College Hoops 2K6 Xbox
User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. RelyeaS.
    Dec 10, 2005
    9
    This game is the full package. I've never had this much fun playing a sports title.
  2. AdamK.
    Feb 7, 2006
    9
    This is the best basketball game out there, and I have played them all.
  3. Texas
    Mar 18, 2006
    9
    Im stoked on Baskeball now and this game helps me get to play it. The court and graphics look petty good, but the players just look ok. The Shot stick i dont understand but hey, freethrows take getting used to but this is a simply fun game. You can just enter the marchmaddness tournament without having to play a season. Plus its a great Price.
  4. SteveK.
    Nov 29, 2005
    10
    I was a big fan of the 2K5 edition and this one is much improved without changing what was so great about last year's game. Last year was REALLY buggy. So far so good for this year's. The basketball is more real-feeling, more kinetic. It's harder to steal, harder to fake out a defender with a pump fake. If you try to pass it right in front of a defender, they'll steal it. There's more to do in time outs, more coaching decisions and ways to affect the game. I like the shot stick and ability to change your shot in mid-air. Rebounding feels more real too but this is probably the easiest game to rebound of any basketball game I've played (this is a good thing! Basketball games are notorious for being next to impossible to grab rebounds) There are subtle changes like at the end of the game when a player chucks up a hail-mary shot, the likelihood is so much less now that it'll go in, unlike last year when it almost always hits the rim even if there is a defender in the person's face. The crowd reacts appropriately now (and is appropriately attended depending on how good you are and how big a game it is), instead of cheering incessantly even when it's a blowout and the home team just got pasted. The VIP system is cool, it tracks your game playing tendencies. This game is also more challenging than last year. Legacy Mode is better too. Only slight changes here, but legacy mode was the best part about last year's game. There's a midnight madness scrimmage you can play and a season preview show (good idea, but it's really long and boring). You can now recruit players in any year and recruits can go to a summer hoops camp! (I also like that they give you a clear percentage on your recruit's interest) Your coach starts off crappier, but that just means there are more coaching milestones. Players can transfer more often (keep em happy) and coaches age (unlike last year when "Coach K" will coach at Duke for a 1000 years)! Graphics on close ups didn't change, but the players on the floor look more like the close-ups than they did last year. Movements just look more real. This game is awesome. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but I definitely didn't want them to. Why in the world would you pay more for a crappy EA game? It's the subtle changes and improvements that make this game more immersive and addicting. Just about every complaint I had about last year's game has been tweaked and improved. AWESOME.… Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
82 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. DarkStation
    90
    A smooth flowing basketball game, complete with a huge franchise mode and Live online play.
    Read full review
  2. TeamXbox
    88
    Rock-solid gameplay engine artfully recreates the college hoop experience.
    Read full review
  3. Digital Entertainment News
    88
    College Hoops 2K6 is does almost everything well, providing a high-maintenance Legacy mode for the sim-obsessed and a sturdy online mode for those who just want to rip up the courts with their favorite college team.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »