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OCR: NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four by Bethesda Softworks Reviewed on 386/33 with Souundblaster by David Masten Ever in search of good sports games, I took a chance on Bethesda Softworks' NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four. The premise of the game is that you control the fortunes of any or all of the 64 teams in last years NCAA men's tourney. I should have heeded the box blurb proclaiming: "from the creators of Wayne Gretzky Hockey and Earl Weaver Baseball [EWBB]". For those who read my review of EWBB II, you are probably surprised that I would buy a sibling. Fool me twice, shame on me. Like EWBB, you can control the players, choose to just coach, or let the computer coach one or both teams. Again you have the choice of an overall view of the action, or a "director" which switches camera angles. Play speed is selectable, with the option of a fast play mode where the computer plays games in a few minutes. You can switch between these modes whenever you like. A final option has the computer quickly complete the <ESC> Exit, 14 Move Text, F9 - Print Out Text, F10 - Show Graphics