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.
| NCAA Final Four 2001 | |
|---|---|
 Cover featuring Mateen Cleaves | |
| Developer(s) | 989 Sports |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation PlayStation 2 |
| Genre(s) | Sports (Basketball) |
| 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.