Fan-made Charles Barkley RPG sees full release

by Kyle Orland on Jan 22nd 2008 4:30PM

You've read the fan fiction. You've speculated on the endless message board threads. You've played the demo over and over and over. Now, the day you've been waiting for is finally here. The full release of Tales of Game's Barkley: Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden is now available for download.

We hope you've cleared the rest of your 2008, because the epic story of post-cyberpocalypse Neo New York in the wake of the great B-Ball purge of 2041 threatens to own the entirety of your existence for some time. We can't wait to find out the true nature of the chaos dunk and discover what the press release calls "a cavalcade of easter eggs, ranging from the mysterious to the unique." Hopefully by the time we're done finding them all, we'll be nearing the release of the implied second chapter of "the Hoopz Barkley SaGa." Hit the download link and check out the below trailer while you join us in waiting with bated breath.

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Tags: b-ball, barkley, basketball, charles-barkley, computer, indie, indpendent, PC, shutupandjamgaiden

Reader Comments (57)

link to controls? Looks pretty bad so far.

The gameplay actually isn't as lame as you'd expect. There's a LOT of text, but encounters are not random (enemies appear on the field map), and once you get to the combat, it's pretty solid.

Magic and items are self-explanatory, but standard attacks are a little bit different. You choose the attack option, then each key corresponds to a different attack (some hit multiple enemies, some are more powerful and less accurate, etc). Each attack also makes use of some sort of timed button-press to determine the power/accuracy.

All in all, even without the awesome humor it stands alone as a decent RPG.

man i can rebound just about anything now that im level 33!!!

*sigh* Instead of playing Charles Barkley RPG, why don't you guys play REAL B-Ball? *geez*

/sarcasm

I think Charles Barkely and the rest of the TNT crew, are the best sports analysts on TV. They are actually enjoyable. I know that's not saying much, but it's still a compliment.