NCAA March Madness 06

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NCAA March Madness '06
NCAA March Madness 06 Coverart.jpg
Developer(s) EA Canada
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Series NCAA March Madness
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: October 12, 2005 [1]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

NCAA March Madness 06 is the 2005 installment in the NCAA March Madness video games series. The former North Carolina and former NBA player Raymond Felton is featured on the cover.

Contents

Soundtrack

The soundtrack uses college band versions of licensed songs. The songs used are "Waiting" by Not Forgotten, "Still Running" by Chevelle, "Because of You" by Nickelback, "Bundy" by Animal Alpha and "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] [3]

See also

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