Maximize Your Fun with NCAA Basketball 09

NCAA Basketball 09 promises to be an all-new exciting game for its avid fans. The game has a couple of firsts under its belt, including the fact that EA has chosen to apply the same basketball engine it uses for its NBA game series. Here are a few suggestions on how to maximize on all the good things NCAA Basketball 09 has to offer.

NCAA Division I Coaches

In visuals alone, the presence of Division I coaches make the sidelines more realistic and authentic. Of course, their presence isn’t simply added to provide verisimilitude for the background. These coaches could also help you win the game with the use of the Real-Time Coach Feedback System.

With the CFS, your coach will instruct you through a picture pop-up when you’re playing at an undesirable tempo or you’re not making use of your pre-game strategy. Your coach could also give you some insights regarding your team’s playing style, fatigue, and time and score.

Coaching points of emphasis are also highlighted by the CFS. Thanks to this system, your coach will always be there to give you strategic reminders and help you win the game.

Scouting Reports

The team up between Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and EA has made the NCAA Basketball 09 amazingly accurate and comprehensive with regard to scouting reports. Besides team overviews, you can also find out the grades as well as the team’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of Intangibles, Front and Back Court, and Depth.

You can then use the reports to modify your pre-game strategies accordingly and increase your chances of winning.

A New and Better Recruiting System for Dynasty Mode

For the recruiting system, you can gain a lot of insight as to the best prospects for the league with ESPN 100 and Parade All-Americans. Pro Stock is also on hand to show you which prospects has the best shots of making it to the NBA.

As for the Dynasty mode in general, there are a couple of new and improved features to enjoy. Roster sharing is perhaps one of the most anticipated of them. You can create a custom roster online, with the option of availing of roster services offered by game-savvy individuals and companies.

Dynasty mode also gives you leave to make use of the daily and season schedules of NCAA Basketball, stat summaries, and box scores for each game you play. Even your coach can be an object of comparison with the annual statistics from the New Coach Module.

All these are just the tip of the iceberg so hang on until NCAA Basketball 09 gets started on November 17, 2008.