College Hoops 2K6

by 2K Sports

Product Features

• No day in college basketball is bigger than Selection Sunday. Watch a Broadcast of your team's placement into the NCAA Tournament, and listen to commentary as Video clips give you the low down on all the bracket match-ups
• Celebrate Midnight Madness! Participate in the first practice of the year with the midnight intra-squad exhibition that's become a college hoops tradition
• Each player has an inherent set of attributes - consistency, focus, and confidence - use practice drills, scrimmages, and weekly meetings to raise these attributes to their peaks
• Use the Coach's Clipboard to give your team a specific direction during any time out situation - Order a full court press or a quick shot at the end of the half; Improve your zone defense efficiency and exploit your opponent's weaknesses

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000A1IMKY
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,236 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

From the Manufacturer

It’s that time of year again--the time of year where basketball courts around the nation are filled with excitement, slam dunks, unbelievable athletes, Cinderella stories, and championship dreams. Nothing captivates the nation quite like the NCAA Basketball Tournament and no other game captures the collegiate atmosphere and energy like College Hoops 2K6.

Features:

• Selection Sunday: No day in college basketball is bigger than Selection Sunday. Watch a broadcast of your team’s placement into the NCAA Tournament. Listen to commentary as video clips give you the low down on all the bracket match ups.
• Midnight madness: Celebrate this nationwide event to kick off the college hoops season. Participate in the first practice of the year with a midnight intra-squad exhibition that has become a college hoops tradition.
• Court awareness: Each player has an inherent set of attributes--consistency, focus, and confidence. Utilize practice drills, scrimmages, and weekly meetings to raise these attributes to their peaks, so that you can optimize your players’ performances.
• Coach’s clipboard: Whether it’s a full court press or a quick shot at the end of the half, give your team a specific direction during any time-out situation. Improve your zone-defense efficiency and exploit your opponent’s weaknesses by having total control over positional replacements with zone substitutions.
• The online experience: 2K Sports continues to lead the online gaming revolution as College Hoops 2K6 features seamless online play and the most comprehensive online feature anywhere including completely online stat tracking, buddy lists management, and online leagues.

Product Description

The #1 rated college basketball game is back. It's that time of year again - the time of year where basketball courts around the nation are filled with excitement, slam dunks, unbelieveable athletes, Cinderella stories and championship dreams. Nothing captivates the nation quite like the NCAA Basketball Tournament and no other game captures the collegiate atmosphere and energy like College Hoops 2K6.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as NBA 2K6, April 17, 2006

By 

Reuboss "Reuben www.moneythenpolitics.com" (NYC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: College Hoops 2K6 (Video Game)

Good game, but the game has a few flaws. First of all you can't drive into the lane in this game which made NBA 2k6 better already,2nd of all the good shooters for some reason don't seem to make 3's, but other than that this game is very good.

4.0 out of 5 stars Going to the big dance!, May 24, 2006

By 

Jeff Travis "Stormfury" - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: College Hoops 2K6 (Video Game)

College Hoops 2K6 was a brilliant improvement over its 2k5 counterpart. While, I have thoroughly enjoyed both products I found that 2k6 was very playable outside the box. With 2k5, I had to tweak the settings as the AI never seemed to miss, my team couldn't buy a rebound and at best we made 20% of the shots. Eventually by adjusting the slider bars, I was able to get the game to a point were each and every game was very competitive. With 2k6, I didn't have to touch the sliders at all!

As a casual gamer, I tend to play shorter games. I like to get through several seasons and to spend hours recruiting as well as playing out the NCAA tournament. So to do this, I'll usually play 2 minute halves and the 2K6 version of this game has made this so much more enjoyable. First off, the 2K5 version didn't allow you to change the # of fouls for the bonus and the computer would constantly foul until 2-3 players had fouled out and eventually the 7th team foul had happened. (I play with 3 fouls your out given my short games) Now there is an option for this as well. There is a bug where you have to actually change your settings the first time you boot up the game, but after that it remembers. That aside this is a blessing for the short game.

Another good improvement is in recruiting, the AI seems to be a lot better and tougher to recruit. In 2k5, once you had reached a power team you pretty much hand picked your recruits each season. While this might be fun for some, it's not really what dynasty mode is about and I've enjoyed the fact that it takes a bit more work to get those 5 star Mr. Basketball players on my roster.

The biggest flaw is with the sim engine however as I've seen some wacky results even at full game minutes, but it's not an issue if you play every game.

All in all, I've really enjoyed this series and have to say it's a lot more fun for me than the EA version. If you're a fan of college hoops this is the game for you!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game, but only as good as 2k5., January 27, 2006

By 

Alex - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: College Hoops 2K6 (Video Game)

Sega is starting to get attention for their bball games, and deservingly so, but even though i think this game is very good, it is not great and is no better than its predecessor. Sure, buy this one instead of 2k5 because of the updated rosters, but i was really disappointed to find that their were no improvements in this game. The game modes are very fun, you get to recruit, scout, whatever the staff of your team needs to get done, but that is the same as 2k5.

It is still the best college bball game, better than "Madness", but i hope it acutally improves going into next year.

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