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College Hoops 2K6 (Xbox)

Player Disposition: Each player has an inherent set of attributes: consistency, focus, and confidence. Utilize practice drills, scrimmages, and weekly meetings to raise these attributes to their peaks, so that you can heighten your Player Psyche and optimize your players’ performances. Coach's Clipboard: Whether it's a full court press or a quick shot at the end of the half, coach your team to victory through specific timeout directions with Timeout Focus. Improve your zone defense efficiency and exploit your opponent's weaknesses by having total control over individual zone replacements with Zone Substitutions. Selection Sunday: No day in college basketball is bigger than Selection Sunday. Watch a broadcast of your team’s placement into the NCAA Tournament. Listen to commentary as video clips give you the low down on all the bracket match ups. [2K Sports]

2K Sports
Sports, Basketball
Players: 8
E (Everyone)
Developer: Visual Concepts
Released November 23, 2005

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

82 / 100

Critic Reviews

90	GameSpy While the EA game is solid, it just doesn't stack up with 2K6.
90	DarkStation A smooth flowing basketball game, complete with a huge franchise mode and Live online play.
88	Digital Entertainment News 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.
88	TeamXbox Rock-solid gameplay engine artfully recreates the college hoop experience.
85	Stuff Greg Gumble and Clark Kellogg do a nice job with postgame highlights and their "Selection Sunday" show lends real NCAA flavor to the proceedings. In the booth, Vern Lundquist and Bill Rafferty do a solid job of keeping commentary interesting.
83	IGN A dream for simulation basketball fans. The deep Legacy mode and great broadcast presentation will keep you coming back deep into March.
83	GameSpot It's not the prettiest looking game, but College Hoops 2K6 still delivers where it counts, as a deep and accurate simulation of NCAA basketball.
83	The Onion (A.V. Club) There are only two college basketball games available, EA's or 2K's. The latter costs less and plays better, so the choice is pretty clear.
83	GameShark Easily the best college basketball game of the year and one that every college hoop fan needs to own.
81	GameZone The new gameplay features and impressive depth make this year’s College Hoops the best so far in the series.
80	Operation Sports With the depth of the legacy mode, the replay value is huge.
80	Official Xbox Magazine Rounded out by strong play-by-play announcing, good A.I. on both sides of the ball, and solid visuals, 2K6 is your best bet for college hoops this year. [Jan 2006, p.74]
80	G4 TV One thing 2K Sports continually proves, however, is that it can bring the game even when it doesn't look as sharp as the competition.
80	GamerFeed A thunderous b-ball effort that's almost every bit as good as its NBA brethren. The modes will have you tunneling for hours of enjoyment, and the gameplay is smooth like butta.
80	Game Informer The defensive steal system just doesn't feel right, and the interaction animations between players can produce some funky results. [Jan 2006, p.138]
80	GamePro A solid and engrossing basketball game that may lack the high quality presentation and panache of EA's NCAA franchise, but holds its own with an engaging and fairly deep set of options and selectable play modes.
67	Game Revolution Pitting 2K's college game against EA's is a close call, but ultimately I suppose that this game's better price and A.I. give it the edge. Someone needs to fire the coach before it's guaranteed a tourney berth, though.

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