NCAA Basetball 09 Demo Available, Impressions Here

[Murph]

Some stuff you already knew:

Playable teams are Tennesse, Kentucky, 1979 North Carolina and 1982 Michigan State.

You play one half, which is locked at 8 minutes.

Pratice gym from Live is a half court blacktop on campus grounds.

Lots of half court traps and full court presses.

One dude I passed to was completely out of bounds. Only happened once though.

If you liked Live, you should like this as well.

[FORMULA316]

Yes, 8 minutes, as I mentioned in the demo release date thread.
Already the demo for me plays a better game than NBA Live. It's
more satisfying on D, mind you this is me comparing the demo's
solely and not the full retail games.

Being a fan of 2K Hoops, I am not sure if I will pick either EA game
this year however from a fun perspective, the NCAA is off to a
good start.

[Fiddy]

360 demo is out?

[rockchisler]

Quote: Originally Posted by Murph

Some stuff you already knew: Playable teams are Tennesse, Kentucky, 1979 North Carolina and 1982 Michigan State. You play one half, which is locked at 8 minutes. Pratice gym from Live is a half court blacktop on campus grounds. Lots of half court traps and full court presses. One dude I passed to was completely out of bounds. Only happened once though. If you liked Live, you should like this as well.

I havent downloaded the demo and I know that its 1979 Michigan State, and 1982 North Carolina, not the other way around...Just being nitpicky

[sgtspit]

this is an impression topic,dont start getting picky,anyways,games does play better than live but at the same time its over polished for a college feel.I like it.might hang on to choops08.gonna play some more,maybe my feeling will change.

[DakkoN]

Quote: Originally Posted by FORMULA316

Already the demo for me plays a better game than NBA Live.

I can't agree with this at all. The animations feel jerky and unresponsive. The control feels sluggish. The passing is awful, especially when being full court pressed. Not once, not twice, but 3 times in a row, my player I was passing it to either A) catch the ball and pivot out of bounds, or B) run towards out of bounds before they tried to catch it.

[intellisect]

The bad news: The NBA Live 08 engine is still unusable garbage. Controls are squishy and sluggish. Animations are wild, lengthy, and weird. Player models are just not right.

The good news: NCAA Basketball 10 will probably be good because the NBA Live 09 engine is actually a passable basketball platform.

Oh well...

[sportdan30]

Squishy? LOL. That's a new way to describe the controls.

Hope we get some better detailed impressions later on this morning and afternoon.