"Online trash-talking should reach new levels this year with the Rival Challenge"
"EA delivers a dynamic set of post game moves. Dump the ball in to your big man and go to town."
- SI.com
"NCAA Basketball 09 is my pick for comeback sports game of the year"
"NCAA Basketball is simply an outstanding experience"
- Operations Sports, Christian McLeod
"EA's game has taken a huge leap forward from last year." - Gamervision
"Without question, NCAA 09 is the best college title, period. They've captured what it feels like to play college hoops ... I take my graduation cap off to EA Sports for once again not failing!" - SLAM Online
"The Pick and Roll Control is also a boon to NCAA Basketball 09's gameplay since it allows the kind of fundamental teamwork to take place that's the hallmark of a disciplined collegiate team. The teams, the stadiums, the mascots and the separate student sections; it's all here and it all looks better than it ever has with the aid of NCAA Basketball 09's new engine." - TeamXbox.com