The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the
review aggregation website
Metacritic.[3][4] 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...)."[16] 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."[20][c]
Notes
^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.
^Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig (March 2001).
"NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)"(PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 140. Ziff Davis. p. 116.
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^Anderson, Paul (January 2001). "NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". Game Informer. No. 93.
FuncoLand. p. 103.
^Anderson, Paul (February 2001).
"NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 94. FuncoLand. Archived from
the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^Zdyrko, David (November 27, 2000).
"NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis.
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^Zdyrko, David (December 19, 2000).
"NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis.
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^Zuniga, Todd (February 2001).
"NCAA Final Four 2001 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 41. Ziff Davis. p. 89.
Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.