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willdtarheeler · 07-14-2004, 11:14 AM

I cant believe he said there werent any AI improvements. DBs are a hella of a lot better, in my first 3 games, my best passing performance was 10-26 for 175 yards. To compare to last year, after a week of playing it on the same difficulty, All American, I was averaging around 300 yards passing a game. Ive yet to throw a passing TD, maybe thats cuz I suck, but I really believe that EA made a great effort to make passing a ton harder this year, Hilary G just overlooked it, probably cuz in the games he plays, he runs all the time with Lonta Hobbs and Robert Merrill.

MistaGamer · 07-14-2004, 11:25 AM

Great Review....

Exactly how i feel about the game.

Jwally · 07-14-2004, 11:26 AM

It's not really the score that bothers me, It's the review. In it, he Hilary says that the graphics and AI haven't improved at all. When I play the game, I see smoother graphics and crisper animations than last year. Also, he says that the AI hasn't improved. I think the AI has improved in all areas, but especially in pass defense. It's a helluva lot harder to pass this year than it was last year, and you actually have to think and read to find holes in the zones.

More proof that IGN doesn't review sports games well.

Bondra12 · 07-14-2004, 11:29 AM

Now the million dollar (actually 50 dollar) question for me is this... I got bored with NCAA 2004's scripted gameplay last year and traded it in after 1 month. Is 05 that much better then 04 or should I just save my money?

Buckaholic · 07-14-2004, 11:30 AM

terrible review! He is wrong on virtually every count and IMO, this years game far surpasses last years. Great job EA. Whats sad is EA might take this pituful review and take it serious and end up building a whole new engine. Please don't.

Buckaholic · 07-14-2004, 11:30 AM

terrible review! He is wrong on virtually every count and IMO, this years game far surpasses last years. Great job EA. Whats sad is EA might take this pituful review and take it serious and end up building a whole new engine. Please don't.

WatchdogXC · 07-14-2004, 11:32 AM

I like IGN, but I'm not a fan of their sports reviews. I wish they would actually review each console's game rather than just copy and paste all of them. I wish I had known about Operation Sports when NBA2k3 came out. It got a great review on IGNCube and I bought it and had a ton of fun at first, then found out there was a glitch that froze the game more than half of the time and I wasn't able to exchange it.

07-14-2004, 11:14 AM	#9
willdtarheeler MVP OVR: 7 Join Date: Dec 2002	Re: IGN Review - 8.7 I cant believe he said there werent any AI improvements. DBs are a hella of a lot better, in my first 3 games, my best passing performance was 10-26 for 175 yards. To compare to last year, after a week of playing it on the same difficulty, All American, I was averaging around 300 yards passing a game. Ive yet to throw a passing TD, maybe thats cuz I suck, but I really believe that EA made a great effort to make passing a ton harder this year, Hilary G just overlooked it, probably cuz in the games he plays, he runs all the time with Lonta Hobbs and Robert Merrill.

07-14-2004, 11:25 AM	#10
MistaGamer Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: May 2003	Re: IGN Review - 8.7 Great Review.... Exactly how i feel about the game.

07-14-2004, 11:26 AM	#11
Jwally MVP OVR: 8 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio	Re: IGN Review - 8.7 It's not really the score that bothers me, It's the review. In it, he Hilary says that the graphics and AI haven't improved at all. When I play the game, I see smoother graphics and crisper animations than last year. Also, he says that the AI hasn't improved. I think the AI has improved in all areas, but especially in pass defense. It's a helluva lot harder to pass this year than it was last year, and you actually have to think and read to find holes in the zones. More proof that IGN doesn't review sports games well.

07-14-2004, 11:29 AM	#12
Bondra12 Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Sep 2003	Re: IGN Review - 8.7 Now the million dollar (actually 50 dollar) question for me is this... I got bored with NCAA 2004's scripted gameplay last year and traded it in after 1 month. Is 05 that much better then 04 or should I just save my money?

07-14-2004, 11:30 AM	#13
Buckaholic Banned OVR: 5 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 580	Re: IGN Review - 8.7 terrible review! He is wrong on virtually every count and IMO, this years game far surpasses last years. Great job EA. Whats sad is EA might take this pituful review and take it serious and end up building a whole new engine. Please don't.

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07-14-2004, 11:32 AM	#15
WatchdogXC MVP OVR: 15 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Massillon, OH	Re: IGN Review - 8.7 I like IGN, but I'm not a fan of their sports reviews. I wish they would actually review each console's game rather than just copy and paste all of them. I wish I had known about Operation Sports when NBA2k3 came out. It got a great review on IGNCube and I bought it and had a ton of fun at first, then found out there was a glitch that froze the game more than half of the time and I wasn't able to exchange it.

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