ESPN College Hoops
{{Short description|2003 basketball video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = ESPN College Hoops
|image = ESPN College Hoops Coverart.png
|developer = Kush Games
|publisher = Sega
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 11, 2003{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Jon |date=November 4, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/04/espn-ncaa-college-hoops-countdown-4 |title=ESPN NCAA College Hoops Countdown |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528033655/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/04/espn-ncaa-college-hoops-countdown-4 |archivedate=May 28, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 5, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Calvert |first=Justin |date=October 28, 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tj-ford-to-front-espn-college-hoops/1100-6077437/ |title=T.J. Ford to front ESPN College Hoops |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528033700/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tj-ford-to-front-espn-college-hoops/1100-6077437/ |archivedate=May 28, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 5, 2024}}}}
|genre = Sports
|modes = Single player
Multiplayer (up to 4 players)
Online multiplayer
|platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox
}}
ESPN College Hoops (sometimes mislabeled as ESPN College Basketball 2K4) is an American college basketball video game which was initially released on November 11, 2003 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sequel to the debut game of the series, NCAA College Basketball 2K3, and the first game in the series to feature the ESPN license. It features former Texas Longhorns and retired NBA guard T. J. Ford on the cover. On the Xbox version, multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until April 15, 2010. ESPN College Hoops is now playable online again on the replacement online servers called Insignia.{{Cite web |last=Xbox |first=Pure |date=2023-11-16 |title=Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Pure Xbox |language=en-GB}}
Reception
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| MC_PS2 = 83/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/espn-college-hoops/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=ESPN College Hoops critic reviews (PS2) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214192632/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/espn-college-hoops |archivedate=February 14, 2019 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 5, 2024}}
| EGM_PS2 = 6.83/10{{cite magazine |last1=Intihar |first1=Bryan |last2=Mauro |first2=Patrick |last3=Varanini |first3=Giancarlo |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/88/EGM_US_174.pdf |title=ESPN College Hoops |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=174 |date=January 2004 |page=116 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530184931/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/88/EGM_US_174.pdf |archivedate=May 30, 2024 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 5, 2024}}{{efn|Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 7.5/10.}}
| GI_PS2 = 8.25/10{{cite magazine |last=Leeper |first=Justin |url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-128-december-2003/page/150/mode/2up |title=ESPN College Hoops (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=150 |accessdate=November 5, 2024}}
| GameRev_PS2 = B{{cite web |author=Dr. Moo |date=December 2003 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33664-espn-college-hoops-review |title=ESPN College Hoops Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001202229/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/espn-college-hoops |archivedate=October 1, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 5, 2024}}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Varanini |first=Giancarlo |url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,4364,1399439,00.asp |title=ESPN College Hoops |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=76 |date=January 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204021725/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,4364,1399439,00.asp |archivedate=December 4, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
| OXM_XBOX = 8.8/10{{cite magazine |title=ESPN College Hoops |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Future US |date=December 2003 |page=94}}
| TX_XBOX = 8.9/10{{cite web |last=Nardozzi |first=Dale |date=December 12, 2003 |url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/682/ESPN-College-Hoops/p1/ |title=ESPN College Hoops Review (Xbox) |website=TeamXbox |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060328105809/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/682/ESPN-College-Hoops/p1/ |archivedate=March 28, 2006 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 6, 2024}}
| XPlay_XBOX = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |date=February 4, 2004 |url=http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3601867,00.html |title='ESPN College Hoops' (Xbox) Review |website=X-Play |publisher=TechTV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218163008/http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3601867,00.html |archivedate=February 18, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
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The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GamePro called it "a fine hoops title with a plentiful feature set. It's not the dominant game that its NBA brother is, but it's still very worthy of a look."{{cite magazine |author=Tokyo Drifter |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/GamePro_US_184.pdf |title=ESPN College Basketball 2K4 [sic] |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=184 |date=January 2004 |page=140 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113232948/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/31750.shtml |archivedate=January 13, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 5, 2024}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game two 4/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, and two 4.5/5 scores for sound and control.}}
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Category:College basketball video games in the United States
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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