Do Not Buy This Game

User Rating: 6 | College Hoops 2K8 X360
By buckshotmike | Review Date:
I cannot believe how hard it has been for 2K and EA to make a good college basketball game. College Hoops 2K8 has potential but again is sooooo frustrating. I cannot believe how hard it is to make a lay-up. I went 0-9 from the field with an All-Big Ten Center in one game. The computer hits shots from everywhere...the AI on the players you dont use is aweful on defense and worse on offense. On D, they let the guy their guarding get open all too often. On O, if you dont call a play they just stand around never moving into open areas on the court. There are guards blocking shots of centers.

The Legacy and recruiting are still fun but havent changed much. The skills mini games are fun and there are some former college stars such as Mike Conely Jr. and J.J. Redick in the game also. Its a deep game for sure.

Overall, the gameplay stinks. I also dont see why they switch the anouncers out for once. Verne Lunquist is not known for basketball. Putting new announcers in the game would bring instant change. On this note, the amount of jargon in the game is low and they keep repeating the same stuff over and over again. Also, they say the score wrong all the time.

This game is getting old and needs to be redone. Its over for this franchise unless some serious changes take place. You also might want to buy an extra controller or two because you will be throwing them around the room from all the blown lay-ups.

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