NCAA Final Four 2001

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NCAA Final Four 2001
NCAA Final Four 2001 cover.jpg
Cover featuring Mateen Cleaves
Developer(s) 989 Sports
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s) PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: November 16, 2000 [1]
PlayStation 2
  • NA: December 19, 2000 [2]
Genre(s) Sports (Basketball)
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

NCAA Final Four 2001 is a video game developed by 989 Sports and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 in 2000.

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Reception

The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] [4] Rob Smolka of NextGen said of the latter console version, "Oh well, there's always next year (or the year after that, or the year after that...)." [16] Tokyo Drifter of GamePro said that the same console version was "far from being a completely horrible game of hoops, but for $10 less, you can do much better with NCAA March Madness 2001 for the original PlayStation." [20] [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 4/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 6/10.
  2. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the PlayStation 2 version, one critic gave it 2/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 5/10.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 2/5 for graphics, and three 2.5/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.

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References

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  2. ↑ "989 SPORTS' NCAA FINAL FOUR 2001 DRIVES TO THE HOOP WITH THE ONLY COLLEGE BASKETBALL ACTION AVAILABLE FOR THE PLAYSTATION 2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM". Sony Computer Entertainment America . December 19, 2000. Archived from the original on August 5, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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