Game Vortex: NCAA Basketball (360) Review

Taking to the hardwood for another year is EA Sports’ NCAA Basketball 10, and this year, the game boasts about a number of improvements in both gameplay and presentation. Beginning with the latter, the player models look quite good when the cameras get close, and there are a fair number of very realistic animations. Some of my favorites are in cases of a driver being fouled and taken to the ground, or when a player will try to tip-toe the sideline and save the ball from going out of bounds. Most of what happens on the court is visually pleasing, to say the least, with the exception of a few moments, like when all of the players snap into their free throw stances at the same time. The crowd animations are similar, where the lack of variety distracts a bit from the overall presentation.