NCAA Basketball 10

NCAA Basketball 10 is a basketball video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on November 17, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Former University of Oklahoma and Former NBA forward Blake Griffin is featured on the cover.

NCAA Basketball 10
Cover featuring Blake Griffin
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	NCAA Basketball
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release	NA: November 17, 2009[1]
Genre(s)	Basketball simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer, multiplayer online

On February 10, 2010 EA officially announced that all future NCAA Basketball games would be put on hold and that there were no plans for releasing anymore titles in 2010. That year, the game was not released on the PlayStation 2. On August 11, 2011, all online services were discontinued.^[2]

Demo

A demo was released to the Xbox 360 marketplace on November 5, 2009, and on the PlayStation Network on November 19, 2009.^[3] It featured North Carolina and Duke in one five-minute half at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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 353 schools in NCAA Division I. Nine Programs that are fully classified as D-I were left out as well as 13 transitional programs. 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 the O'Bannon v. NCAA lawsuit filed by former UCLA & NBA player Ed O'Bannon, they were removed from the game prior to release.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS3	Xbox 360
Metacritic	75/100[4]	75/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS3	Xbox 360
1Up.com	B[6]	B[6]
Game Informer	7.25/10[7]	7.25/10[7]
GameSpot	7/10[8]	7/10[8]
GameTrailers	N/A	7.5/10[9]
GameZone	8.2/10[10]	8.2/10[10]
IGN	7.8/10[11]	7.8/10[11]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	7/10[12]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	[13]	N/A
TeamXbox	N/A	7.5/10[14]
411Mania	N/A	7/10[15]

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[4][5]

See also

• NBA Live 10

References

1. GameSpot staff (November 16, 2009). "Shippin' Out Nov. 15-21: Assassin's Creed II, New Super Mario Bros., Tony Hawk Ride, L4D2". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
2. "Service Updates". Electronic Arts. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
3. pastapadre (November 5, 2009). "EA Modifies NCAA Basketball 10 Demo Availability". PastaPadre.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
4. "NCAA Basketball 10 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
5. "NCAA Basketball 10 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
6. Johnson, Alan (November 23, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 10 Review". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
7. Bertz, Matt (January 2010). "NCAA Basketball 10: This Student Athlete Fails To Learn From Past Mistakes". Game Informer. No. 201. GameStop. p. 94. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
8. McShea, Tom (November 19, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 10 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
9. "NCAA March Madness 10 Review (X360)". GameTrailers. Viacom. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
10. Bedigian, Louis (November 20, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 10 - PS3 [360] - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
11. Ahearn, Nate (November 18, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 10 Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
12. "NCAA Basketball 10". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. January 2010. p. 78.
13. "Review: NCAA Basketball 10". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 28. Future plc. January 2010. p. 84.
14. Price, Tom (November 20, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 10 Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
15. Roche, Joe (January 23, 2010). "NCAA Basketball 10 (Xbox 360) Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Game information on EBGames.com