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6 out of 9(67%)reviewers recommend this product.
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Fun College Football
PostedMay 6, 2008
By no means is this game perfect. It won't ever come close to perfect - no sports sim ever will - but what NCAA Football 08 does right is alot of things that make it fun. The legendary mode is extremely deep and it was frightening to know that they had the names of all the high schools in my state for the State Playoffs in there. But it was also exciting to see it instead of some made up name, made it more authentic for me. Of course, they never say players name (college or high school) so it loses some luster, but everyone knew that going in. Dynasty mode (or whatever it's called here) is also great. Recruiting takes time to get used to, but is amazingly complex and deep in it's delivery. It seems this is where they focused their time (phone calls/stats/visits) instead of just on the field issues. Which is where people will complain most. 1) the crowd still sucks and has no passion. I know it's hard to replicate real life college football atmospheres, but at leats put a little effort into it. crowds at college games never settle down unless being beaten to death - here they get quiet after every play. no matter how you're doing. 2) sideline antics. nothing happens and players are dull as rocks. i rarely see anything fun and havent seen any cheerleaders or mascots with passing glances. however. the gameplay is still solid. It is FUN to play and that's really all that matters here. It is silky smooth at 60 frames per second and looks pretty good. It may not be the best, but it gets the job done. Sure, the sound could be better and louder but hey, it does what it does. And once you know how EA acts with their games, it's not surprising. I didn't even expect this good of a game to come out of 08, but i was happy with the outcome. All in all, it won't wow your socks off, but it's fun and it is the only college football experience out there. So wait till it's cheap (like now at ** bucks) and pick it up.
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