NCAA Basketball 09 Community Event Recaps

by pastapadre
Posted September 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 am

While there are still details to be revealed about NCAA Basketball 09 the recent community event offered a good opportunity to get a feel for how the game is shaping up and the direction EA Sports is taking the franchise. Overall it sounds as if the gameplay will be vastly improved and the new tempo feature will deliver, however the game is lacking the pull of a secondary mode (such as Be A Pro) and online play will be deficient.

Two write-ups which cover most everything there is to know can be found at NCAA Strategies and 5WG. Both sites broke their coverage down into multiple articles which I’ve linked to below. If you are at all interested in the game they are worth checking out.

NCAA Strategies: Part One – Part Two – Part Three
5WG: Part One – Part Two – Part Three

Will this be enough to pull in the deserted College Hoops fans? It’s tough to say at this point. Solidifying the gameplay and making it fun is certainly crucial to doing that but there still seems to be a lot missing. The college basketball games have never sold all that well so it’ll be interesting to see if it picks up a good deal of those CH consumers or if there just isn’t that much draw to the game for it to make much of a difference.

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nba2k

Might sound improved but need to see it first..
nba2k

Might sound improved but need to see it first..
nba2k

Another game with no trophies for PS3, I knew I shouldve gotten a Xbox360. Why do they do this to Sony supporters? Same thing with demos.. Im really getting tired with Sony and EAsports.
nba2k

Another game with no trophies for PS3, I knew I shouldve gotten a Xbox360. Why do they do this to Sony supporters? Same thing with demos.. Im really getting tired with Sony and EAsports.
Ross

LOL @ You buying a PS3.
Ross

LOL @ You buying a PS3.
E z E

[quote comment="37598"]LOL @ You buying a PS3.[/quote]

LOL @ the J-E-T-S
E z E

[quote comment="37598"]LOL @ You buying a PS3.[/quote]

LOL @ the J-E-T-S
lonnie

i know a lot of people like to play online and some like the be a pro mode but i could care less about that,i am glad EA is putting the time into improveing the gameplay this year than once they get that to where it should be they will have the time to put those modes into next years game.
lonnie

i know a lot of people like to play online and some like the be a pro mode but i could care less about that,i am glad EA is putting the time into improveing the gameplay this year than once they get that to where it should be they will have the time to put those modes into next years game.
r00tabaga

LET’S GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
r00tabaga

LET’S GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://pastapadre.com/ sdot

fam SERIOUSLY trophies

how old R you ONLY trophies that matter R da 1′s in REAL LIFE 4get dat virtual ISH

join a team & win & you’ll get TROPHIES @ least I did
http://pastapadre.com sdot

fam SERIOUSLY trophies

how old R you ONLY trophies that matter R da 1′s in REAL LIFE 4get dat virtual ISH

join a team & win & you’ll get TROPHIES @ least I did
http://pastapadre.com/ sdot

by the way I luv my PS3

nice piece of hardware

& I made a nice lil flip of dem when it 1st came out 2 get my $$$ right
http://pastapadre.com sdot

by the way I luv my PS3

nice piece of hardware

& I made a nice lil flip of dem when it 1st came out 2 get my $$$ right
Josh

[quote comment="37610"]i know a lot of people like to play online and some like the be a pro mode but i could care less about that,i am glad EA is putting the time into improveing the gameplay this year than once they get that to where it should be they will have the time to put those modes into next years game.[/quote]

Amen brotha!
Josh

[quote comment="37610"]i know a lot of people like to play online and some like the be a pro mode but i could care less about that,i am glad EA is putting the time into improveing the gameplay this year than once they get that to where it should be they will have the time to put those modes into next years game.[/quote]

Amen brotha!
James

[quote comment="37617"]LET’S GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]

yessssir lets go BILLS!!! 3 n 0… playoff bound this year!
James

[quote comment="37617"]LET’S GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]

yessssir lets go BILLS!!! 3 n 0… playoff bound this year!
slamfan4life

still cant believe love is on the cover…
slamfan4life

still cant believe love is on the cover…
sean

pasta, any word on the madden and head coach patches that r supposed to come out today
sean

pasta, any word on the madden and head coach patches that r supposed to come out today
Broncs_Fan

just curious, without a college basketball game for nba 2k9, will there be a way to bring in college players in the association mode without someone having to manually create them?
Broncs_Fan

just curious, without a college basketball game for nba 2k9, will there be a way to bring in college players in the association mode without someone having to manually create them?
Ryan

madden patch?
Ryan

madden patch?
pastapadre

[quote comment="37660"]madden patch?[/quote]

5am ET/2am PT it should be out. (Tuesday morning)
pastapadre

[quote comment="37660"]madden patch?[/quote]

5am ET/2am PT it should be out. (Tuesday morning)
sean

is that time the same for head coach
sean

is that time the same for head coach
RME

Where do you go to download the patches for madden?
RME

Where do you go to download the patches for madden?
Ryan

Ok thanks Pasta.

[quote comment="37665"]Where do you go to download the patches for madden?[/quote]

Just turn on your console while connected to xbox live put madden in the system and a screen will pop up telling you that there is an update available…do you want to download now? Just say yes.
Ryan

Ok thanks Pasta.

[quote comment="37665"]Where do you go to download the patches for madden?[/quote]

Just turn on your console while connected to xbox live put madden in the system and a screen will pop up telling you that there is an update available…do you want to download now? Just say yes.
RME

[quote comment="37680"]Ok thanks Pasta.

[quote comment="37665"]Where do you go to download the patches for madden?[/quote]

Just turn on your console while connected to xbox live put madden in the system and a screen will pop up telling you that there is an update available…do you want to download now? Just say yes.[/quote]

I have PS3
RME

[quote comment="37680"]Ok thanks Pasta.

[quote comment="37665"]Where do you go to download the patches for madden?[/quote]

Just turn on your console while connected to xbox live put madden in the system and a screen will pop up telling you that there is an update available…do you want to download now? Just say yes.[/quote]

I have PS3
Ryan

Then I don’t know, sorry.
Ryan

Then I don’t know, sorry.
nba2k

[quote comment="37661"][quote comment="37660"]madden patch?[/quote]

5am ET/2am PT it should be out. (Tuesday morning)[/quote]

Who is up that early? seriously.. why dont they just say tomorrow morning…
nba2k

[quote comment="37661"][quote comment="37660"]madden patch?[/quote]

5am ET/2am PT it should be out. (Tuesday morning)[/quote]

Who is up that early? seriously.. why dont they just say tomorrow morning…
root

im sorry pasta if you already answered this, but from looks of it this topic is not getting enough attention, a lot of us want to know if there is going to be a way to import college players through the nba draft into live 09? you said earlier that it was a no, but we wanna know why thats the case with ea. and also if 2k has metioned anything about this feature.

thanks from me and everyone else that whats to know.
root

im sorry pasta if you already answered this, but from looks of it this topic is not getting enough attention, a lot of us want to know if there is going to be a way to import college players through the nba draft into live 09? you said earlier that it was a no, but we wanna know why thats the case with ea. and also if 2k has metioned anything about this feature.

thanks from me and everyone else that whats to know.
meh

Any word on the Facebreaker sales yet. As far as this game is concerned. Im sticking with CH 2k8. EA’s college ball games suck, no matter how many times they change the name/brand.
meh

Any word on the Facebreaker sales yet. As far as this game is concerned. Im sticking with CH 2k8. EA’s college ball games suck, no matter how many times they change the name/brand.
pastapadre

[quote comment="37722"]im sorry pasta if you already answered this, but from looks of it this topic is not getting enough attention, a lot of us want to know if there is going to be a way to import college players through the nba draft into live 09? you said earlier that it was a no, but we wanna know why thats the case with ea. and also if 2k has metioned anything about this feature.

thanks from me and everyone else that whats to know.[/quote]

No they didn’t implement that for NCAA to Live. I seriously doubt CH 2K8 will transfer to NBA 2K9. If it was possible I think we would’ve heard of it by now.

[quote comment="37726"]Any word on the Facebreaker sales yet. As far as this game is concerned. Im sticking with CH 2k8. EA’s college ball games suck, no matter how many times they change the name/brand.[/quote]

NPD doesnt come out until the second Thursday of every month. So still a few weeks away from finding out how it is faring. I don’t get the sense it is doing well but it is sometimes hard to gauge a game that is targeted at a different type of crowd.
pastapadre

[quote comment="37722"]im sorry pasta if you already answered this, but from looks of it this topic is not getting enough attention, a lot of us want to know if there is going to be a way to import college players through the nba draft into live 09? you said earlier that it was a no, but we wanna know why thats the case with ea. and also if 2k has metioned anything about this feature.

thanks from me and everyone else that whats to know.[/quote]

No they didn’t implement that for NCAA to Live. I seriously doubt CH 2K8 will transfer to NBA 2K9. If it was possible I think we would’ve heard of it by now.

[quote comment="37726"]Any word on the Facebreaker sales yet. As far as this game is concerned. Im sticking with CH 2k8. EA’s college ball games suck, no matter how many times they change the name/brand.[/quote]

NPD doesnt come out until the second Thursday of every month. So still a few weeks away from finding out how it is faring. I don’t get the sense it is doing well but it is sometimes hard to gauge a game that is targeted at a different type of crowd.
http://billingsgazette.net/h/blogs/catgriz Phil

Still no mention if every team was included, though I suppose their clearing out rivalries and updating those, maybe that shows they did some work on the team front. I’d be anxious to see if Northern Colorado and the dozen or so others that were left out of last year’s version (and previous versions) are included this year.
http://billingsgazette.net/h/blogs/catgriz Phil

Still no mention if every team was included, though I suppose their clearing out rivalries and updating those, maybe that shows they did some work on the team front. I’d be anxious to see if Northern Colorado and the dozen or so others that were left out of last year’s version (and previous versions) are included this year.