Action! PC Basketball Game Features

What is Action! PC Basketball?
League Management
Statistics
Offense
Defense
Play by Play
Schedules
Player Ratings
Internet Play
Utilities
Past Seasons

WHAT IS ACTION! PC BASKETBALL?

Action! PC Basketball is the most comprehensive stat-based basketball game on the market. Loaded with strategy, extensive statistical reports and revolutionary internet features, Action! PC Basketball is destined to become the favorite of computer basketball fans.

Action! PC Basketball is designed to challenge your mind and not your fingers. Play results are determined by lineups, play calls and strategy rather than joystick skill and dice rolls. You’re the coach with hundreds of strategy options available! In Action! PC Basketball, players are rated using every available published statistic as well as expert subjective analysis! Each player performs as he did in real life with amazing statistical accuracy.  Action! PC Basketball also includes extensive player, team, and league statistical reports!

Play games head-to-head, over the internet, or against the computer. Relive past seasons as the coach of your favorite team; draft teams and play games in a league; let the computer manage all of the teams and watch the results; or set your coaching preferences for a specific team and let the computer play a season with your coaching profile. Any way you play, you’ll love the statistical accuracy and strategy Action! PC Basketball brings to your home computer.

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LEAGUE MANAGEMENT
A complete set of general manager functions makes it easy to operate your league.  Create, modify, draft and trade players and teams.  Design depth charts and game rotations or make all lineup decisions during the game.  Create custom court graphics for any team.  Specify your own rules for fouls, game times, shot clocks, and more!

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STATISTICS
Action! PC Basketball is loaded with player, team and league statistical reports!  Customize data base and leader reports using hundreds of available statistics.  All of the standard statistics such as scoring, rebounding, assists, etc. are at your fingertips. You can view raw statistics or stats based on game averages, home or road averages, high games and many more. Track shooting from different court positions!  Completed seasons can even be added to a detailed encyclopedia.   

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OFFENSE
Position your players, set your pace and call your plays.  Call for a play based on how "open" a player is, from zero to three stars, or design your own play to beat the defense.  The game monitors how often players are open during a game or season so you can call plays as often as you like!  A complete coaching profile may be exported and emailed to opposing coaches. 

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DEFENSE
Customize your defense any way you like.  Individual coverages can be set for every play from any position on the court.  Set your defensive help to one of several settings to best counter your opponent.  You can also choose from a variety of traps and presses. 

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PLAY by PLAY
Extensive and exciting play-by-play files with over 3000 lines of text that may be edited by the user.  Includes many unique and rare plays. 

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SCHEDULES
Real life schedules include month and day.  Injuries and player transactions are monitored by date. 

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PLAYER RATINGS
Players are rated based on every available published statistic.  Subjective ratings are included for defense, passing, shooting ability from different court locations, and more.  Players are even given a sportsmanship rating to ensure realistic technical foul calls! 

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INTERNET PLAY: 
Action! PC Basketball offers complete support for internet play.  Hook-up and play one game or an entire series in one sitting. Zip and email league files with just a few mouse clicks.  Email box scores to league members with one mouse click.  Generate a custom website with your choice of reports in just minutes. 

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UTILITIES
We offer a very useful set of utilities to run any face-to-face, email, or internet league. Export/import games, export/import coaches and many other features help make your league play simple and enjoyable.