I picked up a copy of NCAA Football 2009 a few weeks back for Playstation 3 and I've been playing it quite a bit. I'm a long time fan of this series and I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in this year's edition. This is my first venture with NCAA 09 on the PS3. Here are my observations:
Pros -- The graphics are excellent, all of the players and stadiums are amazing. This is to be expected on a next generation console.
The audio commentary by Brad Nessler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbsteit is also very deep. I heard Nessler pronounce the name of the infamous Gopher punter Justin Kucek the other day.
The rosters are nice and deep this year. Although, they have Tim McGee listed as a started at DT for the Gophers.
The Dynasty and Campus Legend modes are also very fun and deep. EA Sports has really put a lot of effort into these two areas.
Cons -- I found quite a few things that I didn't like about this year's edition. First of all, there is no "season" mode, you can only play as a dynasty or in single game mode.
Secondly, the fun mini-games like Oklahoma and the passing drill games from the PS2 version have been replaced by a couple of new, lame mini-games.
Classic teams are missing. This was one of my favorite parts of the game. I liked to use the classic teams from the past during the off-season when I was waiting for the new edition to be released. Very pissed about this omission.
Overall, the game is fun, but I figured that with the next generation platforms, the game would include more features, not less.
I give it a 5 out of 10.
1 comment:
Bummer. Well, I'll gie you my opinion when the game comes out for my sega genesis. Do they let you play in the TCF Bank Stadium?
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