

The game allows you to substitute players with ease, and timeouts feel realistic as you can focus on something like "defense" or "rebounds" to give your team a little boost when you need it. The sixth man advantage (the crowd) is a nice effect which will help your team when making a big comeback. The only problem is that it's too easy to steal the ball, and it seems to be random whenever a reach-in foul is called. Defense is solid, as is free throw shooting. You can use a button to shoot, but it feels a lot better and smoother using the "shot stick", which is the R-stick. The shot meter shows you what chance you have of scoring on any given shot, and this helps when you haven't played a certain team before and you don't know their good 3-point shooters. Gameplay: 9/10 - Very realistic gameplay. If your team is on fire, the stands will be packed. If you are playing poorly in a weak conference, there will only be a few fans in the stands. I appreciate how different teams have different levels of attendance.

Framerate suffers from some issues - even on the fast gameplay setting, it slows down. Graphics: 5/10 - The different courts look good, but the players look blurry. I have also not tried out the online play. I have not played any other version of the game for other systems, and I have not played this series before. This review is based solely on College Hoops 2k8. Great college basketball action on the PS2

2KU - Completely redesigned arena atmosphere creates the most authentic college basketball experience ever.

College Hoops 2K8, the #1 rated college basketball game five years running returns to the Playstation 2, with the deepest feature enhancements in the history of the franchise. College Hoops 2K8 continues the legacy of the NCAA franchise with all new features, including the 6th Man Advantage feature that lets the crowd atmosphere affect the game performance of teams, a training mode where players can improve their skills through practice, and more.
