NCAA Basketball 10 News Post

NCAA Basketball 10 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions (PS3/360)

03:03 PM - November 5, 2009 by Steve_OS

November 5, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that a playable demo of NCAA® Basketball 10 is now available for download on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace for all Xbox LIVE Gold Subscribers. Gamers can play out the storied rivalry between Duke and 2009 National Champion, University of North Carolina, presented with full CBS broadcast integration. The demo will be available to Xbox LIVE Silver members on November 12th, 2009 and on the PlayStation® Network on November 19th, 2009.

NCAA Basketball 10 captures all the energy and excitement that is unique to college basketball. The latest edition of the number one selling college basketball franchise* has experienced a renewed focus on gameplay improvement, and features a deeper concentration on team styles of play. NCAA Basketball 10 has also revolutionized the presentation of sports video games by fully integrating CBS and ESPN broadcast features.

NCAA Basketball 10, which is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company, is currently in development under the EA SPORTS™ brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., and will be available in North America on November 18th. The game will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. For more information, please visit http://www.ncaa-basketball.easports.com.

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# 181 RayAllen20 @ 11/08/09 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by stevedrumsdw


	So what I have posted is not deemed in the light of personal opinion? You guys posts are becoming racked with ambiguity and are getting funnier by the minute. Honestly I hope you guys love this game and you play to your hearts are content, its apparent that many of you have a glass is half full approach for the " little game that could" and I respect that "questioned positivty". I have major qualms with this game( the non control of deadball substitutions being one of them) that are too much for me to stand. I wanted this game to be good because college bastketball is my favorite sport, perhaps that is why my opinions are so strong. I hope you enjoy it, but if you pay 60 dollars for this game in 2009 your getting ripped off. Peace

You can use the directional pad for substitutions on dead balls.

# 182 green94 @ 11/08/09 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RayAllen20


	To me this game is worth $60, so don't go trying to tell me it's not. It's my opinion, and I'm fine with your opinion.

Ray Ray - don't sweat it.... people are going to love the game and hate the game. I'm enjoying Live10 so without a doubt this game will be fairly similar. Those that play 2k are more than likely not going to give this game it's due because it doesn't "feel" like 2k. Again, it's all personal preference.

I just wish a dev would show up and give us the scoop... they are leaving us hanging during the most crucial time of trying to sell their game!!

# 183 Bootzilla @ 11/08/09 05:43 PM

I'm interested in seeing how different (if at all) the retail version is to the demo. It would seem to me that game play would be at least up to par with its NBA counterpart. But,the Live demo which came out a couple months ago was more polished. Maybe the devs are already aware of the issues.

I wonder why the Broadcast camera is different than the Live camera. Even on Broadcast Zoom the camera is farther away.

I have a feeling that EA stating that 60% of the development cycle was spent on presentation and broadcast integration will come back to haunt this game. Game play wise it just seems unpolished. Rushed. Here's hoping the demo was from a really early build. We'll see.

# 184 ehh @ 11/08/09 07:06 PM

I love when dudes slap monetary limits on certain games.

This game is only worth $42.28, I would never spend $60 on it.

# 185 countryboy @ 11/08/09 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ehh


	I love when dudes slap monetary limits on certain games. This game is only worth $42.28, I would never spend $60 on it.

# 186 Tomba @ 11/08/09 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Eski33


	The demo is excellent and should help to move the game....The visuals are much improved, including the animations...Saw one of my players tip a rebound to himself. Also, the shake cam comes into effect when you take the lead, which is cool. The controls feel pretty solid, much improved over last year's mess. The game pretty much feels like Live but the feel is geared towards college. The other thing you will notice is that the players are a touch smaller so the spacing is much better than Live. Running the motion offense is fun and to see guys fight through screens is outstanding...

yup u nailed it...

# 187 countryboy @ 11/08/09 07:11 PM

ehh...did you ever get a chance to play the demo over at your friends house?

# 188 Tomba @ 11/08/09 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bootzilla


	I'm interested in seeing how different (if at all) the retail version is to the demo. It would seem to me that game play would be at least up to par with its NBA counterpart. But,the Live demo which came out a couple months ago was more polished. Maybe the devs are already aware of the issues. I wonder why the Broadcast camera is different than the Live camera. Even on Broadcast Zoom the camera is farther away. I have a feeling that EA stating that 60% of the development cycle was spent on presentation and broadcast integration will come back to haunt this game. Game play wise it just seems unpolished. Rushed. Here's hoping the demo was from a really early build. We'll see.

Played more of the demo and it FEELS like a demo not a final retail. theres times when there's annoying hiccups as well. overall though if it's anything like the demo i'll be happy for once with a game out of the box

# 189 ehh @ 11/08/09 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	ehh...did you ever get a chance to play the demo over at your friends house?

Nope, cheap bastard canceled his XBL account.

# 190 countryboy @ 11/08/09 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ehh


	Nope, cheap bastard canceled his XBL account.

well that sucks.

Oh well....only a week or so to go.

# 191 ehh @ 11/08/09 07:30 PM

I know one other dude who has XBL but he works nights so I might not be able to get over to his place. But yeah, only nine more days anyway.

I'm not really worried bout the demo anyway, I've played enough of Live 10 and seen enough vids of the demo. I think the retail is going to be a lot better than the demo based on what I see in Live now and the difference between Live's demo and retail (and post patch).

# 192 countryboy @ 11/08/09 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ehh


	I know one other dude who has XBL but he works nights so I might not be able to get over to his place. But yeah, only nine more days anyway. I'm not really worried bout the demo anyway, I've played enough of Live 10 and seen enough vids of the demo. I think the retail is going to be a lot better than the demo based on what I see in Live now and the difference between Live's demo and retail (and post patch).

Agreed, although I haven't played Live all that much. But given the fact that I enjoyed the hell out of last year's games despite its hiccups, I can't imagine having just as much, if not, more fun with this year's title.

New motion offense, the presentation, the talk of improved sim logic....yeah, I'm going to be fine.

# 193 ehh @ 11/08/09 07:41 PM

I'm curious to see if the game winds up being better than Live 10. For the last 4-5 years college games have pretty much always wound up better than the NBA version because the game comes out later and more improvements are made. We obviously won't know the answer until after the patch comes out probably around New Year's.

The DNA updates in Live sometimes do more harm than good, I'm excited to get into dynasty mode and see if there are less odd-ball things done by the CPU.

# 194 JkA3 @ 11/08/09 07:42 PM

too bad we didn't get a ps3 release.

# 195 Bootzilla @ 11/08/09 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomba


	Played more of the demo and it FEELS like a demo not a final retail. theres times when there's annoying hiccups as well. overall though if it's anything like the demo i'll be happy for once with a game out of the box

Do you like Live? I played Live and the NCAA demo back to back and I like Live so much more. I find myself playing the demo and thinking about sliders and how I'd change things to make it more realistic.

# 196 chris11sg @ 11/08/09 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JkA3


	too bad we didn't get a ps3 release.

second that

# 197 RayAllen20 @ 11/08/09 10:17 PM

One thing I've definitely noticed is the fact that the player speed differential and momentum isn't like Lives. Everyone is like a guard. Brian Zoubek doesn't have someone like Yao's momentum.

There are a couple things we may be able to do. There should probably be a speed threshold slider. Which we could make 0 to make the speed differential bigger.

Or we might have to do a big roster project to change everyone's speed. I need to have so that Kemba Walker's speed differential than most players is huge. This could also make it so there are more fastbreaks, since everyone can catch up. For example what we would do is change Zoubek's speed to around 40, and lower his agility as well.

(I pray to god we don't have to do this!)

One thing I like is the lack of dunks. It's not a dunk show but when you get one it is special.

# 198 KG @ 11/08/09 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ehh


	I'm curious to see if the game winds up being better than Live 10. For the last 4-5 years college games have pretty much always wound up better than the NBA version because the game comes out later and more improvements are made. We obviously won't know the answer until after the patch comes out probably around New Year's. The DNA updates in Live sometimes do more harm than good, I'm excited to get into dynasty mode and see if there are less odd-ball things done by the CPU.

That's what I'm banking on but the demo feels worse than the Live demo to me and the fact that the college game doesn't have all the bells & whistles of the pro game makes me hesitant. That was one thing I could always count on with College Hoops, I knew it was going to be an improvement over the NBA game while still having it's own personality.

# 199 tmacfan12 @ 11/08/09 10:31 PM

I dont know if anyones posted this because the thread is 25 pages long but...

Every SINGLE time I drive I either jump right into a guy and shoot over him or turn the ball over. It is the biggest joke I have ever seen. Honestly, that isnt realistic AT ALL.

# 200 footballfanatic1 @ 11/08/09 10:48 PM

Kind of OT for this thread, but I didn't want to start a new topic...does EA allow you to give a player tattoos?

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