NCAA Basketball 09

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Dictate your style of play by selecting pre-game strategies, and use the all-new Game Tempo Meter to know when to alter your settings on the fly
• Now with more authentic arenas and mascots, plus classic and alternate uniforms, and new in-game commentary and analysis
• Easily search and create matchups with your favorite team’s rivals, share game files, and enjoy improved, smoother online play
• An all-new game engine delivers the true-to-life style of play for every Division I team, including authentic team ratings and scouting reports
• 64 of the all-time greatest NCAA college basketball teams are placed into the ultimate bracket, and you decide who takes home the crown

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: B001F03NBM
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 5.3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 17, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,523 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #7 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Sports > Basketball
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

Replicate your school's style of play, set the tempo and win with NCAA Basketball 09. Whether your school pushes the ball in transition, runs a half-court offense that utilizes the clock and limits possessions or features a balanced attack that combines transition offense with set plays, NCAA Basketball 09 rewards the strategic player by emphasizing team specific styles of play. College basketball springs to life in NCAA Basketball 09 with frenzied crowds, authentic commentary from Dick Vitale, Brad Nessler and Erin Andrews and now featuring Division I coaches in-game for the first time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good, March 9, 2009

By 

Mark Twain "Sam" (Florida, MO USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NCAA Basketball 09 (Video Game)

Before buying the game, a read a couple of reviews online and most of them were pretty bad, but once I started to play it, I was really surprised by how good the game is. The graphics are amazing, better than any basketball game that I have ever played, and the arenas are all designed perfectly. The commentary is pretty good, although dick vitale does get kind of annoying. The gameplay is very fun. Unline nba 2k9 and college hoops 2k8, you will actually make open shots. The player animations are nice, it is not totally unrealistic. In terms of online play, the connection is great, and the game has never lagged for me. I havent even started the dynasty mode yet, which looks to be very deep. Another nice feature is that you can download player names online.
What prevented this from getting 5 stars was some quirky animations during the gameplay, but this is nevertheless a great sports game that is not close to as bad as the other reviews make it out to be.

22 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Badd, November 19, 2008

By 

James Bonderman - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NCAA Basketball 09 (Video Game)

Its a shame that this is the only college basketball game on the market because this game is horrible! i briefly played the demo and i purchased it because me and my friends are big college basketbal fans and enjoyed playing NCAA 2K8 last year. By purchasing this game I threw 60$ out the window! This game has hardly any special features not more than half of those 2K8 had.....You can't start more than 1 dynasty at once ( A feature that me and my friends enjoyed the most), There are no fun features like create a team or any other custimization at all...and the only custimization feature that you will end up using is edit players because the player models are soooo far off they are almost unreparible all together...Many major players are totally missing from the game...As for the gameplay don't even get me started the game play sucks! If there is a press it takes around 6 seconds to dribble past half court because when you are running with a point guard at full speed (which isnt very fast at all) you come to a complete stop and seeminly go into panic mode and often pass the ball away or drop it so that the D can pick it up....when you finally get the ball past halfcourt the problems continue no matter where you stand past halfcourt the defender doesnt stand more than a foot away from you at all times which makes it nearly impossible to get an open shot off which would be nice at times because you often finish a 10 minute half with a score of around 15 - 20. other problems past halfcourt no offensive rebounding even with UCONNS + 7 foot center. hardly any scorign with a guard in the paint because guards can't get past the defender infront of them because again running at full speed doesnt generate any momentum what so ever...NCAA did 1 thing right this season the courts look more realistic than before (too bad you won't enjoy playing in them).....bring back 2K sports!!!!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Horrific, December 25, 2008

By 

Kelby Arrowood (Johnson City, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NCAA Basketball 09 (Video Game)

I got this for Christmas, but thankfully I had already played it so I didn't open it. The Gameplay is choppy, slow, and just flat awkward. This game has absolutely no feel. I found myself randomly passing the ball, before randomly firing a shot, because that strategy worked just as well as actually attempting to play right. I like 2k8 quite a bit (its not great, but certainly better than this garbage), I thought it was a little sluggish until I played this game. I had hopes that EA could get their act together and bring back their first gen gameplay. I can assure you they surely did NOT. I would recommend you buy College Hoops 2k8, even though you're forced to play with last years rosters. The only reason this gets a two is because of the updated rosters.

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