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NCAA Basketball 09 Impressions

07:31 PM - November 17, 2008 by 23

NCAA Basketball 09 has been released, post your impressions here.

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# 41 JT30 @ 11/18/08 02:09 PM

Is the ball/rim interaction as horrible as it is in Live? Usually for shots that went in, it was nothing but net...and there were only a couple of ways you could miss a shot... It never seemed like there was a variation on how the ball came off the rim.

# 42 Behindshadows @ 11/18/08 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	Ok, the player editor is really, really, really annoying. You can only select from 10 different complexions and then you select from various head models, thats it. No adding your own facial hair, or hair style in general. Very annoying and almost not worth the effort.

Wait!!! What the hell! You can't change the hair and facial hair?

Well I'm definitely not doing rosters this year. I'll let someone else do them!

Can you at least add tattoos and shoes for home/away like last year?

# 43 countryboy @ 11/18/08 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Behindshadows


	Wait!!! What the hell! You can't change the hair and facial hair? Well I'm definitely not doing rosters this year. I'll let someone else do them! Can you at least add tattoos and shoes for home/away like last year?

no hair or facial hair.

Shoes yes for home and away and right now, tattoos are grayed out.

# 44 Scoop 24 @ 11/18/08 02:17 PM

they Made Greg Monroe a white

# 45 Behindshadows @ 11/18/08 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	tattoos are grayed out.

# 46 K_rob11 @ 11/18/08 02:22 PM

When playing against the CPU, can you see names (or #) under the CPU player when they have the ball? Probably not since it wasn't in the demo.

This was kind of annoying last year in MM 08, I never knew who was scoring for the CPU unless i really paid attention to the number on the jersey...that is if i could even see it at all.

I am already disappointed how they haven't addressed the issue of not letting the user know what the call was after the whistle blows.....i have to pause the game go to stats and check to see if my guy just committed an offensive foul or not

# 47 bowld @ 11/18/08 02:23 PM

while they dont tell you what happend they do show a cut scene with stat overlays so you can see who picked up the fouls

# 48 Scoop 24 @ 11/18/08 02:27 PM

theres only a 10 letter limit when entering last names.

so for Mescheriakov i was only allowed to go up to the K

# 49 countryboy @ 11/18/08 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bowld


	while they dont tell you what happend they do show a cut scene with stat overlays so you can see who picked up the fouls

yes

# 50 green94 @ 11/18/08 02:30 PM

CB - as always, thanks for the impressions.

How is the atmosphere? Are rivalry games or tournament games different than regular season games? Thanks.

# 51 K_rob11 @ 11/18/08 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Walker8


	5 pages and no gameplay impressions?

It was stated that gameplay was pretty much exactly what you see in the demo.

# 52 VTPack919 @ 11/18/08 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by green94


	CB - as always, thanks for the impressions. How is the atmosphere? Are rivalry games or tournament games different than regular season games? Thanks.

From what I have seen they are the same but I only have a few games under my belt.

# 53 countryboy @ 11/18/08 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by green94


	CB - as always, thanks for the impressions. How is the atmosphere? Are rivalry games or tournament games different than regular season games? Thanks.

I haven't played enough to give a definitive answer honestly. I've been messing with roster editing my Cards. Damn its frustrating.

# 54 The Kid 24 @ 11/18/08 02:53 PM

Countryboy.. Are the rosters really bad for every team?

# 55 xxslim502xx @ 11/18/08 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	I haven't played enough to give a definitive answer honestly. I've been messing with roster editing my Cards. Damn its frustrating.

Hey when you get done with the cards roster can you upload it to your locker so i can get it? you have ps3?

# 56 cdj @ 11/18/08 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by green94


	CB - as always, thanks for the impressions. How is the atmosphere? Are rivalry games or tournament games different than regular season games? Thanks.

In rivalry games, they have more commentary from Nessler and Andrews referencing the 'rivalry' and some graphic overlays that pop up. Not a lot of difference, but they do bring up it is a rivalry.

# 57 JT30 @ 11/18/08 03:00 PM

Are the sliders the same as Live?

# 58 green94 @ 11/18/08 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cdj


	In rivalry games, they have more commentary from Nessler and Andrews referencing the 'rivalry' and some graphic overlays that pop up. Not a lot of difference, but they do bring up it is a rivalry.

Better than nothing I suppose, I just hope there is a difference between the NC and a reg season game.

What is the deal with the schedules? They aren't correct for every team?

# 59 GSW @ 11/18/08 03:04 PM

some of the ommissions seem fairly puzzling.

# 60 cdj @ 11/18/08 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jm0ney2001


	Can anyone tell me if the neutral sites in the NCAA Tournament are generic or authentic. I remeber way back in the MM days the courts would just have a different coored paint area and everything else would be the same.

I saw Taco Bell Arena (Boise State) as one of the venues in the tourney, so you play at actual sites. Unfortunately, Taco Bell Arena was a different locale than I played in the first round.

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Originally Posted by kevinpars


	Autosubs is a nice addition that i have wanted in the previous versions (March Madness) for years. How hard is it to find out how many fouls a player has? One thing that made the game hard last year was not only did you have to handle all substitutions, but you would have to pause the game, open the stats, scroll over a ways to find out how many fouls your players had on them. Additionally, if you had named your players and you went to substitute, it would have the player name, but from the quick sub screen it would not have their position. For a quick pickup and play game that was tough because you might not know if Joe Jones was a guard or a forward. I hope little things were fixed like that. As someone who actually enjoyed the last few versions it is good to here things like autosubs were added. I like to control subs in dynasty mode but if you pick up and play sometimes you want that handled for you. Keep the info coming - thanks!

Seeing the # of fouls has been improved. You can see it on sub screen.

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Originally Posted by ehh


	Boo. Anyone find out if you can edit the classic teams? That could be a pretty big disappointment if they didn't add that this year.

Maybe I overlooked it, but did not see where to do that.

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Originally Posted by Bumble14


	Do you have the ability of playing in preseason tourneys when you edit your schedule in dynasty?

In simulating a Dynasty, I saw my school was offered to play in the pre-season NIT. I am not sure if you can pick and choose pre-season tourneys.

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Ok a question that is being asked in a different thread: Does shot release timing affect anything or is it totally based of of ratings?

Combination. Ratings mainly (I think), but aided if you release the button at height of your jump. If you don't let go, you will still shoot, but it will be a bad shot.

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Originally Posted by K_rob11


	When playing against the CPU, can you see names (or #) under the CPU player when they have the ball? Probably not since it wasn't in the demo. This was kind of annoying last year in MM 08, I never knew who was scoring for the CPU unless i really paid attention to the number on the jersey...that is if i could even see it at all. I am already disappointed how they haven't addressed the issue of not letting the user know what the call was after the whistle blows.....i have to pause the game go to stats and check to see if my guy just committed an offensive foul or not .

Can't see player name under CPU player, very few (if any) stats pop up for CPU players. Still too tough to see what CPU players may be tearing you up.

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Originally Posted by Walker8


	5 pages and no gameplay impressions?

Very fun game, blows MM08 out of the water.

Playing a 2-3 zone this morning, the CPU went baseline on me unopposed 2 or 3 times, so I changed quickly. I don't know if that was a fluke or if there is poor baseline defense by CPU defenders. I plan on playing more tonight and looking at this.

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Originally Posted by Prince of Milwaukee 28


	Countryboy.. Are the rosters really bad for every team?

The very few teams I looked at were relatively good. Nebraska's roster is much better than last year, Creighton's is good, Memphis was OK. UMass had some players no longer on roster.

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