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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4846

    #1

    NCAA Basketball 12: What Might Have Been



    On the heels of the OS College Hoops 2K12 mock review, comes a review for the series that tried to compete with the College Hoops series.

    Even with NBA Elite 11 being scrapped in 2010 following EA abandoning NCAA Basketball 10 in 2009, fans can all agree that gamers need a college basketball game. With EA owning the rights for now, what if EA was releasing NCAA Basketball 12? Here’s what the OS review might look like…

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  • The Gunslinger
    Rookie
    • Nov 2009
    • 308

    #2
    Sounds great, but does the game still freeze?
    National Champions: 96', 06', 08'

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    • elprez98
      MVP
      • Dec 2003
      • 4237

      #3
      A good college BB game from EA? Definitely more fiction than fact in here.
      Originally posted by My Wife
      "The Celtics only won because they have a magical elf playing for their team...."

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      • m1ke_nyc
        10
        • Oct 2009
        • 3240

        #4
        What a waste of a license. Either make a game or give it up.
        It’s easier to do the right thing, than to explain why you didn’t.

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        • tril
          MVP
          • Nov 2004
          • 2912

          #5
          skimmed through the article,
          but I notice that you didnt mention the imrpoved CPU controlled teams.EAch team should play like the real thing. In 10 here were only 2 types of teams. those that play uptempo amdlaunches shot quickly and those that run the game through the post.
          does the CPU controlled teams change theri game play based on their yearly recruits?
          EA college basketball 10 was pretty to look at, but that was about it. AI and CPU controlled teams were horrible, and it seems like they still didnt adress that

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          • khaliib
            MVP
            • Jan 2005
            • 2872

            #6
            They were actually pointing in the right direction with this game.

            But as usual with EA/Tiburon Football, Basketball games, they have such a conscience effort to "Limit" gamers as far as customization.

            And of course the freezes/glitches/gliding movements that seem to be the norm in most of their games nowdays.

            If they provided some sliders like in all their other games, the community could've done alot with this game.

            One of the biggest gripes I have with this game is that in their effort to sport their graphics, they make the court too small so that there was no room for the game to play out properly.

            They had the foundation in place with the offensive system they injected, but Skynet was rampant, preventing any kind of drive to the basket and fastbreaks.

            Presentation was ok, but as usual with all their games, it becomes repetative very quickly.
            There was no variance between the ESPN and CBS Broadcast styles other than the logo's.

            I just goes to show the lack of a vision with EA/Tiburon concerning Football/Basketball.

            Paying loads of money for Exclusive rights for NCAA and ESPN license, yet get absolutely NOTHING from it.
            Especially with College Basketball were there is no competition to push/measure them against (like college football).

            If only the lightbulb would go off in somebody's head at 2k to provide a robust customization module that would allow gamers to create/inject logo's etc..., they could produce a generic game and the community would slap the skins over the top of it.

            I do want some College BBall, but I don't want it from EA.

            I'll give my "if only's..." and "what if's..." to another developer.

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            • ghm125
              john14:6
              • Jul 2002
              • 2439

              #7
              Originally posted by The Gunslinger
              Sounds great, but does the game still freeze?
              lol! ha ha ha good one!..well does it?
              VIOLATION!!!!!!!!

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              • Gramps91
                MVP
                • Sep 2010
                • 2102

                #8
                Originally posted by elprez98
                A good college BB game from EA? Definitely more fiction than fact in here.
                NCAA Basketball 10 was a really good game. Not as good as 2k8, but still pretty great.
                NCAA: Kentucky Wildcats
                MLB: Atlanta Braves
                NBA: San Antonio Spurs

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                • AlwaysBased
                  Rookie
                  • Oct 2011
                  • 37

                  #9
                  I'd say EA should take this time for the year off from the Elite project, let tiburon do its thing... and make NCAA Basketball 12!!!
                  Spoiler

                  YEAH I SAID IT.. SWAG

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                  • smithdynasty
                    Rookie
                    • Sep 2009
                    • 55

                    #10
                    PLEASE BRING THIS GAME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                    • dukebeatsuncagain
                      Banned
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 680

                      #11
                      I work at gamestop and look at this box everyday and think..."Should I?" But the no updated rosters is a killer for me. The graphics and presentation look so smoove tho.

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                      • NikeBlitz
                        Rookie
                        • Feb 2011
                        • 330

                        #12
                        Re: NCAA Basketball 12: What Might Have Been

                        When EA closed NCAA's 10 servers, i was pretty confident to see a new EA NCAA game but now i guess it's too late ?

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                        • Gramps91
                          MVP
                          • Sep 2010
                          • 2102

                          #13
                          Originally posted by dukebeatsuncagain
                          I work at gamestop and look at this box everyday and think..."Should I?" But the no updated rosters is a killer for me. The graphics and presentation look so smoove tho.
                          Dude it's pretty good. Like i said not as good as 2k8 but still pretty good. The presentation is awesome!
                          NCAA: Kentucky Wildcats
                          MLB: Atlanta Braves
                          NBA: San Antonio Spurs

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                          • redsrule
                            All Star
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 9396

                            #14
                            Re: NCAA Basketball 12: What Might Have Been

                            Sadly they haven't made another game
                            Cincinnati Reds University of Kentucky Cincinnati Bengals
                            @GoReds1994

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                            • truintellectplaya
                              Rookie
                              • Jun 2011
                              • 106

                              #15
                              Nice fantasy. I have more fantasies about MVP Baseball and NFL 2K than College basketball though.

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