NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four 2

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NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four 2
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Developer(s) Bethesda Softworks
Publisher(s) Bethesda Softworks
Producer(s) Todd Howard [1]
Platform(s) DOS [2]
Release1994 [3]

NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four 2 (also known as NCAA: Road to the Final Four 2) is an NCAA licensed basketball video game. [4] The game is a sequel to NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four. [5]

Contents

Gameplay

NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four 2 is a college basketball simulation which includes all 64 teams that appeared in the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. [5] All of the players have their own individual AI engine that makes use of actual NCAA statistics. [2]

Development

The game was originally scheduled to release in September 1993. [6] The title was produced by Todd Howard. [1]

Reception

The Age said "The innovative "chase-camera perspective" feature porbably wont be enough to hook players with an aversion to sports sims, but it will sit well with fans of the genre" [11]

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