From the Corner Blog: Quick Defensive Strategy

[Andrew]

Chris Jacobs has posted another instalment of his From the Corner blog over on Inside EA Sports; check it out here. The latest blog offers more tips for NCAA Basketball 10, this time talking about making in-game defensive adjustments using the Quick Strategy menu.

[Patr1ck]

Looks like he just typed it from the manual or from the on-screen help.

[Andrew]

Probably not a bad idea regardless, I dare say a lot of people don't read the manuals these days.

[The X]

Probably not a bad idea regardless, I dare say a lot of people don't read the manuals these days.

I'd disagree with that sentiment. I always read manuals. The difference is manuals have shrunk in size over the last 10-15 years despite game controls getting infinitely more complex.

[Andrew]

Oh, I don't mean to suggest that no one reads the manuals but I think more people dive straight into the games these days because of the on-screen prompts, in-game tutorials (and in non-sports games, lengthy intros and cutscenes set the scene for the game without having to read the manual).