Software:NCAA Final Four 2001

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Short description: 2000 video game
NCAA Final Four 2001
Cover featuring Mateen Cleaves
Developer(s)Killer Game
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation
PlayStation 2
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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 It is the first installment of the series to not be published by 989 Sports, it becoming a publishing label of Sony.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PSPS2
AllGameN/AStarStar[5]
EGM5.33/10[8][lower-alpha 1]4/10[9][lower-alpha 2]
Game Informer5.5/10[10]3/10[11]
GameSpot5.6/10[12]4.3/10[13]
IGN4.8/10[14]5/10[15]
Next GenerationN/AStarStar[16]
OPM (US)StarStar[17]Star[18]
PSMN/A5/10[19]
Aggregate score
Metacritic55/100[3]49/100[4]

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.

References

  1. ↑ IGN staff (November 16, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 Comes to the PlayStation". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/17/ncaa-final-four-2001-comes-to-the-playstation. 
  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". December 19, 2000. http://www.scea.com/news/press_example.asp?ReleaseID=9601. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NCAA Final Four 2001 critic reviews (PS)". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/ncaa-final-four-2001/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NCAA Final Four 2001 critic reviews (PS2)". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/ncaa-final-four-2001/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  5. ↑ Church, Brad. "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=29285&tab=review. 
  6. ↑ Ham, Tom (January 17, 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 - PlayStation Review". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/Ncaaff/. 
  7. ↑ Rector, Brett (January 9, 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 - PlayStation 2 Review". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Ps2/Reviews/Ncaaff/. 
  8. ↑ Leahy, Dan; Kujawa, Kraig; Hager, Dean (January 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (138): 203. https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_138_January_2001_U/page/n201/mode/2up. Retrieved March 4, 2024. 
  9. ↑ Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig (March 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (140): 116. https://retrocdn.net/images/f/fe/EGM_US_140.pdf. Retrieved March 4, 2024. 
  10. ↑ Anderson, Paul (January 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (93): 103. 
  11. ↑ Anderson, Paul (February 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (94). http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200102/R03.0806.1023.19672.htm. Retrieved March 29, 2020. 
  12. ↑ Ahmed, Shahed (November 29, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ncaa-final-four-2001-review/1900-2659267/. 
  13. ↑ Ahmed, Shahed (January 3, 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ncaa-final-four-2001-review/1900-2670255/. 
  14. ↑ Zdyrko, David (November 27, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/28/ncaa-final-four-2001-3. 
  15. ↑ Zdyrko, David (December 19, 2000). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/20/ncaa-final-four-2001. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Smolka, Rob (April 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". NextGen (Imagine Media) (76): 78. https://archive.org/details/NextGen76Apr2001/page/n79/mode/2up. Retrieved March 4, 2024. 
  17. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (January 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (40): 139. https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-40-january-2001/page/138/mode/2up. Retrieved March 4, 2024. 
  18. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (February 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (41): 89. https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-41-february-2001/page/88/mode/2up. Retrieved March 4, 2024. 
  19. ↑ Zdyrko, David (March 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". PSM (Imagine Media) (43): 34. https://archive.org/details/psm-issue-043-march-2001/page/n33/mode/2up. Retrieved March 5, 2024. 
  20. ↑ Tokyo Drifter (March 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". GamePro (IDG) (150): 96. https://retrocdn.net/images/3/37/GamePro_US_150.pdf. Retrieved March 4, 2024. 
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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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