[3] The game uses Fox Sports's TV set-up in order to give the player a more realistic feel to gameplay.

[4] However, original publisher BMG Interactive shut down, costing the game the non-transferable NBA and Jordan licenses.

[4][5] After developer Z-Axis shopped the game around to publishers for several months, it was picked up by Fox Interactive, who gave it an NCAA license.

[5] At this time Z-Axis also increased the memory size and optimization to run in high resolution.

[2] GameSpot's Nelson Taruc called the game an "incomplete work in progress".