Okay, so imagine this: you pick SpongeBob, Patrick, or even a Power Ranger, and suddenly they're pulling off insane dunks like it's nothing. Basketball Stars 3 takes the arcade-style chaos from the first two games and cranks it up—way up. The first time I played, I went with the Ninja Steel Red Ranger (because, obviously), and within seconds I was doing backflip layups over Kid Danger. It's ridiculous in the best way.

Multiplayer gets intense fast—people go hard for those leaderboard spots. And yeah, the characters all have their own over-the-top moves. Alvin the Chipmunk shouldn’t be this good at basketball, but here we are. If you just want to mess around in single-player, that’s cool too, but trash-talking strangers online is half the fun.

Fair warning: you’ll lose a few rounds before you get the timing down on those mega dunks. Totally worth it when you finally posterize someone with Lynn Loud.