Gaming News - January 2007
Redwood City, CA (January 17, 2007) - EA today announced that
NCAA March Madness 07 is now shipping.
From EA:
Rock the house, stifle your opponents with smothering defense, and create
turnovers that lead to easy transition baskets as you punch your ticket to the
Final Four.
NCAA March Madness 07 features Adam Morrison of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats on its
cover and is available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and
the PlayStation 2. Last year Morrison led the NCAA in Division I men’s
basketball scoring and was selected third overall by Charlotte in the NBA Draft.
This year NCAA March Madness 07 debuts on the Xbox 360 by capturing the
intensity and atmosphere that characterize college basketball with interactive,
3-D college environments. Never before have home court and the home crowd meant
more as your players rise to the occasion or wilt under the pressure of
charged-up, authentic college courts. Feel the intensity rise, then watch as
each player responds differently, trying to maintain composure. As the
atmosphere heats up your player composure ratings affect the all-new Intensity
Control that changes momentum by allowing you to pump up the crowd, motivate
your teammates, raise your own composure or even intimidate your opponent. Plus,
become immersed like never before by interacting with student sections, school
mascots, cheerleaders, and even the band.
Beyond the atmosphere, NCAA March Madness 07 delivers a strategic college
basketball gameplay experience by offering custom playbooks for each team
through the Floor General Playcalling system, the EA SPORTS Lockdown Stick that
allows your players to pressure the ball, force turnovers and pester opponents
on the court, and an enhanced Dynasty Mode with new School Pride and Recruiting
features that let you build your school into a national powerhouse. The game
features 325 Division I universities and colleges and the popular voices of
college basketball with ESPN’s Dick Vitale and Brad Nessler calling the action
courtside.
With the most advanced ESPN integration package available in NCAA March
Madness 07, fans connected online via Xbox LIVE will be able to watch college
basketball game highlights, segments from Pardon the Interruption and Around the
Horn, interviews and analysis from SportsCenter, and more. Fans will also be
able to download and listen to ESPN radio podcasts as they play NCAA March
Madness 07, including segments from Dan Patrick, Mike & Mike, Stephen A. Smith
and others. All this is in addition to live ESPN Radio SportsCenter updates
every 20 minutes, the ESPN Ticker and ESPNews.
NCAA March Madness 07 is developed at EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. The game
is rated “E” for everyone by the ESRB.
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