Decided to go in a totally different direction this time, turning back to an old ROM I found. Normally anything involving sports seems boring to me unless they have a legitimately fun gimmick (Mario Kart, Mutant League Football, etc), but since this was an action/adventure game, I decided to give it a try if only for the absurdity factor.
Named one of the top ten worst games by Nintendo Power magazine, Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City is definitely one of the most craptastical games I've ever played. You play as MJ himself, with strange new powers as he tries to rescue his teammates from an undescribed threat so that they can perform a charity show (hurrrr). These powers take the form of different kinds of basketballs; for example, the Freeze Ball can damage enemies and create ice patches on the floor, the Bomb Ball creates explosions, etc. He can also perform a slam dunk attack, which is used to activate some power up and open new areas with basket switches. Most of the game revolves around the repetitive task of finding keys, then using them to unlock the prisons Michael's teammates are locked in.
Most of the enemies as far as I played ended up being wierd basketball player zombies with balls for heads, along with critter things like bats and rats. Altogether the game seemed pretty lackluster, as if cobbled together to feed off the tetes of, at that point, Michael's incredible popularity. For a platforming title, there was very little challenge involved in this game; yet another title aimed at children most likely, though seeing zombies walking around with basketballs for heads is so absurd it might be scary. Might be.
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