NCAA Basketball 10 Features List
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The NCAA Basketball 10 features list is now out thanks to Gamestop. With only three weeks until the game is released and a little over a week until the demo there has been reason to wonder why no other features or improvements have been discussed. Now having the list it becomes seems that there is just little else to go on except for one new addition that will probably be talked more about in the coming weeks.
NCAA Basketball 10 appears to best described as college-hybrid of NBA Live 10 gameplay with the addition of the CBS and ESPN presentation. Most disappointing is a lack of Online Dynasty, Online Team Play, Teambuilder, or individual career mode in the mold of Road to Glory. I was hoping especially for the Online Dynasty or a career mode. They have the ability to extend the value of the game and reach those who aren’t completely invested in the sport. As is there just isn’t much pull to the game except for those who are huge college basketball fans.
The most intriguing thing found on the list that hasn’t come up is the dynamic updating. This sounds as though it is along the lines of the Synergy provided updates found in NBA Live though less concentrated on individuals and more on team styles and performance. It could be one way around being unable to do roster updates because technically they aren’t supposed to be real players. By presenting it as “team” updates they may be able to change the individuals in the process.
Continue on for the full list of features and leave your thoughts in the comments.
- Play in the Spotlight—Authentic broadcasting presentations from the all-star announcing crews of Dick Vitale, Brad Nessler, and Erin Andrews of ESPN, and Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery of CBS Sports bring every moment to life like never before.
- All-New Motion Offenses—Choosing from multiple sets that include the Dribble Drive, Princeton, Flex and more, run an offensive system that best fits your school’s strategy and personnel.
- True Home Court Advantage—NCAA Basketball 10 features the 20 Toughest Places to Play voted by you, the fans, as the most hostile and intimidating environments in college basketball.
- All-New Dynamic Updates*—Enjoy a true-to-life college basketball experience as real-life RPI ratings and stats from every Division I school are imported in-game weekly—absolutely free!
- Gameplay and Visual Enhancements—Make a run for the Final Four with more than 100 improvements, including player movement, rebounding, off-ball collisions, alley-oops, size-ups, and more.
- Deeper In-Game Strategy— Improved Coach Feedback System and Team Tempo Control enables you to execute your gameplan to perfection.
October 28, 2009 at 2:32 pm
No mention of off-line dynasty info.
October 28, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Musts for sports games today: 1) Gameplay 2) Presentation 3) Online Dynasty/Franchise 4) Graphics.
You miss on anyone of these and its no worth people's time. No Onlie Dynasty is ridiculous when NCAA football had it two years ago.
October 28, 2009 at 3:29 pm
+1 For someone that plays single-player predominantly, couldn't agree more.
October 28, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Those four things are like the legs of a chair. They waste all this time telling us how good or big this one leg is to try to get us to overlook the missing leg, but there's no reason to by a three legged chair.
A three legged chair is a "stool" as in a pile of …
October 28, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I'm not much of an online franchise/player even though I can hang with the best of them…but I would prefer a robust offline features before revamping the online experience.
October 28, 2009 at 3:28 pm
With this, in my eyes, being a combination of NBA Live and College Basketball, I was really beginning to look forward to the game with the new presentation etc. being a plus.
I was REALLY looking forward to online dynasty or at least an improved dynasty mode, but it doesn't seem like it will be available this year. I'd like to see what they officially release, but at this point I'm guessing they've been holding back on releasing info on no dynasty improvements or online dynasty to keep from buzzkilling the interest they have generated thus far.
Just a disappointment really…
October 28, 2009 at 3:28 pm
how can you not add teambuilder? its the reason ncaa football is even worth playing
October 28, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I have come to the conclusion that EA Sports does not make enough money off of this game to add huge features every year. Online Dynasty costs money to run.
October 28, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I don't really care about online gaming, myself, so this game looks like it's really going to be HOT, this year, for me…and I'm not even a big college b-ball lover. Live 10 has me glued to it, and knowing this game will be running the Live 10 engine with fixes and such PLUS great looking CBS/ESPN presentation, I really look forward to it.
October 28, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Same here man, I'm not a huge online gamer, I just play my friends in unranked matches. I honestly wouldn't see the point in an Online Dynasty, it doesn't cater to enough players. The gameplay vids havent been great, but the demo will determine whether I buy it or not. Live engine + fixes + college atmosphere…Right now, it's a must buy. I hope they fix Dynasty recruiting and simming.
October 28, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Its true that college basketball games don't sell much at all. But is that because they don't do anything to capture more of an audience or is it because there just aren't many people interested in college basketball until March and it doesn't matter. Kinda a catch-22. Personally I think its a combination of the two and they could gain sales by putting more into it.
October 28, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Ya the espn and cbs could bring more sales and maybe next year theyll hav enough money to put online dynasty in it.
October 28, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I agree with Pasta. People like the online competition and creating the history within leagues–I have guys that were diehard Madden or NCAA guys who now play the other game b/c of the online league.
Eventually you learn how to beat the CPU on any level with any team. A game is dead to me then. With online leagues people continually adapt and adjust their gameplans so things are always competitive and fresh. Never used to play online buy have for a few years now and I'd never go back to just playing the CPU.
October 28, 2009 at 7:57 pm
I agree, I believe that EA should wait until later in the college season to release the game. Them moving it up to November vice January made no sense IMO as users just shelled out $60 for Live or 2K, and a month later expect us to buy another bball game? They need to spread it out a few months (same applies for NCAA football).
October 28, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I agree with both Pasta and Cabrillo. It's a mix of all the points you guys made, they are in a tough spot by releasing a game around the holiday season. We just got done buying an NBA game, and other great releases come out around this time. Perfect example, this year Modern Warfare 2 comes out the week before NCAA BBall 10. With a recession, which do you think I will buy.
October 28, 2009 at 11:39 pm
They could gain sales by improving gameplay & stop trying to pull the wool over our eyes with these gimicky features!
October 28, 2009 at 3:48 pm
No online dynasty, no point in a buy.
October 28, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Was really hoping for TeamBuilder…without it, I have gone from on the fence to completely falling to the "NOT BUY" side.
College Hoops 2K7 it is, for another year…
October 28, 2009 at 9:13 pm
2k isn't making college bball anymore
October 28, 2009 at 9:44 pm
gee, you think?!?!…..thervey
October 28, 2009 at 10:16 pm
I know…hence the "2K7" part of it.
October 28, 2009 at 4:34 pm
why is noone talkin bout that dynamic updates that shit sounds good
October 28, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I agree that the dynamic updates has to be the best feature on this list. Many times, especially with college sports, pre-season rankings and ratings don't mean a whole lot. College hoops is especially unique that every team has a shot at the national title, regardless of record.
If you make the conference tournament with a terrible record and win it, you make it to the big dance. College basketball is more about teams peaking at the right time….With this dynamic update, teams that may be weak in December could be hot in March…
October 28, 2009 at 5:10 pm
shit man they need a campus legend like the college football game. madden has it. fifa has it. nba 2k10 just added a nba draft combine. they need it to. start your career your state's high school playoffs get scholarship offers depending on how well you play and play a college career and import him to the nba. just ncaa football. it shouldn't be that complicated omg!!!!!
October 28, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Agreed with Bumble. No Online Dynasty means this game gets 2 months of run if that. Online Dynasty is the future of all sports games. It opens up so many options and re-playability. It seem interesting that EA spaces these features out for their yearly releases. I wonder why they chose not to include it in the game. With the announcements about features being so sporatic, Pasta could tell something was up and he was right. This is a rental but not a purchase IMO. So much potential not realized. Sad.
October 28, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I swear you EA fans crack me up! LOL! All you guys talk about is this feature & that online feature yadayadaya… especially Pasta. All these features don't mean anything if the gameplay isn't up to par. From the looks of the videos the game still looks choppy & cartoony. If the game is using Live's engine then I'll pass. EA basketball games are just too cartoony for me.
October 28, 2009 at 7:08 pm
No such thing as a perfect sports game. NCAA Football is weak this year and I'm tired of the exploits in Madden, but they are fun especially with friends in the Online Franchise/Dynasties.
I don't get the whole EA/2k debate really both have made good and bad games–I remember Vick on Madden being ridiculous and I can remember scoring 70 points with AI on 2k hoops too. Games are what you make of them, and thats why a good Online League adds so much value.
October 28, 2009 at 10:06 pm
For me I can get past some gameplay flaws if there is a compelling mode. NCAA Football 09 was one of my favorite games this generation because of Online Dynasty being added. The fun I had with that eclipsed that it wasn't great otherwise.
October 28, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Yea but at the same time gameplay has been flawed for years in EA sports games especially basketball. I understand than no game is perfect but that's starting to become a lame cop out each year for EA fanboys. If people continue to request all these features & not put an emphasis on gameplay then we will continue to get unfinished games. We will continue to get patches year after year because people want all fluff & no substance. Companies spend most of their development time on new features because they feel pressured & have deadlines to meet. With all due respect Pasta, you saying that "you can overlook flawes if the games has a compelling mode", is one of the reasons EA has their priorities backwards.
October 28, 2009 at 7:04 pm
sorry for the miss spellings (Online, not, and buy). thank you also for tolerating my cheesy analogy.
October 28, 2009 at 8:21 pm
There are tons of college basketball gamers after EA took bought up the rights It has been a declining franchise. Like Pasta it a combo of the two areas Ea is in it to make what they can and move on for me I was really excited about this game but with no online dynasty of even offline dynasty its not worth the money even with the CBS ESPN integration. presentation gets old after awhile too. Ohh well I'll wait until someone puts out an updated roster for the 2009-2010 College hoops season on 2k share and continue playing 2k8 college hoops. Man I really wanted this game too.
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October 28, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I wouldn't say there are tons of college basketball gamers. College b-ball games sell far less than even the NHL games in the US.
October 29, 2009 at 2:17 am
there is an updated roster for 2K8 already!!!
October 28, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I dont get why everyone is surprised, or had any hope that teambuilder would be in it. You have to realize, that teambuilder was announced in maybe April, went live in early june, and the game came out mid july. A feature that big usually isn't reserved for last minute
October 28, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I thought the NCAA Football team had been developing TeamBuilder for the last 2 years or something like that.
October 28, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Who said there wasn't an offline dynasty? thats just idiotic.
October 28, 2009 at 8:48 pm
not really for now there is no word there is. What makes you think they will be and not just a season mode? theres a lot of question marks surrounding this game 3 weeks out. thats idiotic.
October 28, 2009 at 9:56 pm
THE LIVE 10 PATCH IS OVERRATED! GAME STILL PLAYS THE SAME! I'M TRADING THIS CRAP IN FOR FORZA 3!
October 28, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Online dynasty seriously doesn't make a game worth buying. Pasta do you agree with me on that? Does anyone agree?
October 28, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I think it does. It makes a game that may not interest someone and adds that community or competitive element that is missing. I'm not a huge college football fan but was wrapped up in NCAA 09 when Online Dynasty came in. Most people just don't jump on the college basketball bandwagon until March Madness. A mode like OD would have given those people reason to play it who are not interested in a standard offline dynasty.
October 29, 2009 at 1:50 am
I agree with you. Plus that update thing looks really kool
November 1, 2009 at 10:28 pm
No online dynasty hurts but you have to cut EA some slack. They got ESPN and CBS into the game. Other sports games should have that. That in itself should be enough to buy.
November 10, 2009 at 2:40 am
First I don't want to hear this crap about not being able to make improvements because it doesn't make enough money, if they don't make enough money off it why did they buy the exclusive rights? Appearantly 2K made plenty enough money because College Hoops 2k8 was amazing.. I'm not even worried about an online dynasty, but shoot at least make a playable off line dynasty. NCAA basketball 10 was the first dynasty I can remember in forever that didn't have a multiplayer offline dynasty.
Fix that sim logic, recruiting, and add multiplayer offline dynasty. I'm sure that costs less then these sorry gimmicks they trying to add in now
November 10, 2009 at 2:41 am
I'm sorry I mean NCAA basketball 09 was the first dynasty I can remember without a multiplayer offline dynasty