College Hoops 2K7 has stepped up to the challenge of creating a solid next generation college hoops basketball video game. The graphics are improved, the player models can look funny at times but they are life-like. The crowds in the arenas give the games a feeling of true importance right in your living room. The detail is rich in everything from the referees getting involved (passing the ball to your player before you pass it in), people wiping up the floor under the basket, cheerleaders flipping off the court after a time out, or the realistic halftime, post-game, and weekly (legacy mode) shows that feature a stunning studio. The clips come complete with Greg Gumbel and Clark Kellogg and the weekly shows have amazing depth including highlights from intense season match-ups and upsets of the past week, as well as a preview of the weeks upcoming games. The pre-season and Selection Sunday shows are intact and depth has been added to them as well. The Create-A-Player mode on this game has always been fun just for the sheer fact that so many first and last names are recognized in the game. I have a decently obscure last name and it is in the game, its so fun to hear Greg Gumbel mention my name after another double double. The depth of the legacy mode itself will leave you playing season after season of this game making the replay value seemingly infinite if you add XBOX Live into the equation. The gameplay is very close to the games of the previous years and doesn't take long to get the hang of. Some differences I've noticed are that its tougher to pass the ball around, you need to be more deliberate, and that dunking under the hoop seems impossible unless you use the shot stick and the new "aggressive" button that serves similar to "turbo/sprint". The downfalls include some of the aforementioned differences in control and feel at first, but you get used to those, and a problem I noticed in the game of 2 years past that has been in every game since, the default Create-A-School jerseys. Every year you can change the colors of a ridiculous amount of things from the cheerleader uniforms to the backboard outer color, but for the 3rd year I've noticed, the jerseys are uneditable. Just a small nagging downfall in an otherwise amazing game.
College Hoops 2K7 is a great game for any returning fan of the game thanks to its fun new depth and more challenging gameplay. It's also a great pick up for anyone looking for the best college basketball game the market has to offer. I've gotta stop writing this review so I can get back to playing my legacy with Providence. I rated it a 9.0 just to leave room for the rest of this next generation of the College Hoops 2K7 Legacy.
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