NCAA Basketball 09 is the 2008 installment in the NCAA Basketball series. It was released on November 17, 2008 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360. Miami Heat player Kevin Love (who was a UCLA forward at the time) is featured on the cover. A special edition called NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition was released only for Xbox 360 on March 11, 2009.
| NCAA Basketball 09 | |
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| Developer(s) | EA Canada |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | NCAA Basketball |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer, multiplayer online |
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
| Metacritic | 55/100[17] | 68/100[18] | (M.M.) 74/100[19] 70/100[16] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
| 1Up.com | C+[1] | C+[1] | C+[1] |
| Game Informer | N/A | 7.25/10[2] | 7.25/10[2] |
| GameSpot | N/A | 7/10[3] | 7/10[3] |
| GameTrailers | N/A | 7/10[4] | N/A |
| GameZone | 5.6/10[5] | 7.4/10[6] | 7/10[7] |
| IGN | 5.1/10[8] | 7.1/10[9] | 7.1/10[9] (M.M.) 6.5/10[10] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10[11][12] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | [13] | N/A |
| TeamXbox | N/A | N/A | (M.M.) 9.1/10[14] 8.1/10[15] |
| X-Play | N/A | N/A | [16] |
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[16][17][18][19]
After seeing his likeness in this game, used without his permission, Ed O'Bannon agreed to be the lead plaintiff in O'Bannon v. NCAA.[20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Zuniga, Todd (November 18, 2008). "NCAA Basketball 09 Review". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Bertz, Matt (January 2009). "NCAA Basketball 09 (PS3, X360)". Game Informer. No. 189. GameStop. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Grundei, Daniel (November 19, 2008). "NCAA Basketball 09 Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Basketball 09 Review (PS3)". GameTrailers. Viacom. January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Grabowski, Dakota (January 12, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 09 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (November 17, 2008). "NCAA Basketball 09 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Hopper, Steven (November 17, 2008). "NCAA Basketball 09 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Burk, Avi (January 15, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 09 Review (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Ahearn, Nate (November 17, 2008). "NCAA Basketball 09 Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Ahearn, Nate (March 18, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Basketball 09". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. January 2009. p. 76.
- ^ "NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. June 2009. p. 79.
- ^ "Review: NCAA Basketball 09 (PS3)". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 15. Future plc. January 2009. p. 85.
- ^ Nardozzi, Dale (March 18, 2009). "NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Nardozzi, Dale (November 15, 2008). "NCAA Basketball 09 Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c "NCAA Basketball 09 Critic Reviews for Xbox 360". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "NCAA Basketball 09 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "NCAA Basketball 09 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Eder, Steve; Strauss, Ben (June 9, 2014). "Understanding Ed O'Bannon's Suit Against the N.C.A.A." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 1, 2023.