![]() ![]() *** Vitale's boisterous shtick is an acquired taste, but Brad Nessler does a great job of play-by-play and the game makes better use of stat boxes to update you on fouls and player performances. The on-court presentation has also improved. The teams also make better use of their benches this season. Posting up on the low block, cutting to the rim with a freestyle move, calling for a pick and roll, and jumping passing lanes to create turnovers on defense are all easy to execute. The gameplay still suffers from some legacy problems (players stepping out of bounds, excessive backcourt violations, players slowing on fastbreaks, players getting locked into animations), but the general gameplay is adequate. Even without the pressure of a competitor, the publishing juggernaut EA didn't stay stagnant, but the end result is far from a blue chip prospect. With 2K Sports' College Hoops bowing out of the competition, NCAA Basketball 09 is the only hoops game dedicated to March Madness.
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