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NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition

NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition Available Now
Written Thursday, March 12, 2009 By Alan Pettit
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Remember that weird little game we posted a few days ago with only 4 achievements? Well, now for the low, low price of 1200MSP ("low, low" being a relative term for someone who owns a jet) you can download this from the marketplace. Here's the official blurb:

"EA SPORTS™ presents NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition, your chance to play through the NCAA Tournament Bracket. Play with any of the 64 tournament teams and fight your way through each round, all the way to the Final Four. Featuring the exciting gameplay from NCAA Basketball 09, play to your team's ideal tempo and style of play to take your team to the title."

 




 
 

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Comment #1 by eskEMO
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:19:20 PM
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1200 points? What a waste.


First?!


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Comment #2 by klix360
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:21:15 PM
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Pass.


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Comment #3 by Itsbrown4606
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:24:10 PM
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Screw that.

Pass.

P.S. Saying "First" incurs moderator wrath.


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Comment #4 by TehClownsta
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:25:49 PM
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LOL This is a joke.


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Comment #5 by blackout529
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:29:10 PM
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Pass.

I'll just keep playing nba 2k9 for my basketball needs


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Comment #6 by Biohazard K
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:31:52 PM
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PASS.

Damn Microsoft, your going to make people stop buying arcades if you keep up with the damn 1200MSPs.

Screw that, I'm buying something else.


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Comment #7 by zyxomma100
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:32:19 PM
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Really? $15 for a basketball arcade game? For a mode which should be on the retail game edition anyway?


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Comment #8 by danny hampson
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:33:24 PM
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lame?, double lame?, triple lame?

ill let you chose


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Comment #9 by JJ Bombay
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:37:03 PM
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First. J/K, I am just going to put that in all my posts for now on. Maybe we all should. Seriously, no one cares if you're first. Do you go to other forums and envy the people who got first. Do you stay up at night thinking that "Tomorrow is a new day and I will have another chance to get the first post on a forum, even if it is for a game I don't care about". Good job, winner.


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Comment #10 by Biohazard K
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:40:47 PM
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Neither....Quaddruple lame


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Comment #11 by JustAFriend
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:47:51 PM
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uber lame


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Comment #12 by C0V3RT
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 05:58:02 PM
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A) I think it's funny people think its MS setting the price point on this, it's EA.

B) I guess I'm in the minority but I dont think this is a bad deal at all. This is the straight up NCAA tournament mode from NCAA Basketball 09. That's probably about 20% of the game which retails for a full $60. At $15 thats not bad at all.


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Comment #13 by some Irish guys
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:00:48 PM
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Why did I even bother clicking the link, I knew it would be a DLC that wouldn't interest me...


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Comment #14 by Bishop24
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:03:41 PM
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If it's "lame", why would you post a comment? If it's "lame" then please don't post. Not trying to upset anybody with that comment either.

Some people actually will buy this and enjoy it (myself included). Now the price is steep but I think it will be worth it if you'll play the game a good bit.


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Comment #15 by Freshmaker
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:07:23 PM
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hahaha, nah I read some stuff on it, didn't care to much for this game, kind of a joke, so def. pass on this title


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Comment #16 by ITD Soldierboy
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:08:31 PM
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At #12

I think its very funny that you know little of what you talk about. EA may set a price, however Microsoft has the final say on everything in the Marketplace.

No thank you. I'm not a fan of basketball, I'll pass. Now if they made an NFL arcade game, that's a different matter.


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Comment #17 by Peeph
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:24:15 PM
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Will this be out in the UK?


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Comment #18 by YouStayClassy
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:28:11 PM
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#12

Except that no matter what you include, NCAA 09 is still a TERRIBLE game. The engine is just godawful, and I swear 08's ran better.

This game is such an overpriced joke.


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Comment #19 by The Magic Doty
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:48:10 PM
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Fudge this in the butt


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Comment #20 by Scotian Bred
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:56:07 PM
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1200 points for basically a retail game with achievements is a good deal. I know people are buying those Xbox Orginals for the same amount and no achievements.

This being said, I'll get it at some point for sure.


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Comment #21 by eskEMO
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 06:59:42 PM
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At #3 and #9, it was a joke...hence the ?! after it. =/ Some people don't get my sarcasm over da 'net, but it was there. Anyway, as it stands...$15 for an arcade game that's about ONE tournament...eh...


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Comment #22 by JRAPOCALYPSE
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 07:06:54 PM
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OH YEAH!!!! more EA junk to make the 360 look bad. (EA,IT'S IN THE TRASH)


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Comment #23 by ALEX IS L33T
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 07:30:36 PM
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i cant believe JJ Bombay took the time to write that


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Comment #24 by spilner100
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 07:32:10 PM
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looks shit any way


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Comment #25 by dementedlullaby
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 08:25:00 PM
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lol 1200 points.

This should basically be DLC!


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Comment #26 by RaymundoIrvan
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 08:59:18 PM
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I'm all for the NCAA Tournament but 1200 points for this is ridiculous.


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Comment #27 by SANZA
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 09:12:17 PM
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can anyone else say epic fail cause i just did lol


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Comment #28 by Brendan352
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 09:31:14 PM
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no way im gonna buy this, waste of money, stupid achievements also


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Comment #29 by crunchb3rry
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 10:02:17 PM
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You get more points viewing the credits in this game than finding all the diamonds in Far Cry 2...that's just wrong.


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Comment #30 by xxXI Dave IXxx
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 10:07:19 PM
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Anyone who buys this should be shot on sight for supporting the burglary attempts made by Microsoft and EA.


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Comment #31 by xxXI Dave IXxx
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 10:09:09 PM
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@14, Bishop, I thought you were better than that. Its not titled good comments only, its titled comments, which means everything from great to lame.


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Comment #32 by Cody Br00t4l
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 10:45:44 PM
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roflcake @9
word.


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Comment #33 by Chancepokes
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 11:30:54 PM
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Got it...it's pretty fun


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Comment #34 by Hammer 5O2
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 11:57:14 PM
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There's points? They got my money :)


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Comment #35 by ViperxSniper
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 12:07:53 AM
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To everyone saying Microsoft is to blame for the pricing, you do relize that most of the games like this also end up on the PS3 for the same price (only in dollar amounts). So unless Microsoft also sets the price for their competitors DLC as well, I would say that Microsoft has nothing to do with the final price.


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Comment #36 by Jappe x360a
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 01:03:08 AM
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Yeah only 4 achievements, but only 200 points though -.-


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Comment #37 by XxM4RKSM4NxX
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 05:49:40 AM
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I hope nobody buys it.


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Comment #38 by B1indSide
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 05:58:49 AM
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Thing that pisses me off the most is there's not even a trial for this game. So forget that, no way I'm laying down $15 on something that will most likely suck.


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Comment #39 by WeemanNewYork
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 06:19:36 AM
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Are you Kidding me who want to buy that crap for 1200msp.

NO THANK and I will pass


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Comment #40 by awmtinfo
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 08:58:36 AM
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so... when does hannah montana come out again?


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Comment #41 by Khaos86
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 09:40:25 AM
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Gunna wait for this to be a deal of the week. It's a little too pricey, yet such an easy 200 points.


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Comment #42 by KFZ Scrubs
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 10:00:53 AM
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ewwww..1200 for 200 gs?


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Comment #43 by Infomouse
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 10:39:46 AM
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Why don't they make it so u buy a game for say 800 ms points and achieve a maximum of 800 gs for said game, it'll be easier and less expensive if people just buy games within their price range and still get a good amount of gamerscore


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Comment #44 by isw42
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 11:15:49 AM
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I heard that if you already have NCAA Basketball 09 on your gamertag that you could just download this free. I'll have to test that out later.


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Comment #45 by kelnoker
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 01:44:18 PM
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LOL


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Comment #46 by YouStayClassy
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 03:13:15 PM
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#44

No, the free download is the Bracket DLC which updates for the upcoming tourney. This game will still run you 1200 no matter what.


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Comment #47 by aadams_22
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 07:02:20 PM
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waste of money


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Comment #48 by Zacxx201
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 08:20:23 PM
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#14 This game is lame!


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Comment #49 by thatfrigginguy
Saturday, March 14, 2009 @ 03:12:24 AM
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ill wait for the price drop


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Comment #50 by The Chuck Chuck
Saturday, March 14, 2009 @ 07:05:09 AM
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@ 29 www.trueachievements.com It's not perfect, but it's getting closer.


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