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Broken but Beautiful

Posted on November 11, 2008 at 02:43 PM.

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Many people who play NCAA 09 Football will tell you that the Heisman difficulty setting is "broken". I disagree with this statement, as my 2008 season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Heisman was one of the best seasons I have ever played in any sports video games.

Not to say Heisman doesn't have its problems. Turnovers are still rampant as they are on any difficulty level, but those can be cut down with sliders and intelligent play on your part. The computer may seem unstoppable at times, especially if they have a good game, but with some good play calling and some skill you can stop them.

My major problem with Heisman is the lack of low-scoring, defensive battles. Both the computer and I put up huge numbers in nearly every game. It seemed that every game I was giving up 350+ yards, with a pretty good Wake Forest defense.

But, if you can overcome the problems, playing on Heisman will give you a challenging game against nearly every opponent, and pretty realistic stats at the end of the season. In 2008, I had four instant classics, and I won all of them.

I beat Clemson on a last-second touchdown pass, overcame a 17 point deficit in the fourth to beat Miami, had good defensive stops in the fourth to beat Ole Miss, and got lucky with a late interception against Virginia.

My point is, don't listen to all the people saying that Heisman is "broken". Play a couple of games on it, see if you like it, and then decided for yourself.