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2009 video game
NCAA Basketball 10 is a
basketball
video game developed by
EA Canada and published by
Electronic Arts . It was released on November 17, 2009 for
Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3 . Former
University of Oklahoma and Former NBA forward
Blake Griffin is featured on the cover.
On February 10, 2010 EA officially announced that all future NCAA Basketball games would be put on hold and that there were no plans for releasing anymore titles in 2010. That year, the game was not released on the
PlayStation 2 . On August 11, 2011, all online services were discontinued.
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Demo
A demo was released to the Xbox 360 marketplace on November 5, 2009, and on the
PlayStation Network on November 19, 2009.
[3] It featured
North Carolina and
Duke in one five-minute half at
Cameron Indoor Stadium .
Features
New authentic broadcasting presentations of
ESPN and
CBS Sports , featuring announcing crews of
Dick Vitale ,
Brad Nessler , and
Erin Andrews for ESPN, and
Gus Johnson and
Bill Raftery for CBS Sports.
Users are now able to choose from multiple offenses that include the Dribble Drive, Princeton, Flex and others.
The game features the 20 Toughest Places to Play as voted by the fans
Real-life RPI ratings and stats from every Division I school are imported into the game every week.
The game features more than 100 improvements including player movement, rebounding, off-ball collisions, alley-oops, size-ups, and more.
Improved Coach Feedback System and Team Tempo Control enables users to execute their gameplan to perfection.
Dynasty mode enhancements
The game includes 325 of the 353 schools in
NCAA Division I . Nine Programs that are fully classified as D-I were left out as well as 13 transitional programs.
Division II
Chaminade is playable in the included
Maui Invitational Tournament .
EA intended to release the game with the same 64 historical teams that were included in
NCAA Basketball 09 , but due to issues brought about by the
O'Bannon v. NCAA lawsuit filed by former
UCLA & NBA player
Ed O'Bannon , they were removed from the game prior to release.
Reception
The game received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to the
review aggregation website
Metacritic .
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See also
References
^ GameSpot staff (November 16, 2009).
"Shippin' Out Nov. 15-21: Assassin's Creed II, New Super Mario Bros., Tony Hawk Ride, L4D2" .
GameSpot .
CBS Interactive .
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
"Service Updates" .
Electronic Arts . Archived from
the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2015 .
^ pastapadre (November 5, 2009).
"EA Modifies NCAA Basketball 10 Demo Availability" . PastaPadre.com .
Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009 .
^
a
b Johnson, Alan (November 23, 2009).
"NCAA Basketball 10 Review" .
1Up.com .
Ziff Davis . Archived from
the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
a
b Bertz, Matt (January 2010).
"NCAA Basketball 10: This Student Athlete Fails To Learn From Past Mistakes" .
Game Informer . No. 201.
GameStop . p. 94. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
a
b McShea, Tom (November 19, 2009).
"NCAA Basketball 10 Review" . GameSpot . CBS Interactive.
Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
"NCAA March Madness 10 Review (X360)" .
GameTrailers .
Viacom . December 10, 2009. Archived from
the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
a
b Bedigian, Louis (November 20, 2009).
"NCAA Basketball 10 - PS3 [360] - Review" . GameZone .
Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
a
b Ahearn, Nate (November 18, 2009).
"NCAA Basketball 10 Review" .
IGN . Ziff Davis.
Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^ "NCAA Basketball 10".
Official Xbox Magazine .
Future US . January 2010. p. 78.
^ "Review: NCAA Basketball 10".
PlayStation: The Official Magazine . No. 28.
Future plc . January 2010. p. 84.
^ Price, Tom (November 20, 2009).
"NCAA Basketball 10 Review (Xbox 360)" .
TeamXbox . IGN Entertainment. Archived from
the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^ Roche, Joe (January 23, 2010).
"NCAA Basketball 10 (Xbox 360) Review" . 411Mania . Archived from
the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
a
b
"NCAA Basketball 10 for PlayStation 3 Reviews" .
Metacritic . CBS Interactive.
Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^
a
b
"NCAA Basketball 10 for Xbox 360 Reviews" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
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