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The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. 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...)." 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."
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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.
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