NCAA Football 09 Demo Available: Discuss Here

[CS10029]

Quote: Originally Posted by DookieMowf

How do you "ice the kicker"?

Pause the game, walk to the freezer, grab a tray of ice cubes, walk back to the game, throw them at the screen. If he doesn't miss it on his own, I'm sure your TV will break so you won't see him make the FG.

I'd think calling a timeout would do the trick. Might not be in the demo though.

[J-Unit40]

Dook! You are a character. It's in the demo. Just call a timeout in the closing seconds if the opposing team is going to attempt a FG to tie or win the game. It adds a little drama to the end of the game.

[Scott]

Quote: Originally Posted by J-Unit40

Dook! You are a character. It's in the demo. Just call a timeout in the closing seconds if the opposing team is going to attempt a FG to tie or win the game. It adds a little drama to the end of the game.

Doesn't work when its just a 20 yard FG though

[Hooe]

I renewed my XBOX Live Gold today, so I downloaded the demo. While I only had the chance to play one game and I don't think I fully understand the new juking controls, I really liked what I was playing. Everything about the demo is better than the last EA football game I played (that being Madden 08, I hardly played NCAA 08 due to All Pro Football 2K8).

Despite my lack of knowledge of the new "wide open" juking controls, I did have an awesome kick return touchdown run with LSU WR #1, where I ran inside, everyone got sucked in, and then cut sharp outside to wide open space and broke away from the pack.

I mainly ran a spread offense with LSU, and it was enjoyable. I actually had time in the pocket (something I didn't have at all in Madden), and the game moves really nicely. It appears that there's lots of new animations at the line that make the whole thing look more realistic; speaking of looks, the graphics are nothing short of incredible (though I still don't like the general running animation; I still think PS2 Madden/NCAA had the player general running animations pretty much perfect).

There's lots of stuff in here I like; being able to call any play displayed on the playcall screen, the general feel of running after the catch (though I never really tried to establish a running game to try that out), disappearing on-field play art when the away QB is in a tight spot, and even kicking seems to be a little harder; I actually missed a kick, lol. The commentary and presentation as a whole seems rather fresh, and is also a marked improvement over EA's previous next-gen efforts.

I do look forward to playing the game on a more challenging difficulty level; it was a bit on the easy side, which is understandable for Varsity.

[Gamecock]

Did EA get blind people to test this game?

I've already came across another bug/glitch/WTF moment where either I or the computer will no huddle and either leave a big gap in the line or two of the lineman will be leaning on each other.

[Scott]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gamecock

Did EA get blind people to test this game? I've already came across another bug/glitch/WTF moment where either I or the computer will no huddle and either leave a big gap in the line or two of the lineman will be leaning on each other.

Yep I noticed that too...

[Gamecock]

I mean, I know this is the demo but give me an effing break EA if you're going to release the demo THIS soon.

[rspencer86]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gamecock

Did EA get blind people to test this game? I've already came across another bug/glitch/WTF moment where either I or the computer will no huddle and either leave a big gap in the line or two of the lineman will be leaning on each other.

This will only bother me if it shows up in the final version. I understand there's going to be some bugs and quirks in a demo, it's an early version of the game.