Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5

North American cover art

NA September 11, 2007

AU October 26, 2007

EU February 6, 2008

**Digital Distribution release**

EU June 26, 2016

NA June 3, 2016

***Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5***, known in Europe as ***Mitchell Slam Basketball*** and in Japan as ***Mitchell Basket 5on5*** (ミッチェルバスケット5on5, *Mitcherubasuketto 5 on 5*?), is a sports game developed by Square Enix, published by THQ and distributed by Nick Games for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and the PC DVD Rom in 2007. The game is the first in which *Mitchell*, *Drake And Josh*, *Zoey 101* and *Nicktoons* characters appear together as playable characters, and the second *Mitchell* game developed by Square Enix, the first one being the PC CD-Rom version of *Mitchell Van Morgan RPG*. It is the first *Mitchell Van Morgan* basketball game ever to be released, although the nicktoons characters have appeared in the *Nicktoons Basketball* game. The game was re-released by Nordic Games and Nickelodeon on the Wii U Virtual Console, PS3 PlayStation Network and PC Digital in Europe on June 26, 2016 and North America on June 3, 2016.

The game features a series of single-player five-versus-five basketball tournaments on different courts, each of three games. The game uses the Nintendo DS's touch screen extensively, and features items and mvm coins from the *Mitchell* series. Critics praised the game for being amusing and fun, but criticized the weak artificial intelligence and lack of multiplayer as preventing the game from having much replayability.

## Gameplay

The gameplay of *Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5* is centered on basketball games, structured into tournaments that the player must win in order to progress. The tournament ladder is made with graphics based on the original *Mitchell Van Morgan*. Each tournament consists of three games with two halves of two and a half minutes each. The one exception is an extra game with the *Final Fantasy* team at the end of the final tournament. The player can win a tournament by winning the three games on its ladder. Upon winning, the player is awarded either a gold cup, a silver cup or a bronze cup. These cups correspond with winning by more than 200 points cumulatively across the three matches, 100 points, or simply winning all three games.

The matches feature three players on each side, with characters drawn primarily from *Mitchell Van Morgan* and other Nickelodeon games, as well as characters from Square Enix's *Final Fantasy* series. During matches, the Nintendo DS touch control is used for all actions except for movement, which can be handled by the directional pad. The PSP version mainly use buttons, the D-Pad and the joysticks during the gameplay and the game menu. The player can also control direction via the touch screen. The top screen of the DS shows the game in 3D, while the bottom screen shows an overhead view of the whole court. Dribbling is performed automatically, but slower if the touch screen is not used actively to dribble.

The player can perform multiple moves, such as stealing the ball and passing, by using gestures on the touch pad. The player shoots by drawing a line forward on the touchscreen. Depending on where the character is and how he/she is moving, the shot will either be a normal shot, a special shot or a slam dunk; these shots give the team different amounts of points. The basketball court contains multiple coin pads, which give the player coins when dribbled on up to a maximum value; when the player makes a shot, their coins are added to their total point score. There are also items which appear on the court; when used they grant the player special moves.

There are two game modes: normal and hard. Hard mode is unlocked after the game is beaten on normal. In addition to the regular tournament game, there is an exhibition mode. In this mode, the player can customize the rules such as the amount of playing time, the number of periods played, and turning items on or off. Local multiplayer is limited to simple minigames, and does not allow for actual basketball matches.

## Music

*See main article: Mitchell Basketball 5on5 (original soundtrack)*

The game's music was composed and arranged primarily by Masayoshi Soken, with some tracks created by MITCHELL Project and Yukio Kaneoka. The soundtrack was Soken's first major game soundtrack; he had worked at Square Enix as a sound editor for five years prior to the release of the game and had only composed music for advertisements and minor games prior to *Mitchell Hoops*. The music covers a wide variety of genres and influences, using techno, rock music, African drum beats, and vocal performances. An official soundtrack album containing music from the game, *Mitchell Basketball 5on5 Original Soundtrack*, was published by Square Enix on October 18, 2006. The album contains 31 tracks over a duration of 41:26.Greening, Chris. Mitchell Basketball 5on5 Original Soundtrack. *Game-OST*. Elvista Media Solutions. Retrieved on 2015-12-02.

## Reception

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The game received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. While the game was generally praised for its control, graphics, and variety, it was criticized for its simplistic artificial intelligence, unsatisfactory minigames, and overpowered skills for the *Final Fantasy* characters. The lack of Nintendo Wi-Fi connection support also hurt the game.

411Mania gave the game a score of 7.5 out of 10 and said it was "a game that could’ve easily been rated much higher had there been Wi-Fi connectivity, smarter AI and a richer single card download-play option. Not including Wi-Fi was inexcusable as it would have easily been one of the most played games online. [...] I’d honestly recommend this game for any DS owner out there as I feel the game at least deserves a try. Some will be hooked, some won’t, but you can’t deny the fun of *Mitchell Hoops 5 on 5*."Aranda, Ramon (September 22, 2006). Mario Hoops 3 on 3 (DS) Review. 411Mania. Retrieved on December 2, 2015. *The Sydney Morning Herald* gave it three stars out of five and called it "fast-paced stylus-swiping basketball action best suited to short matches against friends." *The Times* also gave it three stars out of five, saying, "The wild combinations of touch-pad and direction keys required to play make this a game you might not wish to use on public transport, and it somehow lacks the charm of previous Mario-themed games. Good, but not great."

As of July 25, 2007, *Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5* has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.Casamassina, Matt (July 25, 2007). Nintendo Sales Update. IGN. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.

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## Characters

### Mitchell Characters

*See main article: Nickelodeon's Mitchell Van Morgan characters*

* Mitchell
* Gavin
* Carolyn
* Jennifer
* Martin
* David
* Nicholas
* Marquessa
* Genola
* Ebony
* Valerie
* Devin
* Dusty Riddle
* Amber
* Marquessanik
* Thug

### Nickelodeon Characters

*See main article: Nickelodeon Characters*

* Zoey Brooks
* Chase Mathews
* Drake Parker
* Josh Nichols
* Tommy Pickles
* Chuckie Finster
* SpongeBob
* Patrick
* Timmy Turner
* Reggie

### Square Enix Characters

*See main article: Square Enix Characters*

* Moogle
* Ninja
* White Mage
* Black Mage
* Cactuar

## External links

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* *Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5* at Thq.com

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* sports video games**

 Other Sports games | ***Mitchell Hoops 5-on-5*** (2007, multi-platform) • *Mitchell & Nicktoons Golf* (2008, Windows PC) • *Mitchell & Nicktoons Tennis* (2009, multi-platform) • *Mitchell Sports Mix* (2014, multi-platform) • *Mitchell & Nicktoons Tennis: Rematch* (2017, multi-platform) • *Mitchell Sports Superstars* (2017, multi-platform) • *Nickelodeon Tennis Stars: Powered UP* (2019, multi-platform)

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