▁was ▁exclus ively ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Game play ▁▁ ▁B ark ley ▁Sh ut ▁Up ▁and ▁Jam ! ▁is ▁a ▁two - on - two ▁street ▁basketball ▁game ▁where ▁players ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁either ▁former ▁NBA ▁M VP ▁Charles ▁B ark ley ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁fifteen ▁fict it ious ▁basketball ▁players ▁in ▁a ▁progress ive ▁series ▁of ▁matches ▁on ▁out door ▁courts ▁across ▁different ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Phoenix , ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁an ▁ind oor ▁court . ▁Though ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁NBA ▁Jam ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁game play ▁and ▁controls , ▁the ▁game ▁provides ▁a ▁faster ▁and ▁more ▁ag gress ive ▁pace ▁by ▁containing ▁less ▁basketball ▁play ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁never ▁pen al izing ▁a ▁player , ▁which ▁em ul ates ▁the ▁lo oser ▁and ▁rough er ▁nature ▁of ▁cas ual , ▁urban ▁basketball . ▁The ▁court ▁locations ▁has ▁no ▁effect ▁on ▁game play , ▁while ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁play able ▁characters ▁has ▁a ▁unique ▁set ▁of ▁status ▁skills , ▁encourag ing ▁players ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁which ▁character ▁fits ▁their ▁play ▁style ▁the ▁best . ▁Despite ▁that , ▁B ark ley ▁has ▁the ▁best ▁stats ▁overall . ▁ ▁Like ▁NBA ▁Jam , ▁players ▁has ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁tur bo ▁function ▁that ▁allows ▁the ▁characters ▁to ▁move ▁faster ▁and ▁ste al ▁easier . ▁The ▁player ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁use ▁tur bo ▁six ▁times ▁but ▁must ▁ear n ▁each ▁use ▁back ▁by ▁performing ▁well .