When assessing a new game in a franchise, whether as a reviewer or a consumer, it’s nearly impossible to do so without comparing it with previous iterations.  The same can be said about games that are ported from one system to another.  This makes it doubly hard to review NBA Jam for the Xbox 360 without referencing its similarities and differences to both the original NBA Jam from 1993 and the Wii version of the 2010 release.  Fortunately, this version fares well in comparison to any of its predecessors, offering the best NBA Jam experience to date.