Prior to playing a normal game of GBA Championship Basketball: Two-on-Two, you may want to try out the various practice modes. Without any defenders to get in your way, you can work on hook shots, jump shots, slam dunks, tip-ins and rebounds. In the two-player practice mode, you can play a little one-on-one or you can challenge a buddy to a friendly game of "Around the World" or "Horse."
After getting used to the controls and stretching out your muscles, you are ready to begin. First you must rate each of your playing abilities (quickness, jumping, etc.) on a scale of one to six. Then you must select between game options: two player head-to-head, two player teammates, one player exhibition game and one player league play. When choosing a teammate, you can draft a superstar from a list of players whose names and skills are similar to real NBA players. For example: Magic Lyndon (Magic Johnson) is a great passer, and Wilt "the Tilt" Dumage (Wilt "the Stilt" Chamberlain) is unstoppable inside.
Just like in real basketball, GBA Championship Basketball: Two-on-Two features traveling, fouls, the three-second rule, steals, a 24-second clock, timeouts, blocked shots, rebounds, offensive and defensive play calling, man-to-man or zone defense and free throws. Unlike normal shots, which have a better chance of going in if you release the ball at just the right moment, free throw accuracy is determined by the player's outside shooting range.
After a game you can read all about it in the Gamestar Gazette. Here you'll find team names, the leading scorer's name, the final score, shooting percentages and the total number of field goals, rebounds, steals and blocked shots for each team.