NCAA Basketball 09 - Xbox 360

This game gets positive marks only for the massive amount of legends team from history. It is glitchy as any game ive ever played. To the point of frustration. ncaa bb 10 is a better game all around.

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!

pretty aight. recruiting is exactly the same as a ps2 ncaa game i used to play lol... gameplay is weird after playing 2k13 for months beforehand.. overall worth it just for the dynasty

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.

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.

works great

This game is absolutely terrible. Game audio is repetitive and annoying. Gameplay is completely unrealistic, especially when you find yourself missing 20 layups in a game. Game also encourages cheating, which is a huge turn off while playing on-line! I got the game for free and I still feel cheated! I tried to sell the game on craigslist for $10 and there were no takers! I finally filed it in the circular file, where it belongs! Stick to 2K Sports games! EA games are getting better but are still not up to par with Sega and probably never will!