NCAA Football 10 Review

[russwg1970]

Why does everybody care so much about presentation? Those people whining about the presentation sounds like a bunch of women complaining about a brocken nail. When did everybody start caring about presentation so much? Not sure when that transition occured. I've also seen a few comments about how last gen had better gameplay... Yeah it was so much fun to be able to drop back 20 yards and heave the ball deep down field to a speedy receiver. Great times for sure!

The gameplay has improved, no doubt about it and to me that IS saying something. Not sure I have ever seen a bigger improvement in gameplay. Sure, it's not a full on a completely realistic simulation, but I have never seen ANY video football game that is. If you looking for that stick with a statistically based text football simulation (Action PC! Football). I play and enjoy both(text & videogame), but I also realize the inhearent limitations a videogame has in regards to entertainment and realism and ALL the variables associated with creating realism.

NCAA 10 does a good job of replecating a football game, while keeping the game entertaining and realistic enough (again who cares about presentation.. geezzz... it's descent enough). The game does have some issues, no doubt about that either (sliders). Guys, the game is NEVER going to be perfect. Presentation seems to be the big complaint this year, next year it will be something else. Part of the probelm is that so little was expected of last, last gen systems (ex. Genesis), but with each system generation the expectations jump out of the roof. Now with the next gen systems, some people are expecting the unatainable.

[wheelman990]

How does this game get a 8? This game is only 1.5 away from nfl 2k5???? There are tons of great games that get 8's, this game is a complete miss. And yes, presentation does matter. Gone are the days of the NES. If people want these kind of "fun games" buy a Atari or colleco vision!

[NELL86]

NCAA 10 is garbage gameplay sucks presentation sucks to many fumbles to many injuries the game wack cant wait for madden

[rondoman]

Don't hold your breath for Madden.

[Rebel10]

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You are no longer the coach. You never were the AD. You can go elsewhere -- Road to Glory -- to be the player.

Dynasty mode is suffering from an identity crisis.

Great comment here, couldn't agree more.

Great, indepth review. Although, if I can be a stickler, you could cut out all of the analogies ... other game reviewers (IGN, TXB, etc) do it, but that's because they simply can't write.

[JAYMO76]

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The game is fair.... it's a solid C or C+. Basically it's a game we have played year after year with a few upgrades. It's the best on next gen and probably 6.5-7 is a fair rating. The sad thing is I ranked ncaa 06 like a 9.5. How the mighy have fallen...

[WolfpackJk]

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the gameplay isnt better than APF 2k8 IMO. NCAA 10 gameplay must be better than any EA football game ever put out but its no way near better than IMO the best football simulation on next gen(APF 2k8 by the way)

i agree with some you that the tone of the review doesnt warrant a 8.

[Rocky]

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The main problem here is that the standard is NCAA 2009. If it marginally improves over the previous version, than the game is going to get AT LEAST an 8. The same was true for NCAA 09 and 08.

Is gameplay really where it needs to be? IMO, absolutely not. They seriously need to make an effort to overhaul lineplay, they seriously need to make an effort to implement a realistic physics and footplanting system, they seriously need to put the blocking schemes of the flexbone and spread option in the game, they seriously need to implement proper run defense (instead of the "break block/don't break block" system they have now). I think you get the point.

[rondoman]

Who cares what the standard is?

That is the dumbest comment I have heard in awhile.

MLB 2k9 sucks. So, if 2k10 is marginally better it deserves at least an 8 cuz the last version sucked so bad?

That's the dumbest reasoning ever heard.

What happened to scoring games based on realism? That it is supposed to be a representation of actual college football?

To say it deserves an 8 because it improved on 09 is garbage.

[Big Phil 330]

Chris I enjoyed the review. I been playing NCAA for a couple years now and the same as madden. I lost interest in Madden about two years ago. I felt that EA went in the wrong direction a little bit. I know many people will disagree with me and that is fine. Its honestly bull**** that we as gamers spend $60 a year on this game to find it not up to standards. As a gamer and a lover of football and basketball... When can we honestly see a real improved sports game from EA. They are the largest gaming provider for sports, so why is this so hard to do every year?

[rondoman]

Right on.

The funniest thing to me is people on here saying, it's a great game, but they need to do this nest year.

NEXT YEAR? The game was out for hours and people are saying what they want to see next freakin year.

EA is a sad pathetic company. I used to be the biggest EA fanboy and even when their products started sucking, I kept telling myself it's not that bad.

Well, I am done. I used to be a first day purchaser of college football and Madden from EA, but the thing is, now I wait to see whats wrong with the game and thats sad.

[Sabin]

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Nice review, thanks.

Will let this one pass buy, maybe 2011 will be better, but im not getting my hopes up.

[fistofrage]

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Who cares what the standard is?

That is the dumbest comment I have heard in awhile.

MLB 2k9 sucks. So, if 2k10 is marginally better it deserves at least an 8 cuz the last version sucked so bad?

That's the dumbest reasoning ever heard.

What happened to scoring games based on realism? That it is supposed to be a representation of actual college football?

To say it deserves an 8 because it improved on 09 is garbage.

Thats MMChris's logic though. He stated that he took last years score into consideration. And because I believe that OS inflated scores in the past, he had to give it a good score because its marginally better than 2009. Had they rated 2008 4.5 and 2009 a 5 like it deserved, they would have had the ability to rate this a 6 or 6.5 where it belongs.

So unless this series gets worse and lord we all hope it doesn't, it will have at minimum an 8 going forward based on the stated criteria.

[43Chargers4Now]

Great review. At least dynasty mode is good

[Culpepper11]

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The NCAA series won't be improved to next gen standards if you keep buying the game every year.

Profit is the only thing EA cares about.

Send a message like me. I will not buy this game. I am glad I did this based on the reviews/info on this fourm.

I hope more people follow this scenario next year.