ESPN College Hoops

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ESPN College Hoops
ESPN College Hoops Coverart.png
Developer(s) Kush Games
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player
Multiplayer (up to 4 players)
Online multiplayer

ESPN College Hoops (sometimes mislabeled as ESPN College Basketball 2K4 [3] ) is an American college basketball video game which was initially released on November 11, 2003 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sequel to the debut game of the series, NCAA College Basketball 2K3 , and the first game in the series to feature the ESPN license. It features former Texas Longhorns and retired NBA guard T. J. Ford on the cover.

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Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] GamePro called it "a fine hoops title with a plentiful feature set. It's not the dominant game that its NBA brother is, but it's still very worthy of a look." [3] [lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 7.5/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the game two 4/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, and two 4.5/5 scores for sound and control.

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References

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  2. ↑ Calvert, Justin (October 28, 2003). "T.J. Ford to front ESPN College Hoops". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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