NCAA Basketball 10
| NCAA Basketball 10 | |
|---|---|
 Cover featuring Blake Griffin | |
| Developer(s) | EA Canada |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | November 18, 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Basketball simulation |
NCAA Basketball 10 is a basketball video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released November 17, 2009 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[1] Former University of Oklahoma and current Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin was featured on the cover.
On February 10, 2010 EA officially announced that all future NCAA Basketball games would be put on indefinite hold and that there were no plans for releasing a new title in 2010.[2] That year, the game was not released on the PS2. On August 11, 2011, all online services were discontinued.[3]
Demo
A demo was released to the Xbox 360 marketplace on November 5, 2009. It featured North Carolina and Duke in one five minute half at Cameron Indoor Stadium.[4] On November 19, the demo was released on the PlayStation Network for the PS3.[5]
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 347 schools in NCAA Division I. Nine Programs that are fully classified as D-I were left out as well as 13 transitional programs.[6] 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 a lawsuit filed by former UCLA player Ed O'Bannon, they were removed from the game prior to release.[7]
References
- ↑ Release Date Info
- ↑ "EA officially benches NCAA Basketball". thesportsgamer.com. TheSportsGamer.com. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ "NCAA Basketball 10 demo tips-off". thesportsgamer.com. TheSportsGamer.com. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ↑ "EA Modifies NCAA Basketball 10 Demo Availability". Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ "NCAA Basketball 10 early impressions". thesportsgamer.com. TheSportsGamer.com. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ↑ "Digging deeper into the NCAA Basketball 10 rosters". thesportsgamer.com. TheSportsGamer.com. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2009-11-19.