NCAA Basketball 09 - Xbox 360

We purchased this game for our grandson. He loves it and wants to play it all the time. His sister also loves it and enjoys playing. This was a great gift with loads of action for some fun-filled hours!

Got this because NCAA 2010 didn't work. This didn't work either.

I am a novice gamer as far as skill goes, but this game is very difficult to play. Even on the easiest setting the computer hardly ever misses a shot. Whenever you drive through the lane and make any contact it's a charge. The different modes are great, and the arenas look amazing. It has any team you could want. It's just frustrating to play.

I know that you should try this game even though some people hate it well if you like it you are really smart because I know I like it.

this game is an 09 and its going to look bad compared to the recent games but if you want a realistic ncaa basketball game then you have to take this one, they dont run them anymore and they got it right with this one

works great

Disc looks good as new however was unrecognizable by the console. Tried every game I have after running in to this issue to make sure it wasn't the xbox.

For those of you who like watching basketball, playing basketball, and basketball video games you will find this game more than frustrating. I don't get many sports games but when it comes to basketball I am hooked. I had a basketball game for every system I have ever had, except my NES, and this game is by far the worst. My biggest complaint is that the game reaction is slow. You punch a button to make a pass, take a shot, do a move, or even steal a pass and more often that not there is a one to two second delay before the game actually completes your command. I don't know how many of you have ever played bball, but one or two seconds is a big deal. I have never had this problem with bball games on earlier systems (ie sega genesis, playstation one, Gamecube). Also, when you pass the ball it is really where the player is going to be and the player has to stop and wait for the pass allow the defense to catch up. The passes are often slow and go right to the defenders as you have little control when or where you pass the ball even you using the direct pass option. You cannot call a time out unless you have the ball. No timeouts during dead balls, after made baskets, or to freeze the opponents free throw shooter. Another of the major problems in this game is one already mentioned in other reviews. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET BY THE GUARD DEFENDERS! You can try running around them, do a dribble move, or even using a screener. You can even already be passed the defender and in two steps he has caught up and is again in front of you. The only way to get around them effectively is to pump fake and hope they jump. Even then if you don't time it right they will get back in front of you. I could write about several more things that make this game bad, like how sometimes after a made basket the players will just stand around and not pick up the ball to throw it in effectively ending the game, but it would take me all day.