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Behindshadows · 10-09-2008, 02:21 PM

I just cried a little, but I will keep this game alive with my rosters this season and then I'm retiring.....My boy FlyingFinn couldn't ,make a editor for it, so I don't see it lasting past this season.

Especially with the efforts EA is making towards the NCAA BB series.

Duke11 · 10-09-2008, 02:41 PM

Great article! I agree with everything you stated. College Hoops is the only game I would buy every year. It felt like a punch in the stomach the day they announced that there wouldn't be a 2K9. Hopefully one day this series will return.

KG · 10-09-2008, 03:00 PM

I will really miss this game once the college hoops season starts. While their NBA counterpart will always have the appeal of signature shots, and NBA look-a-likes, College Hoops was simply the best SIM dynasty/legacy/career out there. The much shorter college season put a lot pressure on you to perform come March and I can still remember the heartbreak of losing a double-OT game in the elite 8 to the Zags.

statum71 · 10-09-2008, 03:37 PM

College Hoops gave us something I wish all the other games would FINALLY catch up to: A weekly sports show! College Hoops Tonight was the bomb! Even better than NFL 2K5's SportsCenter.

Man we need to see more of this. Very entertaining!!! And nice to see your players in franchise make the news.

ehh · 10-09-2008, 04:04 PM

I remember playing the first NBA2K games on Dreamcast back in college and thinking to myself, "Man, if they ever made a college version of this it would be OVER!" To my enjoyment, only a couple years later College Basketball 2K3 was spinning in my Xbox and I had a new favorite sports series.

The trademark of this series over its six year life span was the tremendous improvements it made each year. 2K3 was a jump-steal nightmare against cheesers, 2K4 was a big improvement across the board in gameplay, 2K5 was monumental leap from the previous year and 2K6 continued to fine tune the game. Next-gen came and like every other sports series it was a rough beginning but 2K fixed problems that we complained about and finally gave us the post-patch version of 2K8, which as a whole will still challenge NBA2K9 as the greatest basketball game ever made - although not in the game play department, but as a whole product. The single thing I'll remember most fondly about this series is the interaction with 2K's team. They were always on the boards looking for every suggestion they could find and listened to us more than we could have ever dreamed.

2K8 was a terrific game on so many levels, but as kgx2thez said the real jewel of this game was the legacy mode. With so many next-gen games focusing on online play it seems that dynasty/career modes have been brushed to the side or put on the back burner. That wasn't the case with CHoops, the game had almost everything you could imagine in it's legacy mode.

It's sad that another tremendous series has ended, one can argue that the best football (2K5), baseball (MVP) and basketball (CH) series have been terminated in the last four years. A sad time for sports gamers, I'll certainly miss this baby come the third Tuesday of November.

spit_bubble · 10-09-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MMChrisS


	Where Art Thou College Hoops 2K9?

Thou art being worked on in the rosters section:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ps-2k-rosters/

skinfan31 · 10-09-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Intelx


	This article has brought a tear to my eye! LOL I honestly can go on record in saying that this was the most complete Basketball title I have ever experienced. My copy will never leave my side and I will continue to play it for as long as I can. It's too bad that it had to be stopped when it was just about to reach the level of tipping the scale and setting the standard for all Sim Basketball releases thereafter. long live CHOOPS 2K8 till Infinity!! Intelx

Well Said!

asu666 · 10-09-2008, 05:17 PM

I'm still playing College Hoops 2K8 and loving it. I kept playing my SUNS Franchise in NBA 2K8 because I'm a big fan of seeing the guys that played in the college game move on into the draft. NBA 2K9 is a lot of fun so far, but I still like 2K8 a little more because the gameplay is so familiar. I hope 2K bring All Pro and College Hoops back. NFL 2K5 and All Pro 2K8 are still light years ahead of the games EA is putting out. Even NHL 2K9 made a huge jump this year and is better than NHL 09 once its tuned right.

10-09-2008, 02:41 PM	#10
Duke11 Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Nov 2003	Re: Where Art Thou College Hoops 2K9? Great article! I agree with everything you stated. College Hoops is the only game I would buy every year. It felt like a punch in the stomach the day they announced that there wouldn't be a 2K9. Hopefully one day this series will return.

10-09-2008, 04:04 PM	#13
ehh Hall Of Fame OVR: 44 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 28,933 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Where Art Thou College Hoops 2K9? I remember playing the first NBA2K games on Dreamcast back in college and thinking to myself, "Man, if they ever made a college version of this it would be OVER!" To my enjoyment, only a couple years later College Basketball 2K3 was spinning in my Xbox and I had a new favorite sports series. The trademark of this series over its six year life span was the tremendous improvements it made each year. 2K3 was a jump-steal nightmare against cheesers, 2K4 was a big improvement across the board in gameplay, 2K5 was monumental leap from the previous year and 2K6 continued to fine tune the game. Next-gen came and like every other sports series it was a rough beginning but 2K fixed problems that we complained about and finally gave us the post-patch version of 2K8, which as a whole will still challenge NBA2K9 as the greatest basketball game ever made - although not in the game play department, but as a whole product. The single thing I'll remember most fondly about this series is the interaction with 2K's team. They were always on the boards looking for every suggestion they could find and listened to us more than we could have ever dreamed. 2K8 was a terrific game on so many levels, but as kgx2thez said the real jewel of this game was the legacy mode. With so many next-gen games focusing on online play it seems that dynasty/career modes have been brushed to the side or put on the back burner. That wasn't the case with CHoops, the game had almost everything you could imagine in it's legacy mode. It's sad that another tremendous series has ended, one can argue that the best football (2K5), baseball (MVP) and basketball (CH) series have been terminated in the last four years. A sad time for sports gamers, I'll certainly miss this baby come the third Tuesday of November. __________________ "You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier "Beware of geeks bearing formulas." - Warren Buffet

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10-09-2008, 02:21 PM	#9
Behindshadows CEO - BSG Network OVR: 50 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,052 Blog Entries: 5	I just cried a little, but I will keep this game alive with my rosters this season and then I'm retiring.....My boy FlyingFinn couldn't ,make a editor for it, so I don't see it lasting past this season. Especially with the efforts EA is making towards the NCAA BB series.

10-09-2008, 03:00 PM	#11
KG Welcome Back OVR: 35 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,589 Blog Entries: 1	I will really miss this game once the college hoops season starts. While their NBA counterpart will always have the appeal of signature shots, and NBA look-a-likes, College Hoops was simply the best SIM dynasty/legacy/career out there. The much shorter college season put a lot pressure on you to perform come March and I can still remember the heartbreak of losing a double-OT game in the elite 8 to the Zags.

10-09-2008, 03:37 PM	#12
statum71 MVP OVR: 61 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arlington, Tx Blog Entries: 27	College Hoops gave us something I wish all the other games would FINALLY catch up to: A weekly sports show! College Hoops Tonight was the bomb! Even better than NFL 2K5's SportsCenter. Man we need to see more of this. Very entertaining!!! And nice to see your players in franchise make the news.

10-09-2008, 05:17 PM	#16
asu666 Pro OVR: 34 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Blog Entries: 8	I'm still playing College Hoops 2K8 and loving it. I kept playing my SUNS Franchise in NBA 2K8 because I'm a big fan of seeing the guys that played in the college game move on into the draft. NBA 2K9 is a lot of fun so far, but I still like 2K8 a little more because the gameplay is so familiar. I hope 2K bring All Pro and College Hoops back. NFL 2K5 and All Pro 2K8 are still light years ahead of the games EA is putting out. Even NHL 2K9 made a huge jump this year and is better than NHL 09 once its tuned right.

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