Update: Microsoft has now officially announced the Space Jam: A New Legacy Game, along with confirming that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will actually be able to play it as early as Thursday, July 1. If you're not a member, don't worry, as the game will later be released as a free-to-play title on Thursday, July 15 for everyone to enjoy.
"To create the final game, we blended the ideas of two gamers: our youth-competition winner, Narayan from India, and our adult-competition winner, Ricky from the United States. Xbox and Warner Bros. were energized by Ricky’s idea of a classic “beat ’em up” blended with game mechanics that Narayan had suggested.
The game is inspired by the upcoming live action/animated feature film with deep reverence for the lively characters in Space Jam: A New Legacy and appreciation of the Tune Squad’s pop culture influence, all while reminiscent of classic arcade games of the 1990s."
In addition, three limited edition Space Jam: A New Legacy Xbox controllers will be going on sale beginning July 8, although two of them are limited to the US only. We've covered the full details on these elsewhere here at Pure Xbox.
Original story: Cast your mind back to December, and you might remember that Xbox was advertising a competition for two lucky Xbox fans to provide ideas for an official Space Jam: A New Legacy game, which would become a reality.
The winners were then announced in March of this year, and as per a leaked Microsoft Store listing via Twitter user WalkingCat, the game is set to release next month on Thursday, July 15 - as an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perk.
And as mentioned, it's not a basketball game! Instead, it takes the form of a classic 2D brawler where you'll use collectible cards to enlist help from other Tune Squad players. Here's the Microsoft Store description:
"While plotting to have his Goon Squad square off against LeBron and the Tune Squad in a high-stakes, high-tech basketball game, Al-G locks himself away in a hidden area of cyberspace.
If LeBron, Bugs Bunny, and Lola Bunny can find all three pieces of the 'Legacy Code,' they can use it to open up Al-G's secret lair. But standing in their way is the rogue AI's robot army... and members of the Goon Squad, The Brow and White Mamba."
Liking the look of Space Jam: A New Legacy - The Game? Let us know down in the comments section below.
[source news.xbox.com]
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What in the blue hell...
If I type in CCP will it give Lebron invincibility?
The spirit of the 90s: let’s make a brawler based on a big movie IP instead of anything that has to do with the actual plot.
So a game based on a movie about basketball is not a basketball game? This might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard, and I used to have a housemate who genuinely thought Mount Everest was, and I quote, "somewhere around Birmingham".
Also, I had to do a double take because I could've sworn "Al-G" was actually "Ali G" the first time I read it.
Did I wake up in 1992? This is cool, but VERY unexpected.
Nice, I love these beat'em ups.
@xMightyMatt14x 😂😂😂
why isnt this a basketball game?
@VenomousAlbino i laughed at your take. Thanks.
The sprite art & presentation actually look pretty great - it somehow does remind me of the old Treasure & Konami Looney Tunes and Tiny Toons games (and makes me wonder why Treasure never did a Toon brawler back in the day a la Guardian Heroes... though I guess they DID try to get Tiny Toons: Defenders of the Looniverse out the door for years).
The original tie-in game for Space Jam on Sega Saturn and PS1 was a basketball game and it wasn't great, so I can understand them not wanting to do another one... this is still weird though.
@VenomousAlbino @Grahamthecracker
This is the polished version of the Arcade competition
https://arcadecontest.xbox.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95zDv5uasoE
Now why they went to this direction in the first place is a mystery, but the resulting game does not comes out of the blue
Strong Gameboy Advance-shovelware vibe here.
Everything about this Space Jam reboot has looked awful.
Looks like it'll be a fun few hours. Looking forward to this and certainly the film as well!
This is one "game" I will "pass"
I'm really excited for this one I have to admit 😁
Sounds like an odd choice. But it was a contest to determine the game and it is in gamepass so I'll give it a go. Who knows...i might really enjoy it
Looks great fun. Shaq-Fu finally may have met it’s match
Which button do you hit to cry to the refs so they come out and assist you? I love a good super move.
Ok but why couldn't this have been a classic basketball style game with powerups that imbrace the toons and all their wacky and weird ways.
I mean even when they pitch the game and made us vote that wasn't even a option
Looks cool! I should watch the movie though.
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