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List Price: $39.99
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Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633155037
ESRB Age Rating: Rating Pending
Feature: Wide Open and Authentic College Style Gameplay
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Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 15503
Platform: Sony PSP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 2008-07-15
Studio: Electronic Arts
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Features
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Wide Open and Authentic College Style Gameplay
College Atmosphere & Pageantry
Home Field Advantage with new mini-game components
All-new Mascot Mode
Improved recruiting system in Dynasty mode
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Customer Rating:
Summary: You Might Need to Have a Tailgate Party...
Comment: NCAA FB09 is one amazing game. Gamers who have settled for the PSP took a hit last year, when EA decided to leave us out the loop with NCAA FB08, punishing us for the number of bad glitch disks they had to take back with their faulty version of NCAA FB07.
It was worth the 2 year wait.
'09 is packed with a graphic punch that you didn't know your PSP had. Graphics are even improved over Madden '08 by quite a bit. This game comes with 5 different camera angles, NCAA, Overhead, College, Classic, and Zoom and each one of these angles looks brilliant. I prefer the NCAA angle which zooms right into the action and out of as necessary, but the default is college, which gives you a wide angle. Much effort has been made to provide great motion capture moves for the players animations, and much detail has gone into player uniforms. About all that is missing is the earholes on the helmets. Colors are much improved over '07 as well, with more vibrant and realistic tones, which more complements the improved uniform detail quite a bit. This game is worth buying just to show off the visuals to your friends.
Game physics are improved as well, and I feel seem to capture the most accurate football play I have seen. Players don't "pass through" other players hardly at all, and if so, in a very minimalistic way. When your player celebrates and throws the football (an automatic animation), if there is another player close by, the football will bounce off of him, not pass through him (although the player does not care if you throw the football right in his face). Footballs can bounce right off the helmet, or any other part of the uniform with a realistic spin. The caught football does not float a few inches away from the players hand as it did often with '07
'09 packs an improved number of defensive sets, and offensive sets over the offerings of '07. The main changes? On offense more varities of each formation (like 3 I formations instead of 2) and on defense more specialized sets such as the 3-3-5, 4-4, 4-6, 3-2-6, etc. The number of plays is up, but they are still tough to access. You vertically scroll through each formation, and since there are an increase number of formations, it gets tedious trying to find your play, especially if you are unfamiliar with the playbook. Other games solve this with vertical scrolling base sets, and side scrolling formations. Overall, the improvement in play calling variety is appreciated, but they should find a way to make it easier to select a play. As is, there is too much time pressure for those who want to 'browse' the playbook, which might make you hate to change formations.
The overall difficulty level can be set to four levels, and this year they have added "Freshman Mode" to make this game accessible to any player. By using this mode, a variety of special moves are automated by pressing the "x" button, instead of having to learn a complex set of controls for each move. This allows the computer to make the decisions on what move you should make like flying tackles, spins, or stiff arms. Customization does not end there, with throw, catch, and run assist modes which can be turned on or off, as well as team balancing, injuries, etc. If no assistance is needed, you can still adjust the "success" of running, passing, etc as well as penalty levels, etc. Suffice it to say, this game is fully customizable.
For those who want more control, it is in there. Offensive control feels great, with great moves implemented in a somewhat realistic way, say for example, your running back might take a while to build up that burst of speed, or your QB might duck under that flying tackle attempt. Defensive line moves (like the swim) are too automated for my taste, but they are an option. Other defensive positions have the moves you would expect. Special teams even allows missed field goal returns! While control is not perfect, what they must have aimed for and achieved is realism, which works well to increase the fun factor.
Like previous versions, you can enter your teams roster names and the commentary will call them out when they make a big play. I did notice however, there were some inaccuracies with the rosters, and some other details that didn't match up. Austin English DE #33 for OU looks like he must have been going to the tanning salon a lot. Stuff like that just makes it that much more fun, and it reminds you how much really went into the game. I mean, with all the stats, and all the information, it would be easy to slip up. And, I guess, they proved it can happen...
The actual game control is great, but it is difficult to switch to if you are used to playing Madden. Both offensive and defensive controls are intuitive, and allow for some fun action. Fumbles are something that you might see a lot (hey, it is college football) as well as punt returns for touchdowns. I felt that the gameplay was really well balanced for a college football simulation.
Game modes are the same as with previous NCAA's, with play now, dynasty, and mascot games with each mode having its advantages. Dynasty once again allows you to take control of a team over the years with recruiting now beginning during the fall of the previous year.
Overall NCAA FB '09 is the best looking game I've seen for the PSP. The football physics, and the game play is amazing. Peopel want EVERYTHING in their football game. This is far from perfect, but as close as I've seen it. Highly recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: NCAA Football 09? How bout 1993
Comment: One of the main reasons i purchased a PSP was for NCAA Football on the go! I was lucky enough to get a copy of 07 that didnt have the rushing glitch in it. I had so much fun with 07 because it was practically identical to the Ps2 or xbox release, So i waited and waited for EASports to release the new one.
Well I bought it the first day it was out. Fired it up set all my settings, deleted my 07 files, and took the time to load the Penn State and Alabama teams. Well i fired up the Dynasty mode and started with PSU. the game started and at first glance i was like OK!!! but then it happened! it showed an endzone shot from the top of Beaver Stadium! IT IS THE OLD STADIUM!!!! How could this happen? How long has it been? i played for awhile, just sick over what i had seen, hoping that would be it, well it wasnt! During gameplay the band is playing right along well until you score the first touchdown and then not another peep the rest of the game. I played 8 games started a season over with Alabama and the same thing happened! College football without the bands? i played on hoping things would kick into gear, then it hit me! NO AUTO REPLAYS! what the heck.
I can say the uniforms are nice, especially playing in the dome @ Syracuse, the Orange's new uni's were pretty nice and well done! But the field surfaces look like your playing PS1 back in 93!
Needless to say i turned it off, thru it up on ebay and took a $10 hit! Reloaded some rosters on my 07 and im back to good football. outdated players but SUPERIOR GAMEPLAY and PRESENTATION! EA really gave us the shaft on this one. They missed the mark big time.
Some will like but most should see the flaws! When i throw a touchdown to Derrick Williams i want to see it again and have Brad Nessler tell me how nice it was WITHOUT seeing a banner in Beaver Stadium that says CLASS OF 1993! UNREAL!
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