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Steve_OS · 11-03-2008, 05:32 AM

We have just posted a gameplay video from our beta copy of NCAA Basketball 09, featuring North Carolina @ Duke.

fsufan4423 · 11-03-2008, 06:39 AM

Sweet...can't wait

IHateDuke32 · 11-03-2008, 08:07 AM

I used to play March Madness back on Playstation 1, but I really started to dislike the series when it made the jump to PS2 with 2002's poor offering. I've pretty much been a 2K guy ever since, I was even just planning on downloading new rosters for this year through CHoops 2K8 and having that as my college basketball fix. However, that video looked pretty damn good. There are a few things that look like they need fixing (Danny Green goes over and back towards the end and no call), but overall what a giant leap in gameplay for this game. If there is solid representation of small schools in this game (such as SIU where I attend), I am definitely picking this game up. Very impressed

intellisect · 11-03-2008, 09:05 AM

I hope I'm wrong but this does NOT look like the NBA Live 09 engine at all. It is probably an upgraded Live 08 engine modified for the college game like CHoops used to do. I was excited but now I think I'll pass.

bases1616 · 11-03-2008, 11:38 AM

I think it is the Live 08 engine. I read somewhere that is was the Live 08 engine and not the 09. Also, why is it so dark in the game? It looked like they were playing in some moonlighting game.

Pared · 11-03-2008, 12:09 PM

Looks great. Better than Live '09.... BUT.

Why are the contested shots in the paint STILL going in? It was a problem in Live and it's a problem here.

There is contact made, the shooter either gets hit or has to adjusted his shot and the ball still bounces in. Happen 3 times in that video alone.

I didn't see the "perfect arc" on shots as it may have been removed. I can only hope.

BTW, those white flashes are beyond annoying and disorienting at the start of the game. Seems like their solution to the strange graphical hiccups that plagued Live '09 during cutscene changes... but a wipe with the EA Logo or something would've looked a LOT better.

KG · 11-03-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	Looks great. Better than Live '09.... BUT. Why are the contested shots in the paint STILL going in? It was a problem in Live and it's a problem here. There is contact made, the shooter either gets hit or has to adjusted his shot and the ball still bounces in. Happen 3 times in that video alone. I didn't see the "perfect arc" on shots as it may have been removed. I can only hope. BTW, those white flashes are beyond annoying and disorienting at the start of the game. Seems like their solution to the strange graphical hiccups that plagued Live '09 during cutscene changes... but a wipe with the EA Logo or something would've looked a LOT better.

I thought the video looked pretty good. My purchase will hinge on how the Demo drops.

I haven't played Live but my only explanation would be that the game was played on a lower level? They didn't miss for a while until Gerald started bombing 3's. Glad to see EA got that part right (Gerald not being able to shoot)

I just want more details into the career mode or whatever it's called in NCAA Hoops. Haven't played an EA College bball game in so long.

sgtspit · 11-03-2008, 01:43 PM

im sticking with choops,with the 09 rosters.Still want to try the demo
out for this when ever it comes out..

11-03-2008, 05:32 AM	#1
Steve_OS Editor-in-Chief OVR: 77 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: OS Eastern Office Posts: 31,655 Blog Entries: 556	NCAA Basketball 09 Video: North Carolina @ Duke We have just posted a gameplay video from our beta copy of NCAA Basketball 09, featuring North Carolina @ Duke. Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360

11-03-2008, 08:07 AM	#3
IHateDuke32 Pro OVR: 2 Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: NCAA Basketball 09 Video: North Carolina @ Duke I used to play March Madness back on Playstation 1, but I really started to dislike the series when it made the jump to PS2 with 2002's poor offering. I've pretty much been a 2K guy ever since, I was even just planning on downloading new rosters for this year through CHoops 2K8 and having that as my college basketball fix. However, that video looked pretty damn good. There are a few things that look like they need fixing (Danny Green goes over and back towards the end and no call), but overall what a giant leap in gameplay for this game. If there is solid representation of small schools in this game (such as SIU where I attend), I am definitely picking this game up. Very impressed

11-03-2008, 09:05 AM	#4
intellisect Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jul 2007	Re: NCAA Basketball 09 Video: North Carolina @ Duke I hope I'm wrong but this does NOT look like the NBA Live 09 engine at all. It is probably an upgraded Live 08 engine modified for the college game like CHoops used to do. I was excited but now I think I'll pass.

11-03-2008, 11:38 AM	#5
bases1616 Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: NCAA Basketball 09 Video: North Carolina @ Duke I think it is the Live 08 engine. I read somewhere that is was the Live 08 engine and not the 09. Also, why is it so dark in the game? It looked like they were playing in some moonlighting game.

11-03-2008, 01:43 PM	#8
sgtspit Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Feb 2007	Re: NCAA Basketball 09 Video: North Carolina @ Duke im sticking with choops,with the 09 rosters.Still want to try the demo out for this when ever it comes out..

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11-03-2008, 06:39 AM	#2
fsufan4423 Stop the Nonsense OVR: 36 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere connected to Wifi Posts: 1,034	Sweet...can't wait

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