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x360a: NCAA® Basketball 09 Review

x360a writes: "EA's latest foray into the world of college basketball begins with a sad tale. In this world of trademarks and contracts, EA has led the way to getting most of the licenses for their sports game whichleads to becoming an overall authentic experience. However, one of the major downfalls of hoarding licenses is that you end up having little or no competition. We saw this exact concept being used earlier in the year with Madden 09; and NCAA Basketball 09 is the latest suspect. Unfortunately we won't see another College Hoops (2K's version of college basketball) for the next few years but this gives no excuse for EA to give their gamers any less of an experience.

When you first load up the game, you see the coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, Bill Self who continues to give you a crash course on what to expect in this year's rendition of college basketball. The first thing he mentions is the tempo system which means when you start a game you'll have to select three different types of play styles. which ultimately determines what tempo your team will attempt to run...."

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Hagens Berman Urges Student-Athletes to File Claims, as Keller, O’Bannon NCAA Settlements Merge

Hagens Berman Urges Student-Athletes to File Claims, as Keller, O’Bannon NCAA Settlements Merge

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XiSasukeUchiha3945d ago (Edited 3945d ago )

Good job EA for settle 1 of your 99 problems!

EA just please change our hearts that is all (Kamui).

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ftwrthtx3945d ago

This topic will never go away. Way too much money earned for the little guys to not keep trying to get a slice of the pie.

If you aren't going to college on a scholarship, and EA is making big bucks off of you, why not?

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The NBA’s Most Improved Player, Kevin Love, Can Also Hold His Own with Call of Duty

NBA All-Star Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves is the winner of the 2010-11 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a significant improvement from the previous season. Love, who was on the cover of EA Sports’ NCAA Basketball 09, talks about his gaming prestige with Call of Duty in this exclusive video interview.

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evrfighter5134d ago

this dude a rebounding monster. he's gonna go somewhere if he can get out of Minnesota. Would suck to see him go the same route as KG.

Danielmccue5134d ago

It's not really hard to be good at COD.

Jezuz5134d ago

Rly? Can you get 100% accuracy with a desert eagle on every shot without a miss? Since it's not so hard

KDubyah5134d ago

With the amount of campers in Call of Duty..
Yeah, I'm sure someone could if they wanted to.

Jezuz5134d ago

i don't like COD but, are there really campers every match ? I used to play BO and MW2 but i don't see campers every match. Don't make up BS and shrug it off as a fact

TheLastGuardian20105134d ago

To me people who say "oh I play COD" seems so generic. Yes, in a way COD has made gamers more streamlined, instead of the nerd who was the loser.

It'd be more impressive if he said, "oh I'm a huge Red Dead Redemption fan, or I love playing Bioshock. Or, oh yeah I just picked up Portal 2."

Cod is just meh. Those are wanna be gamers.

DanSolo5134d ago

lol how does playing Cod make someone a wanna be gamer?

I got bored of Cod and don't bother playing it anymore... but it is no less a game then any other game!

People need to stop hating Cod just the same as the Cod addicts need to stop loving it so much. It has slipped in recent years and there are much better games out... but it is an ok game, just nothing more than that!

nevin15134d ago

@ evrfighter KG won a championship. so im sure Love will leave minnesota if resulted to a ring.

@ TheLastGuardian2010 lol. so you decide whats a game or not? also, COD is a big franchise so Love saying he's good at it is impressive.

TheLastGuardian20105134d ago

What I'm saying is that Cod is more like a shooting fest competition. I can't tell you how many times people say in my school "Yeah, I play BlackOps. But that's it. Don't even need my 360/ps3 except for that."

Yes cod is a game. But to me it's on the same level as Madden, or any of the other sports titles. It's has become less about the narrative, the characters, the atmosphere, etc.

If he said yeah I like Alan Wake, or I love Heavy Rain, that's WAY different. That's saying you play a game for the narrative. With cod, your just saying you compete with your friends...there's a difference imo.

nevin15133d ago

I really have to disagree with your statement. So your saying games that focus more on narration, characters and atmosphere are more of a game than Madden and COD? hmm Heavy Rain is not even a game by most people standards which I agree with.

Also, going back to the Kevin Love video, he mentioned he plays 2K11so that could indicate he's mostly a sports gamer. so holding.his own in COD is impressive. he's showing his range/versatility. .

TreMillz5133d ago (Edited 5133d ago )

wtf dude you realize this man is a pro athlete and his life is hectic with going to practice, workout and personal matters. Probably only knows mainstream games like CoD and 2K11. it doesnt have to be AW or HR to be impressive

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NBA All-Star 2011: Timberwolves Kevin Love Ranked Prestige on Call of Duty: Black Ops

LOS ANGELES, California – Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love is appearing in his first NBA All-Star Game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, replacing the injured Yao Ming. This weekend is a return to Hollywood for the former UCLA basketball star. Love was the first UCLA basketball player to be featured on the cover of the EA Sports College Basketball 09 video game. He talks about his love of Activision's Call of Duty: Black Opps and gives out his brother's Xbox 360 Gamertag in this exclusive video interview.

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Urrakia345193d ago

Maybe he didn't give out his gamertag because he doesn't want people to find out he sucks at COD. lol jk

DarkSpawnClone5193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

I wish you got more for Prestige then extra classes ect. dosen't seem worth it to me i Prestige once or twice in most cods just for extra weapon slot or if i get really bored .. i really don't think it's anything special imo