NCAA Final Four 2001 is a 2000 basketball video game developed by Killer Game and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. It is the first installment of the series to not be published by 989 Sports, it becoming a publishing label of Sony.
| NCAA Final Four 2001 | |
|---|---|
 Cover featuring Mateen Cleaves | |
| Developer(s) | Killer Game |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation PlayStation 2 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS | PS2 | |
| Metacritic | 55/100[3] | 49/100[4] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS | PS2 | |
| AllGame | N/A |   [5] |
| CNET Gamecenter | 4/10[6] | 4/10[7] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5.33/10[8][a] | 4/10[9][b] |
| Game Informer | 5.5/10[10] | 3/10[11] |
| GameSpot | 5.6/10[12] | 4.3/10[13] |
| IGN | 4.8/10[14] | 5/10[15] |
| Next Generation | N/A | [16] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [17] | [18] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | 5/10[19] |
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][c]
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 2/5 for graphics, and three 2.5/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.
References
edit- ^ IGN staff (November 16, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 Comes to the PlayStation". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "NCAA Final Four 2001 critic reviews (PS)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "NCAA Final Four 2001 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Church, Brad. "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Ham, Tom (January 17, 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 - PlayStation Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 26, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Rector, Brett (January 9, 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 - PlayStation 2 Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Leahy, Dan; Kujawa, Kraig; Hager, Dean (January 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. p. 203. Archived from the original on January 29, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig (March 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 140. Ziff Davis. p. 116. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Paul (January 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Game Informer. No. 93. FuncoLand. p. 103.
- ^ Anderson, Paul (February 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 94. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahed (November 29, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahed (January 3, 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Zdyrko, David (November 27, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Zdyrko, David (December 19, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Smolka, Rob (April 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". NextGen. No. 76. Imagine Media. p. 78. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Zuniga, Todd (January 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 40. Ziff Davis. p. 139. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Zuniga, Todd (February 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 41. Ziff Davis. p. 89. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Zdyrko, David (March 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". PSM. No. 43. Imagine Media. p. 34. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Tokyo Drifter (March 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 150. IDG. p. 96. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.