“Oooo look, they made it so I get motion sickness while playing against Kansas!” Or how about a venerable coach, like Coach K of Duke or Roy Williams of UNC? Those guys are more famous and recognizable than the revolving door of NBA minor leaguers anyway.Ĭover art rant aside, NCAA 10 also has so few games modes that it’s pretty insulting to charge full price for a game with no player names (come on PG #7!), little replayability (after all, once your favorite PG #7 graduates, why would you want to play an even more faceless roster?), and absolutely nothing innovative at all? The “toughest places to play” feature - where the screen shakes violently in certain stadiums - is irritating and not even worth mentioning on the box. Why not throw NBA sure thing and college stud (also the reason I played as Kentucky and was interested in this game in the first place) John Wall on the cover? Even if EA didn’t know what team he’d play for, he’s the biggest star in college hoops right now, so throw some nondescript blue or white jersey on him. It’s just another cog in the fail wheel that is this game. A seemingly minor grievance (seriously, who cares who is on the cover?), but when the turnover for players is so high, it’s tough to live the fantasy of playing as your favorite player or team. This has long been a complaint with college sports games: their biggest stars are usually only on the cover after they become top picks. Alas, he went to the pros after playing one season. The first thing that you’ll notice when you pick up NCAA 10 is that cover boy Blake Griffin (then of Oklahoma, now of the L.A. ![]() It is just that there isn’t much reason to play it. ![]() NCAA Basketball 10 is a fun game to play. ![]() Yes, every so often you pleasantly surprise (this year’s Madden, last year’s NHL), but more often than not, you are a lesson in How to Make an Easy Buck.īut a sport so pure as college basketball - where “unpaid” minors play for multi-million dollar salaried coaches and are barred from heading to the pros for at least one year - must avoid this capitalist cash-grab by turning out a quality sports title, right?
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