Michael Jordan and Larry Bird are two of the most acclaimed players in American Basketball, both with their own personal style. Larry is a shooter whilst Michael (or Air as he is known) prefers the 'Slam-Dunk' technique - it's claimed they're rewriting basketball history.

Now you can take the role of one of these great players in Electronic Arts' latest sports simulation: Jordan vs Bird - One on One. You can choose to play either player in a straight one-on-one contest (to a limit, as a full game or as a warm up), as 'Air' Jordan in a Slam-Dunk contest, or as Larry Bird in a 3-Pointer contest.

The Slam-Dunk game consists of a series of set shots which must be performed in front of a panel of judges, the winner being the player with the highest score after a number of dunks.

The 3-pointer contest is set over a 60 second time limit, inside which Larry must score as many 3-point baskets (ie, outside the line) as possible.

Some of the graphics made me laugh out loud, especially the icons displaying the types of shot in the Slam-Dunk contest. How he's supposed to get into some of those positions I just don't know!

The in-game animation is a bit odd as well, in fact I'm sure I saw the players jumping through each other at one point. I don't like this game much, but it's not as bad as Afterburner. It's getting there, though.!

The most striking thing about it is the comical graphics - disproportionate sprites stumbling about in a blandly drawn endzone, wobbling on legs like rubber bands. Now this wouldn't be too bad if the gameplay was good enough - unfortunately it's not.

Control is quite a chore in all the games and any score involves more luck than judgement. Fans of the two players involved will be crining to see their heroes' names put to this.