NCAA Basketball 09: Set The Tempo

Looks like a great feature that will make the gamer play to the style of the team for the first time in a basketball game.

Does this take away from your feeling of emptiness about this game?

Looks like a great feature that will make the gamer play to the style of the team for the first time in a basketball game.

Does this take away from your feeling of emptiness about this game?

Can’t wait

same as 08 just faster ch2k8 still the king!

Looks cool

How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.

No online dynasty, no be a pro, no EASHL type club play, no all authentic arenas and jerseys= no buy.

How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.

No online dynasty, no be a pro, no EASHL type club play, no all authentic arenas and jerseys= no buy.

Man i am so hyped up for this game. Although no Be A Pro mode, It looks great and they finally added coaches. Yes! But one thing is why are the players short soooooooo long?

“Hey I’m Bill Self and Memphis gave me the national championship”

hate that guy -_-

game looks good though

signature ea for hyping up their games…………..at least alexguy96 is happy about it…………….just don’t put all ur hopes in one basket,man………………………im sure this game is going to be average w/o some of the modes peeps have been clamouring for in every sports game……………or it could above average at best with a more refined gameplay than live 09.

[quote comment="43260"]How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.

No online dynasty, no be a pro, no EASHL type club play, no all authentic arenas and jerseys= no buy.[/quote]

Exactly! Another EA gimic just like the DNA feature in Live. It’s just another fancy name for something we could do for years now. Typical EA move. That said this game looks like it will better than Live. Maybe it’s because the college atmosphere puts you in the game unlike Live.

Looks cool. I’ll probably give it a look when it drops. I like the College B-ball atmosphere! Players do look a little skinny though.

Off topic though, Pasta, when does Fight Night Round 4 REALLY come out? I’ve seen THREE different release dates on various gamesites and one was even for December of 2009! Has the original date of March 2009 been pushed back as far as you know?

College B-ball: Set the tempp feauure will revolutionize the way you play!!!!

Next in line of EA Sports features:

Madden ’10: Computer customization!!! Now set the way YOU want the computer to play with sliders that take Madden to a whole new level!!!!!

Chain gangs and living, breathing sidelines!!!! That’s right, you see it on TV every Sunday afternoon, be blown away with interactive sidelines and chain gangs that move out of your way when you come running!!!! Not seen since last gen.

NBA Live: Real basketball physics with tons of animations depending on how the ball is shot. Balls clank off the rim, bounce multiple times before goin in, even get stuck on the back of the rim!!!

New and improved rebounding!!!! Go up and battle the likes of KG and Ben Wallace for the rock!!!!!

And, that’s not all. Look for the POSSIBILITY of DLC for all EA sports games!!!! Making the game stay fresh and new for months!!!!!!!! Added features, options, and everything in between!!!! THIS IS NEXT GEN GAMING at it’s finest, all brought to you by EA SPORTS!!!!!!!

IT”S IN THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What’s with the double 3-point lines in the video?

i hope this game is good, Im just getting tired of nba 2k9 shot I taught madden 08 was the most glithed game ever 2k9 starting to prove me wrong.

Nevermind…I just read that they moved the men’s 3-pt line back to 20ft 9in. The old line will remain on the floor for women’s games which will still use the 19ft 9in line. From what I have read having 2 lines has caused some confusion for men’s and women’s teams alike. It will be interesting to see if both lines remain on all floors for the duration of the season, or if they will use temporary lines for men’s and women’s games alike.

[quote comment="43271"][quote comment="43260"]How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.

No online dynasty, no be a pro, no EASHL type club play, no all authentic arenas and jerseys= no buy.[/quote]

Exactly! Another EA gimic just like the DNA feature in Live. It’s just another fancy name for something we could do for years now. Typical EA move. That said this game looks like it will better than Live. Maybe it’s because the college atmosphere puts you in the game unlike Live.[/quote]

Wow! I can’t wait to see how innovated 2K will be with College 2K9….wait, there won’t be one.

[quote comment="43290"][quote comment="43271"][quote comment="43260"]How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.

No online dynasty, no be a pro, no EASHL type club play, no all authentic arenas and jerseys= no buy.[/quote]

Exactly! Another EA gimic just like the DNA feature in Live. It’s just another fancy name for something we could do for years now. Typical EA move. That said this game looks like it will better than Live. Maybe it’s because the college atmosphere puts you in the game unlike Live.[/quote]

Wow! I can’t wait to see how innovated 2K will be with College 2K9….wait, there won’t be one.[/quote]

I’m not knocking the game, it just needs another year of polish before we can start getting excited about it.

To the guy ripping EA, DNA works in Live, and it is one of the best features I have seen in a sports video game.

College Hoops 2k8 is the most complete college basketball title ever. It doesn’t matter that there will be no 2k9, it still has more features and depth to it than this years NCAA Basketball- that means I would much rather invest my time in the more complete game.

I’m anticipating next year will have everything CH2K8 had, plus online dynasty and an EASHL type create a recruit/school type feature. The game needs another year, and I almost wish EA would realize this, hold this years release back, and then release the finished game next year.

Can’t wait to hear the bitchin and moaning on thesemessage boards once this game ships about how this game wasn’t complete, and how you hate ea, blah blah.

[quote comment="43260"]How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.

I think the point is that there is a meter that measures the tempo of the GAME. If you tempo matches the game tempo, you will make more shots and turn the ball over less. It makes sense imo… but you are right about the lack of modes. No “be a pro” really sucks…. Is there anything cool to do online at all??

[quote comment="43293"][quote comment="43260"]How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.[/quote]

I think the point is that there is a meter that measures the tempo of the GAME. If you tempo matches the game tempo, you will make more shots and turn the ball over less. It makes sense imo… but you are right about the lack of modes. No “be a pro” really sucks…. Is there anything cool to do online at all??

Bumble14 – IMO this is different from sliders. When playing this game, Wisconsin will be a half-court team, Memphis fast-paced, etc. They’ve added it in to make the CPU controlled teams play like their real-life counterparts. Since they cannot add in something like Dynamic DNA (remember, college games technically are not based upon real players), this is the next best thing. It will add some variation during Dynasty Mode.

This is something NCAA Football may want to try and add their own version of so teams each run a different style of play. Right now, the playbooks reflect different styles, but there is nothing (at least that I can see) in the playcalling to differentiate teams & styles of play.

[quote comment="43293"][quote comment="43260"]How is this really any different from manually setting your tempo/fast break settings in any other hoops game since the year 2000? Iin CH2K8 all you had to do to adjust tempo was to ratchet the on screen tempo/fast break meter down and slow the game down. When you wanted to run fast break you did the same thing.

All this really seems to be is a tempo meter instead of a tembo bar.

I think the point is that there is a meter that measures the tempo of the GAME. If you tempo matches the game tempo, you will make more shots and turn the ball over less. It makes sense imo… but you are right about the lack of modes. No “be a pro” really sucks…. Is there anything cool to do online at all??[/quote]
Not that I go and look for stuff like this, but how could you have “Be a PRO” on a college basketball game lol….jk i kno what you mean though

looks like live.. Ill pass sux ill never buy a college bball game again. Thanks EA!!

This game looks like garbage. Crappy graphics & player models, poor animations, no features, etc.

i can’t wait for this game because i love playing college basketball but i wish all games would put thease ideas into their game,if you could tell someone pasta we need thease things–how about haveing technical fouls in the game? the only ones i have ever seen are in live 09 with the player being to far away on d or whatever but i mean a technical from fouling someone hard on a drive to the basket,it’s in the game and EA s motto is it’s in the game but this isn’t.–how about sometimes players getting into a fight or shove each other? not like hockey or anything but this does happen in games–how about the bench players wearing warmups? how about the subs getting up off the bench to come into the game like 2k does? how about the coach comeing onto the floor doing a timeout to yell at the ref or one of his players? how about a coach like (bobby knight) getting mad and throwing a chair and getting a T ? anyone else could you add some more? please share.