NCAA Football 12 Review

[Armor and Sword]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Review

I really hope they don't go overboard with patches and tuners to appease the online guys and ruin the offline A.I. again.

Well written review and I really enjoyed the process of getting to the review.

I don't play online anymore. So therefore I will be very diligent and very slow to download any tuner or patch.

I am very happy with the game out of the box with the release day patch.

[Armor and Sword]

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The game is a solid 8 but a long ways from MLB the show and NBA 2k11. Needs much better presentation, smoother animations, player movement is unnatural. Better AI as opposed to bugs/glitches and just dumb player outcomes to even out the playing field.

It's getting there but EA is only capable of putting out a really good product as they can profit with that as opposed to a masterpiece as the show and NBA 2k11.

I disagree to a certain extent. Preentation. yes a long way from the masterpieces that are The Show and NBA 2K11. Totally with you there. Gameplay. Yeah, visually not on par.....but I am about fun and replay value first before graphics and I can say with confidence I will be playing NCAA 12 for years. When I can say that about a game.....then it is great for me. The series has come a long way and the game is a total blast.

I wish the audio and atmosphere was better. Because that would have put this game over the top and in the same breath as the other two I mentioned. It is all about what your looking for.

Video game football for me has always been about fun first and foremost. Unlike basbeall which is a serious sport for me (total baseball junkie) as well as B-Ball I am not crazy about football having total realisim in every aspect. The reason is I hate 3 yards and cloud of dust, numerous yellow flags everywhere. Football can really be a drag. Think about it, (especially in the NFL) out of a 12 games you maybe get 2-3 great ones played a week. The rest are a snore fest with some big plays sprinkled in.


College is a little different. Upsets, crazy comebacks etc.
Every game I play on NCAA has excitment, suspense, big plays, huge comebacks etc etc. Very unpredictable. Hence that is what keeps me playing.

As long as the game really gives me a fun game of football with strategy involved, great stats, good graphics...I am a satisfied customer.


I understand the fooball junkies (and I am one as I love football and watch it every Saturday and Sunday) who played the game tearing down these video representations. But IMO it is the hardest game to make on the virtual field. 22 guys all moving and doing everything the right way. It can't be easy.


My age is showing as I come from the Atari 2600 generation. So I am in sports video game heaven this gen. I really am.

[jahkym21]

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Funny how some of you disagreed with IGN's rating then this happens to have the same exact rating, and all of a sudden you guys agree now.

[DoubleJMix965]

I haven't played the series since 07 or 08 and I have to say that I feel WAY behind after picking this game up. While the game has it's flaws, it's still a great game. Especially for someone who hasn't played the series in several years. I think the NCAA game is still catching up to other sports games, as JerseySuave4 pointed out, but at the same time, it's improved in big steps. Great read and I believe 8.5 is a fitting rating for this game. OS did a great job of convincing me to pick this one up.

[MUCHLUV69]

EA PLEASE FIX JERSEY DEGRADE PROBLEM. ONLY HOME TEAM JERSEYS GET DIRTY!!

[Armor and Sword]

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EA PLEASE FIX JERSEY DEGRADE PROBLEM. ONLY HOME TEAM JERSEYS GET DIRTY!!

Wrong thread.

[threattonature]

I'm absolutely loving the game. Of course so far I've only played on the defensive side of the ball so I can't give a true overall perspective.

[tbook24]

great review it was inline with what i thought when i played it although i wouldgive it a 9.0 overall.

[squadron supreme]

I really haven't seen the psychic db's or super jumping linemen or linebackers. What I have seen though is the cpu still a little bit suspect against the four wide vertical because they depend a little too much from what I've seen on the cover 2. I don't know if EA can tune or patch it but if the cpu used more cover three or cover four and had corners play off coverage on wideouts a little more often than pretty much solves the problem.

[derrick32]

whaen you play ncaa is florida secoundary color orange like there shoes in gloves in all that.i havent gotten it yet

[abjsuperstar]

a 8 or a 8.5 is what id give this game which isn't bad,

[CPT JPMorgan]

Great writeup! I'm glad I'm not the only one who has to unlearn the bad habits I've developed over the past few years. I love the fact that playing the CPU is a challenge again. Might make me actually stick with an online dynasty, which I usually avoid because I hated how it became a contest of who ran up the largest score against the CPU.

[tril]

the games decent. but the arena atmospheres and commentary put me to sleep.
EA whats upwith that, folks have been complaining about this for years.

[PBurke12]

Someone please answer my question. How do I put apostrophes, periods and hyphens in players' names that I create? I can do it for coaches, but it doesn't seem to work for players.

[ODogg]

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whaen you play ncaa is florida secoundary color orange like there shoes in gloves in all that.i havent gotten it yet

its blue, not orange