Arch Rivals is NBA Jam for the NES. Only not fun. Its 2-on-2 hardcore no fouls basketball at its averagest. There are different players that one can choose which have various strengths and weaknesses. One cool thing is that stats are kept for the players. Some interesting innovations include: punching, the backboard breaking... and thats about it. This game was decent when it came out, and it remained better than most NES games which came long after it.

Despite the decent gameplay and so forth, there is one thing that absolutely kills this stupid game. After every basket, there is a stupid cinema of a little referee with coke-bottle glasses and a caption that says 'two points'. There are usually alot of baskets scored in a game of basketball. To see this stupid cinema after every one makes you want to rip out your eyes. It absolutely kills the fun of the game.