie Pippen. The game's story mode features a series of matches against rival teams, with the ultimate goal of becoming the champion.
The gameplay is fast-paced and action-packed, with an emphasis on slam-dunks and high-scoring matches. You can perform impressive moves like dunks and three-pointers, and full performance statistics are automatically recorded to track your progress. The play clock and 3-point line are in use, but other rules of the game are largely flexible.