Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs

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Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs drops you into the 1991 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Developed by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992, it’s a one-on-one basketball showdown that lets you pick a team from the 1991 playoffs and play through exhibition or tournament modes. The game adds a TV broadcast vibe with a fictional network called EASN, complete with in-game replays and a real-life EA executive as the play-by-play voice. Controls use a star marker to track your active player, and courts display official NBA logos for the first time in a team-based basketball game. You can tweak game time per quarter from 2 to 12 minutes, and rosters include stars like Michael Jordan. The game’s production values stood out for its time, earning praise for its visual style and atmosphere. MegaTech gave it 80%, noting sharp graphics but calling the pace sluggish compared to real court action. As a mid-90s sports title, it carved a niche with its presentation over pure speed, appealing to fans of the era’s hardwood rivalry.