Mini Basketball Reviews

This game was alright at the start, however the competition to begin with was very weak. They seem to match you up with “real” players who even all have profile pics and everything. However as you level up and progress, there is huge incentive to buy their packs/season pass/cards. You can go by just fine without these upgrades, however you will soon begin being matched up with cpus/players (it really seems as though these are bots) that have highly outranking cards than you. Beyond that, the game has steal/block mechanics in the game. These are easily exploited by these higher ranked cards to where you can’t even dribble/get a shot off without getting hacked and you also in turn, can’t successfully steal the ball away from the opposition. I have tested this out and the steal mechanics are very inconsistent to the point it is game breaking. I really wished this game was more fun and better, but again we’re just left with an abundance of in app purchases and terrible gameplay. I wish I could give this 0 stars and have a sit down with the developers so that I may steer them away from game development entirely to focus on bettering the world and not worsening it with more crap.

After the matchup I had with the opponent who’s lower power level than me, the player seems to be too hard to beat which made the game very boring and impossible to play and when I lose, it made me very upset because of the one point difference the opponent had. And when I did a rematch, the opponent seems to get very impossible to beat and even when I almost win the last minute, all I get was fouls, the opponent foul me non stop in order to have the position advantage, penalty score was also unfair, I only get 1 shot. This not only happened to me one but happened to me many times after my team reach 241 power level. Another opponent which had 221 and lower level than me was too fast to beat, I don’t even understand at all, the Post players on the opponent team seem to have more speed and agility than my team full of guard players. I think many opponents use hacks to win the whole game and the game itself doesn’t do anything about it. The worse part is that I can’t report a player for cheating because there’s isn’t any option to report. I feel like this game is not online but full of bots and AI that are programmed to cheat and hack the whole game. I won so many times against fair playing opponents but this time, I only lose because of the amount of cheaters in the game. I even tried to win a tournament but honestly I can’t win anymore because of the cheaters in the game.

This game is rigged for the CPU I read the reviews before I played it and everyone was saying the same thing but I thought it was just people weren’t good enough at the game. But after I played it I realized it truly is rigged. The game first starts out insanely easy but as you starts to play in harder tournaments it gets impossible. Like in a tournament the first two rounds are easy then the last round they turn into the dream team. You can’t even pass the ball more than 5 feet without it getting stolen, you can’t let the cpu come 5 feet within the ball because they will steal it instantly. You can time a shot perfect and air ball even with a character with a really high 3 point. The stats don’t even matter at all. But I’m order to steal from the CPU you have to spam steal like 20 times just to not even get the steal anyway. If you are winning by more than one possession in the finals you aren’t scoring anymore until the cpu scores first the game just won’t let you make anything. If you are gonna make steals overpowered for the cpu then make it like that for the user as well to make it fair . Game is completely rigged the only way you win is you have to getting super lucky and not give the cpu the ball back with 3 minutes left because they will somehow make it no matter what. This game had so much potential to be good. Also what’s the point of epic and rare cards if they can be a lower level than common cards it makes no sense.

It’s fun, but to win you need to spend to get the best players. Even then you never get any cards to boost them.
They want you to believe you are playing other people but you ain’t, it’s a computer and it is infallible. It can sprint forever, plays impeccable defense, and can run through four players and score with ease. This mfer can pull up and crush you with a last second shot from half court no problem.
You on the other hand are instantly drained and vulnerable to steals in a millisecond if you dare hit sprint. You pass the ball to an open dude…sorry three computer defenders can be there in seconds to slam you to the ground. You’ll be friggin crushing that little green line on your shots and players will miss the basket by a mile. Defense? Forget about it. You can be right on a ai dude and they will blow right by you, fly through you to nail a dunk, and never lose stamina.
Kudos to the genius who put the steal button and the shoot button in the same place. Nothing like finally getting a steal and instantly having your dude chuck it all the way down court.
This s@&t is like a casino slot machine, it will let you win a little but when it wants to win it will.

Ok, for starters I love this game company and I was incredibly disappointed when I played this game for the first time, the season pass is so ridiculously expensive and whenever you want to steal the ball or play defense you cannot, you either spam the defense and nothing happens or when you jump to block it you are a mile off. Also I’ve noticed whenever you switch players it just brings you to the one closest to the ball and on paper that sounds fine but if the ball is moving away from that player, you cannot reach it and the one guy open on the side will not go for it because the ai does nothing, also everybody you play against is a bot/ai so this finding a match is just stupid. Lastly I would like to talk about shooting, WHO CAME UP WITH THIS????? Even if you get perfect timing wide open 3 pointer there is still a 40-30% chance you miss, also they miss the rim way too often, even if you time it almost perfectly they can miss the rim and it’s the opponents ball. Ok, now this is it, if you win a free dunk or whatever it’s called to win a prize, wait for your daily one first because after you use the one you got from the pass, the timer starts over. So this game is very disappointing and hard to play/teach.

When I first got the game I thought it was a lot of fun, but that quickly changed… I soon realized I was playing computer players and no real time people and a lot of wide open shots I take that hit the green meter miss terribly, but contested shots the AI take go in almost every time. Plus the tournaments are just completely ridiculous. You have to pay a lot of your in game credits just to get in to the tournament and the rewards are pretty much always mediocre. Maybe a cool pair of sneakers or a jersey from time to time, but mainly common rarity players that are not worth spending so many credits to get. What made me delete this game was when I had payed 5k credits to play a quick match. I won the game and was supposed to earn my 5k back and 5k from the opponent (10k total). I quickly respond to a text and return back to the game to find out that not only did the game not save, BUT I LOST THE CREDITS I PAYED TO PLAY THE GAME. If you get this game prepare yourself to get very frustrated and disappointed. But if that’s what you like then this is the game for you.

Imagine a game that with a few development tweaks would be an epic basketball game? Well that is this one. I played for a while and here is my honest review. First, don’t let them fool you most of the time you are not playing a human player. This becomes glaringly obvious as every dunk gets blocked, and they transition from a steal to a perfect shot instantly.

But here is the real problem. Three point shots fall at a higher percentage than dunks, in which 3 out of 4 get blocked. Also there is a problem with the fact that literally none of your players will go get a rebound. This means that you can play great defense and 9 out of 10 times if the offensive player misses they get the rebound. But again, this is only if you are playing a bot. Finally, the ability to pass to the player you want is awful. You can have a wide open player down the court and still it will pass to a player one foot away and most often get stolen.

This can legit be a great game but after getting up to level 30 I think I am giving up.

The game itself isn’t bad, but the way it was made is just poor. First off the ai’s, I understand they are npc’s (non playable characters) but they should atleast be coded to go after the ball for a rebound and on defense they should be on the same level as the offensive ai’s. The shooting definitely needs work as well. Say I’m at the 3point line and I green it, there is a 60-40% chance that I’m making it. I will be shooting from almost half court and swish it. Whoever designed the game did good but whoever coded and actually made the game must of been a rookie because it’s poor. Another thing it defense, the defense is just plain out terrible. I will jump up to block a dunk and bro will just slam it on my head like I didn’t contest it. Also, if you want to make overalls and stats, please make them accurate. I have a outside shooter that is 48 in stats for shooting but he has like a 50-50% chance of making it. Also to say I have a inside shooter that is also 48 but even when I green it he misses it. It’s almost like a autistic monkey coded the game and it’s annoying. I want to delete the game so bad but I’ve already spent $15 on this trash app.

The overall gameplay of this game is very fun. It’s high-energy and fast-paced like most basketball games in real life. However the AI and rubberbanding is absolutely abysmal. The AI can steal the ball and block you at will to keep games close. Nobody on your team knows how to rebound to the point in which the AI can shoot a corner 3 from one corner and run to the other corner to grab the rebound before your players that are idly standing by. The shooting system is extremely flawed. You can time the shot perfectly and get a >60% chance of making the shot, only to have your player completely airball. This can happen numerous times in a row from all over the court. How well your team shoots depends entirely on how close the game is. If it’s a close game (3 points or fewer, or you’re losing) you’ll make every shot that’s timed well. Once you get a lead of more than 5-6 points, it seems like it’s almost impossible to score or defend. This game has potential to be very good, but having poor AI and rubberbanding mechanics to introduce artificial difficulty into a game are very cheap ways to do so, and greatly detract from a possibly very good game.

I like this game it’s fun and stuff but one they need to fix them defending in the game like defending while they opponent is dunking cause sometimes I’m right in front of them and hitting the defend button and they still make it. Two they need to add more game modes and more rewards caise the game gets boring like actually do a 1v1 or 2v2 than 5 on 5 as a 1v1 and make the shooting score better cause it’s like the shooting is based off of luck where I make a lot then miss even while I shoot in the green or yellow and make the games more longer or add more rounds to at least 3 rounds or longer times for the first and second round. And make the heads of the characters smaller cause when I play to see who gets the ball all I see is heads clashing together and barely seeing the ball and make the game faster and stuff cause I try to claim the reward and it says updating and takes a while where I have to restart the game and make it where after you score you don’t have to go in a replay of the play you made and see it in different angles, just see it in one angle or take it out. And make competitive system fair cause I be going against lower and higher than me

First off, when you start playing the game is very fun. It kind of gets old as you go one as you can only play basic 5 on 5. There is a dunk contest thing also but that can only be played once a day (unless you want to pay). One issue I have is that they pretend you are playing against real people but in reality it’s just an AI. It really bugs me when they make me wait 10 seconds for a match to be “found” or for another game to “finish”. The opponent skill level is also very inconsistent. Some games I’ll win by 15 and others I’ll lose by 15 to the same level opponent. I get that they are trying to make the game competitive but at least make it noticeable when it will be more difficult. The inconsistency of shooting is also a big issue. Some games my players seem to make every shot and others they can barely get one to not be an air ball. There’s a shooting bar for when to release the button on your shots for accuracy. This essentially means nothing. I could have 5 shots in a row where I land it in the green zone and none of them go in. This makes zero sense and needs to be changed. Please fix these and I’ll change my rating for sure.

This is a great game besides the gameplay. The layout of this game looks awsome and I enjoy upgrading my players but the problem is the actual gameplay. The game is almost entirely luck. Because of the AI it’s very hard to get inside shots when the defense is setup so you are forced to take many deep threes which often have a 42% chance to go in. On game you could score 6 points and other games you score 38. Very inconsistent which is not good for this type of competitive game. Another issue is the defense while the opponents AI is able to steal passing lanes and easily reach and poke you, your user is stuck with the inability to steal the ball before half court and the inability to get in front of a pass that you know the AI is going to make. This is the most frustrating thing about this game to me. Scoring 6 points on offense is fine but if I have the inability to play defense it becomes a huge deal and results in losing games. The blocking mechanisms also need to be reworked. It is very difficult to block a baseline shot because of the angle of the camera. That being said this game is enjoyable and a good game for a short time but if you play to play it a lot you will get frustrated over time.

The concept of this game is great. I like the cards where you can obtain collectible items to customize you team and players. However, the defense is completely broken. The “other online player” seems to have a flawless and impenetrable defense and steals the ball away very easily. When my team is on defense it takes a complete miracle to steal the ball away, rebound, or intercept a pass. I’ve watched replays of my players literally run their entire body through the ball while seeing them react to me pressing the “defense” button and the ball is not turned over. I get it’s a cartoon game that’s unrealistic but at least make the turnovers consistent for both sides.
The shooting also makes little to no sense. My best shooter will be wide open on the three point line and I will shoot the ball perfectly but he’ll still miss. Sometimes I’ll be near the half court line and shoot in the yellow and make it. Same with dunking and layups. I can see every now and then missing a three point shot even if it’s “in the green” but, missing a layup that’s in the green ? That makes little to no sense even for a cartoon basketball game.
These small fixed to this game would easily make it a 5 star contender on MiniBasketball Store. Make it consistent on offense and defense for both teams.

I’m going to be honest here, I love basketball and I loved playing this game….. for the first 45 minutes. Playing the first few matches it’s very fun to get the hang of, and the players make good shots. After about the first 4 games I started noticing something, all the “teams” I was getting matched up against had the exact same characteristics. Simple name, and literally a stock photo from some advertising or something. You only play CPUs. And after you get a little further into the game, these CPUs are all about 2 levels higher than you, but they basically have all epic and legendary players who are absolutely cracked. They just chase right after whatever character has the ball and spam the steal button, but they are faster than your characters so they get the steal every time. Game would be cool if I played a single real person, I would be tempted to spend money on a game like this but the reality of the situation forced me to realize, that would be an absolute waste of money, and I hope others don’t make that mistake.

Overall this game is addicting. The variety with tournaments and seasons is fun and I enjoy this over the soccer version of this game. There are some issues though. The matchmaking makes no sense. As a 250 I could be up against a 240 or a 350, that clearly is imbalanced. It is not competitive when matched with an overpowered opponent and it ruins the game. There needs to be distinguished levels on matchmaking so it is always competitive. Sometimes the CPU can perform actions I simply cannot. Their ability to steal a ball instantly on a rebound for example is ridiculous. The passing is a headache at times as the CPU will launch themselves in front of any pass while the on ball defender will steal it. My defenders do not react this way, requiring me to always switch defenders. You can physically jump through someone and they will still make a shot. Overall it’s fun and I will keep playing but sometimes you just know that nothing can be done to win a game and that’s extremely dumb.

First of all the game is just really fun. Offense can be incredible and you can even think up and run your own plays and the game rewards you for doing so. Defense needs a lot of work but it’s fine for now.
My big issue is with the store and specifically the battle pass. It costs 15 dollars and the grand prizes are 4 chefs (curry) and 5 powermans (AD). That’s important because you need duplicates to upgrade players. The first upgrade only takes two players but the second takes 4 more. So this means that if you spend $15 on this mobile game, you get to upgrade these players 1 time and then have leftovers which are completely useless and the team behind this game must have known they were useless when they made it. What makes this worse is that the overalls of the players is too low to even be good. I’ve only been playing the game for 3 weeks and I couldn’t add either of the players to my team.
They also sell legendary players in the shop occasionally but it’s only 1 player and it’s not the same ones from the battle pass. So it’s useless for anyone who’s actually playing the game for any extended period of time.
If any of the developers are reading this, I am absolutely willing to spend money on this game because it’s super fun. However you have got to make it worth it. Make the legendary players start out at least as 50 overalls instead of 30. Im sure plenty of other people would want to buy these players if they were actually good as well.

I really enjoy this game; I wish there were an option for longer games (there may be, but I’m still building my profile), but it’s been good so far. The ads aren’t too imposing like so many games, so thank you for that. I’m no programmer, but I feel a handful of tweaks would go a long way towards an even better gaming experience. First, I’d like an option to drop players that I don’t want or need; my bench is full of guys I have no need for, since you need to use coins to upgrade them to keep up with the competition. Being able to reinvest the value for those unneeded players is a far better choice. I also wish turnovers were so prevalent when the opposition doesn’t earn them. I don’t have enough control over where the ball goes and have noticed oftentimes when passing the defender simply steals the ball based on their position on the court. Lastly, when stealing the ball I end up taking a 3/4 court shot because the defense button is also the shoot button. I’m not sure what can be done, but even something as simple as a slight delay in the pass button working wound allow the player to dribble or pass the ball, rather than taking a shot they’ll never make. In close games this is maddening. Thank you for hearing me out. I look forward to enjoying your game.

First off the game is fun a great way to kill time, but it seems like the game wants me to lose. For example I miss 80%+ wide open dunks but I made dunks with 60% while being contested once I will a couple games in a row they will match me with a opponent that is way high ranking and rating then my team just for me to lose. It also seems like I can never steal the ball as much as my opponent does and some of the steals be mind blowing like steals from behind from a space away as soon as I pass the ball etc. also it always seems like the opponent can just dribble right pass me while I’m spamming the steal button but 99.9% of the time if I do it then it get instantly stolen from me. The shots that you make be heavily contested but I will miss wide open with a great percentage and high rating 3pt. The game needs a lot of bug fixes and better defensive contest on shots and it shouldn’t nearly be as easy to steal the ball it just feels like I have no control over it. But overall it a good game.

I personally love this game! however i have a few ideas towards making this game even better. i personally love the fact, they have replica players to real life superstars, however i feel as if they should have some type of ability. Ex. Akronite is more “clutch” in the games final 5 seconds, or another Ex. Big hands has increased stealing in the last few seconds of the game. simple abilities like that to the legendary players in the game can make it way better. And possibly an easier chance to obtain the legend players aside buying them alone. Lastly, please make the shot bar more realistic. meaning i feel when i score a 71%, it has the same percent of making it as if i had scored a 34%. besides the minor ideas and tweaks, i personally love this game and will continue to play and recommend! cheers!

1. Why isn’t their a woman in this game ( as I made this recommendation - a legendary woman player should be gifted to me)
Names I’d recommend - Bird or (Blue Jay), Big Perm, Ace, Sparks, Swoopes, Big Classy)

2. Also their should be a player with glasses, these names should be easy. But if you must ask ( Court Vision)

2a - be nice to have an older player who can hoop - Uncle Drew esque…. At this point you know I’m giving you a name ( Ol Vet, Big AARP, Slow Mo, Fogey)

3. Defense - Possibly reduce the ability to spam the defend button for steals ( I benefit from this as well as have it done to me, it easily changes the outcome of games)
- I’d recommend adding players who are strong in defensive attributes, so it becomes more strategic vs spamming defend …. Which means adding a defensive attribute…. Defense is half the game of basketball, there needs to be a defensive attribute for players, which gives you the opportunity to create more players

4. Offensive rebounds - how can a player get 3 offensive rebounds before a player can jump once? Also rebounding on missed free throws heavily favors the offense - you can’t even select a player during the free throw sequence

5. Blocks - how can a player have a dunk animation that has their hang time twice as long as a block animation…. Great time to create a shot blocked ( think Zo, or Mutombo) true rim protectors - should have awesome block animations

Great game - I truly enjoy playing