NCAA Football 10 Review

[RaychelSnr]

If I told you Michael Myers and Halloween have a lot in common with EA Sports NCAA Football, you’d probably tell me I was crazy.

However, at a closer glance, they are more alike than you may realize. Both series have resorted to the same philosophy of not straying too far off of the formula which worked to originally elevate each franchise. Unfortunately, that philosophy of sticking close to an established formula tends to have a limited lifespan before a series becomes stale, and NCAA Football is dangerously close to that point.

The approach to the NCAA Football series has been relatively the same since NCAA Football 99, with only incremental improvements each year building on top of the previous package. However, just as with Halloween, the core tenets of the series have remained the same to solid financial success. But just as with Halloween, the same act seems to be getting tired.

NCAA Football 10 isn’t a bad game by any means, but the game represents only a marginal upgrade over last year's title overall, which leaves you wondering if we'll ever see a truly great NCAA Football anytime soon.

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[WolverinesFinest]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Review

The link isn't working for me

[RaychelSnr]

Should be fixed...had a temporary glitch in the matrix

[Steve_OS]

Fixed.

[WolverinesFinest]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Review

Good, honest article. Well done.

[MikeTho22]

I'm pretty much sold on this game now. I think the negatives can be overlooked, and are much less of a problem than last years. A lot of people are saying EA didn't do enough this year, I'm not so sure. They seem to have fixed all the problems i had with last years game. Looking forward to getting this tomorrow.
Good job on the review btw.

[~Guru~]

Excellent review of the game...I agree with your points.....

[aimiami]

do you have a picture of the endzones?

[JohnDoe8865]

A fair review, but I would have expected a bit lower score given the many glaring areas that NCAA Football apparently fails at this year.

[RaychelSnr]

No screenshots from me man, I simply don't have the equipment. It was really strange how they turned out like that. I haven't seen anyone else complain about it, so it might've just been something I personally did wrong.

[PVarck31]

Chris, I feel like you contradicted yourself with this review. You mention marginal improvements at best, but you say it has the best gameplay of next gen. Its a very good review, and you are right on with the presentation aspects, but I still think its at least an 8.5 due to the great improvement in gameplay.

[RaychelSnr]

I think the gameplay is simply good enough that it covers up a lot of the issues enough to keep the game from wandering into average territory. However, if the gameplay were broken, this game might've been in the 5-6 range. Of course, if the presentation was done well, this game would be a 9 to 9.5.

[fsufan4423]

Damn I'm torn, I love College Football...I don't know if I can stomach this game. the fact I'm sitting here instead of standing in some line somewhere should tell me a lot.

[PVarck31]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Review

I think the gameplay is simply good enough that it covers up a lot of the issues enough to keep the game from wandering into average territory. However, if the gameplay were broken, this game might've been in the 5-6 range. Of course, if the presentation was done well, this game would be a 9 to 9.5.

Interesting take. I agree. You have played Madden right? We know the presentation is blown out for it this year, and all indications point to better gameplay than NCAA (with Pro-Tak and all) Does this mean something very special come August 14th?

[RaychelSnr]

I haven't played Madden, so I can't comment on it. But I think barring broken software, we are definitely in for a special title next month. I've been saying that for a couple months