basketball

First the good. The gameplay for this game is just great. Although not as clean-running as NBA Live of the same year, it is a super game that captures the feeling of playing the college game. You can play any team, and the feeling is the same. Just a lot of fun to play. Good quickplay, and good coaching options too to tailor the games the way you want to play. Good customization.

Now the bad.
1) Load times are long. Not terribly so, but just enough to aggrivate you every time. Just a little longer than needs be.
2)Edit player. You have to exit out of the entire menu. To do every player would take more time than I have, or most humans have. I bought a memory card to have the names. Granted, EA cannot use the college names, but don't make it so hard to put them in!!!!
3) Coaching contracts are a joke. I made the final 4 three years in a row, and was fired. Turn them off, is my advice, then you can play as long as you want. If you are fired, you have to find another team to play with. I would prefer to keep my one college going, so that option should have been included.
4)Simulating games. Incredibly tedious. Get some speed!!!!!

Final analysis: Buy used, if you can. Hope to see improvement next year. I will use this for draft classes, but for basketball gameplay I use NBA LIve

EA Sports....brings to life the college basketball tradition that is so much enjoyed year after year. Once you tipoff, you'll appreciate the college atmosphere that is masterfully captured in this action-packed game. The rowdy student sections will raise the intensity level throughout the game, especially when the game comes down to the wire. School specific strategies add a nice touch of realism during gameplay, zone/man-to-man/or show your teams conditioning with a killer full court press. Amusing touch of witty and down-right funny quirks are exchanged throughout the game, in addition to solid commentating from the dynamic duo of Vitale and Nessler. And with the ability to totally customize your teams schedule of opponents (with the exception of conference games), it puts you in total control of your dynasty's destiny. And seaching for up and coming new talent is crucial to any program...so test out your recruiting skills, and try to land that prized blue chipper that may lead your team into the Big Dance, and secure your place in history. You will enjoy the gameplay, graphics, and good-old fashioned fun with this high-flyin', fast-breakin', crowd pleasin' game. So lace 'em up tight and take your team to the national spotlight that we know as...March Madness.

THIS GAME SUCKS