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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.

I've played just about every edition of EA's college basketball series and 2009 may be the least enjoyable and the most poorly designed. It's a joke. I'm not even sure where to start, but even the smallest things are screwed up, like the difficulty in selecting a player to control even with direct switch. Or how about the fact that you can't select a simple ball screen from your on-the-fly controls -- the most basic element of basketball and it isn't an option.

The pick-and-roll is there but it's a joke as the guy setting the pick doesn't even stand still long enough to accomplish anything. And get this: the same button that controls your special ball-handling moves also sets a pick-and-roll, so one of your guys automatically gets in your way and clogs up the middle while you're trying to break down your defender off the dribble. It's moronic.

But the most frustrating thing, by far, is how the AI seems to work only for the CPU contolled team. On the lowest difficulty level, the CPU's defense makes every switch and rotation with precision -- there's almost never a clear route to the rim and no matter where you go there's at least one CPU player locking you down. But on the flip side, if the opposing point guard gets past you while you're defending, he can invariably walk to the rim while not a single one of your players does a thing. They just stand there.

I could go on and on, but I'll leave with this. In the Tournament of Legends mode, which is a nice idea pitting classic teams throughout history against each other in a March Madness bracket, EA doesn't even bother getting the rosters correct. I tried playing with my 1980 U of L Cardinals and there isn't a single correct player on the ENTIRE roster.

I'll start by saying that the graphics for 09 are better than all the other games(except for later editions). the gameplay is average at best when compared to real life. the thing that really gets me pissed is when u go up for a dunk and then a defender from behind in midair all of a sudden somehow holds u down and ur player takes a ridicoulous shot. the other thing that pisses me off is that no matter how well u play defense on the opponets point guard he can still freking get past u and your teammates do nothing and he gets a free layup.

overall: buy this game because do u really need to pay another 50 bucks for an updated roster. still has its problems but it is still a very fun game to play, especially dynasty mode.

Wow when i first got this i was like the happiest person in the world becuz college basketball is my fav sport and the only word for this game is disappointing the graphics are like a bad arcade game and the ratings are just off this is one of the worst games i ever played and i would recommend for no one the best part about it is the recurting and that isnt all that game so just dont buy

For those of you who like watching basketball, playing basketball, and basketball video games you will find this game more than frustrating. I don't get many sports games but when it comes to basketball I am hooked. I had a basketball game for every system I have ever had, except my NES, and this game is by far the worst. My biggest complaint is that the game reaction is slow. You punch a button to make a pass, take a shot, do a move, or even steal a pass and more often that not there is a one to two second delay before the game actually completes your command. I don't know how many of you have ever played bball, but one or two seconds is a big deal. I have never had this problem with bball games on earlier systems (ie sega genesis, playstation one, Gamecube). Also, when you pass the ball it is really where the player is going to be and the player has to stop and wait for the pass allow the defense to catch up. The passes are often slow and go right to the defenders as you have little control when or where you pass the ball even you using the direct pass option. You cannot call a time out unless you have the ball. No timeouts during dead balls, after made baskets, or to freeze the opponents free throw shooter. Another of the major problems in this game is one already mentioned in other reviews. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET BY THE GUARD DEFENDERS! You can try running around them, do a dribble move, or even using a screener. You can even already be passed the defender and in two steps he has caught up and is again in front of you. The only way to get around them effectively is to pump fake and hope they jump. Even then if you don't time it right they will get back in front of you. I could write about several more things that make this game bad, like how sometimes after a made basket the players will just stand around and not pick up the ball to throw it in effectively ending the game, but it would take me all day.

This game was purchase for my son. It must be great, because I can't get him off of it.