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  • DJ
    Hall Of Fame
    • Apr 2003
    • 17756

    #31
    Very solid review, Christian. I love reading about how effective the CPU is at running the ball this year. And, to hear Navy only threw the ball 8 times against you brought a smile to my face.

    I am very much looking forward to the 13th. I plan on being at my GS right when it opens. I've already told the wife (she's a teacher and on break) that I have the television reserved for a 4-hour block so I can get some quality time in with this game.
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    • Bumble14
      Producer - EA Sports
      • Dec 2004
      • 808

      #32
      Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

      Originally posted by ndhusker90
      I was skeptical about Gameinformer giving this a 9, but now that I see Chris giving it a 9...wow. This has me extremely excited for Tuesday. Sounds like this is the next gen football game we've been waiting for!!
      Chris posted the review to the site, I wrote it (Christian McLeod). Hope that doesn't put a damper on your excitement
      Last edited by Bumble14; 07-09-2010, 01:29 PM.
      Christian McLeod--EA Sports NBA Live/Madden NFL Producer

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      • c_law23
        Rookie
        • Jun 2010
        • 165

        #33
        Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

        Originally posted by Bumble14
        Chris posted the review to the site, I wrote it (Christian McLeod). Hope that doesn't put a damper on your excitement
        Doesn't for me. Incredible review! The navy bit also made me very happy. The online coach contacts made me very very happy. If only there were online conference invites! Awesome review, thanks!
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        • NoDakHusker
          Ice Cold
          • Mar 2009
          • 4348

          #34
          Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

          Originally posted by Bumble14
          Chris posted the review to the site, I wrote it (Christian McLeod). Hope that doesn't put a damper on your excitement
          Ohh I see. Well whoever wrote it, I'm still excited Great review!
          Huskers | Chelsea FC | Minnesota United | Omaha

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          • Cusefan
            Earlwolfx on XBL
            • Oct 2003
            • 9820

            #35
            Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

            Wow, Operation Sports gave a game a better Review than IGN, The world may end soon...

            As others have mentioned, I cannot wait to play.
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            • Cito2009
              Rookie
              • Jul 2009
              • 179

              #36
              Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

              Does the demo have dual stick ability? He said that you juke with the left stick and lean the torso with the right stick... I dont think the demo has that working as it does in the retail?

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              • c_law23
                Rookie
                • Jun 2010
                • 165

                #37
                Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

                Originally posted by c_law23
                Doesn't for me. Incredible review! The navy bit also made me very happy. The online coach contacts made me very very happy. If only there were online conference invites! Awesome review, thanks!
                Ok reading another thread has confused me. You said contacts were in online meaning you can get job offers on OD?
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                • swaldo
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 1268

                  #38
                  Good, well written review and nice rundown of all the new features. And thanks for giving an honest take of the pass rush issue, that was my main gripe from the demo. I do wish you would've talked about how the different levels play out and how easy it is to beat certain teams or the AI in general. If you play a good team against a poor team (let's say in real life they'd be a 30 point underdog) how will this play out? Are you always going to destroy them 70-3, or will they at times be scrappy and put up a fight? I mean I heard some people were racking up high scores in the demo, and that was against good teams so I am concerned once you play awhile there will be no challenge.

                  Also, when you opened up the review with...

                  "I will come right out and say it: The NCAA Football series has been a disaster on this generation of consoles. With each successive release on the 360 and PS3, the series began to sink deeper and deeper into a vortex of mediocrity."

                  I found that kinda funny because the OS scores for NCAA 2008 and 2010 were 8 (very good), and NCAA 2009 it was 8.5 (very good to exceptional.) Anyway, you didn't write those reviews so I guess they felt alot better about them than you did. Just saying because just by looking at scores you'd think there was little improvement.

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                  • PVarck31
                    Moderator
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 16869

                    #39
                    Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

                    One of the best written reviews I have ever read.

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                    • Buckeye
                      MVP
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 2939

                      #40
                      Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

                      Can't wait for the game. Great review Chris
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                      • NoDakHusker
                        Ice Cold
                        • Mar 2009
                        • 4348

                        #41
                        Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

                        Originally posted by Cito2009
                        Does the demo have dual stick ability? He said that you juke with the left stick and lean the torso with the right stick... I dont think the demo has that working as it does in the retail?
                        Dual stick controls are disabled in the demo.
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                        • Bumble14
                          Producer - EA Sports
                          • Dec 2004
                          • 808

                          #42
                          Originally posted by swaldo
                          Good, well written review and nice rundown of all the new features. And thanks for giving an honest take of the pass rush issue, that was my main gripe from the demo. I do wish you would've talked about how the different levels play out and how easy it is to beat certain teams or the AI in general. If you play a good team against a poor team (let's say in real life they'd be a 30 point underdog) how will this play out? Are you always going to destroy them 70-3, or will they at times be scrappy and put up a fight? I mean I heard some people were racking up high scores in the demo, and that was against good teams so I am concerned once you play awhile there will be no challenge.

                          Also, when you opened up the review with...

                          "I will come right out and say it: The NCAA Football series has been a disaster on this generation of consoles. With each successive release on the 360 and PS3, the series began to sink deeper and deeper into a vortex of mediocrity."

                          I found that kinda funny because the OS scores for NCAA 2008 and 2010 were 8 (very good), and NCAA 2009 it was 8.5 (very good to exceptional.) Anyway, you didn't write those reviews so I guess they felt alot better about them than you did. Just saying because just by looking at scores you'd think there was little improvement.
                          I'll be 100% honest with you- the CPU this year is no joke. Now having said this, the majority of the challenge at the higher difficulties is going to come from how much experience you have with the game. As someone who has been an NCAA junkie for 10+ years, I can usually find a way to beat the an "A" rated team on AA even when playing with a lesser ranked squad. As I mentioned in the review, teams will stick to their offense, and I found myself losing some games that I typically would have never dropped (the game I mentioned against Navy for one).

                          The best part is even if you are a skilled vet of the series you still will be surprised every now and then by some schools, and playing juggernauts is a good challenge. Heisman is brutally cheap as always, so if you are finding the game too easy the sliders will be your friend.

                          With regards to scoring I have had some very realistic games that are all over the place . 17-13 with a good team vs. average team, 35-3 with a great team vs. weak team, 28-24 two great teams, 7-3 two great teams. Scoring differential will have a lot to do with your skills this year, so the games are really going to be about how well you execute and pay attention to your opponents offensive/defensive sets.

                          I did not review those past NCAA games and I would have scored them much lower. I'm pretty tough on my sports titles (take a look at some past reviews), so I did not hand this 9.0 out lightly.
                          Christian McLeod--EA Sports NBA Live/Madden NFL Producer

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                          • Gusto1
                            Rookie
                            • May 2008
                            • 29

                            #43
                            Does the game have broadcast camera view?

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                            • Cito2009
                              Rookie
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 179

                              #44
                              Re: NCAA Football 11 Review

                              Originally posted by ndhusker90
                              Dual stick controls are disabled in the demo.

                              Ah sweet ok, didn't know that. This puts a bump in my knickers ! Can't wait to try it out.

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                              • marcoyk
                                Pro
                                • Mar 2009
                                • 744

                                #45
                                Oh man, this review really got me excited for the game. I tried not to get too into reading about the game before it came out, as last year I knew exactly what was good in the game and what was bad before I even played it, I kind of want more of a surprise this year and get to choose for myself what I like and don't like. So this is the first thing I've read about the game in a while, and I am VERY excited. I've been out of the country since early June, so I haven't been able to get my hands on the demo, but I'll be back once the game comes out, so I'll definitely be picking it up. Can't wait. Thanks for the review. You've really got me hyped.
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