Game Classification

NCAA March Madness 99 Electronic Arts (U.S.A.), Electronic Arts (U.S.A.), 1998  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Licensed title

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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This basketball game lets the player choose from 107 Division 1 men's teams, 16 Division 1 women's teams (the top 16 from the 1998 season), and 20 of the all-time great men's teams from the past. The license from the NCAA allows for the team's names to be real, but no player's names are allowed, although the players on the teams mimic the real jersey number's and skills of their real life counterparts.

The game features six game modes which are: Exhibition, Tournament, Practice, Women's Sweet Sixteen, Three-Point Shootout, and Dynasty.

Exhibition let's the player pick any team to play against any other team in the game. Tournament mode lets the player fully customize a 64 team NCAA tournament. Practice mode let's the player practice their skills on the court. Women's Sweet Sixteen let's the player set up a tournament for the 16 women's teams in the game. Three-Point Shootout let's the player compete in a three-point shooting contest. Dynasty mode let's the player take a college team through multiple seasons and allows the player to recruit new talent to improve their team. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Playstation (PSX)

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