NCAA Football 11 Review

[NoDakHusker]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cito2009

Does the demo have dual stick ability? He said that you juke with the left stick and lean the torso with the right stick... I dont think the demo has that working as it does in the retail?

Dual stick controls are disabled in the demo.

[Bumble14]

Quote: Originally Posted by swaldo

Good, well written review and nice rundown of all the new features. And thanks for giving an honest take of the pass rush issue, that was my main gripe from the demo. I do wish you would've talked about how the different levels play out and how easy it is to beat certain teams or the AI in general. If you play a good team against a poor team (let's say in real life they'd be a 30 point underdog) how will this play out? Are you always going to destroy them 70-3, or will they at times be scrappy and put up a fight? I mean I heard some people were racking up high scores in the demo, and that was against good teams so I am concerned once you play awhile there will be no challenge. Also, when you opened up the review with... "I will come right out and say it: The NCAA Football series has been a disaster on this generation of consoles. With each successive release on the 360 and PS3, the series began to sink deeper and deeper into a vortex of mediocrity." I found that kinda funny because the OS scores for NCAA 2008 and 2010 were 8 (very good), and NCAA 2009 it was 8.5 (very good to exceptional.) Anyway, you didn't write those reviews so I guess they felt alot better about them than you did. Just saying because just by looking at scores you'd think there was little improvement.

I'll be 100% honest with you- the CPU this year is no joke. Now having said this, the majority of the challenge at the higher difficulties is going to come from how much experience you have with the game. As someone who has been an NCAA junkie for 10+ years, I can usually find a way to beat the an "A" rated team on AA even when playing with a lesser ranked squad. As I mentioned in the review, teams will stick to their offense, and I found myself losing some games that I typically would have never dropped (the game I mentioned against Navy for one).

The best part is even if you are a skilled vet of the series you still will be surprised every now and then by some schools, and playing juggernauts is a good challenge. Heisman is brutally cheap as always, so if you are finding the game too easy the sliders will be your friend.

With regards to scoring I have had some very realistic games that are all over the place . 17-13 with a good team vs. average team, 35-3 with a great team vs. weak team, 28-24 two great teams, 7-3 two great teams. Scoring differential will have a lot to do with your skills this year, so the games are really going to be about how well you execute and pay attention to your opponents offensive/defensive sets.

I did not review those past NCAA games and I would have scored them much lower. I'm pretty tough on my sports titles (take a look at some past reviews), so I did not hand this 9.0 out lightly.

[Gusto1]

Does the game have broadcast camera view?

[Cito2009]

Quote: Originally Posted by ndhusker90

Dual stick controls are disabled in the demo.

Ah sweet ok, didn't know that. This puts a bump in my knickers ! Can't wait to try it out.

[marcoyk]

Oh man, this review really got me excited for the game. I tried not to get too into reading about the game before it came out, as last year I knew exactly what was good in the game and what was bad before I even played it, I kind of want more of a surprise this year and get to choose for myself what I like and don't like. So this is the first thing I've read about the game in a while, and I am VERY excited. I've been out of the country since early June, so I haven't been able to get my hands on the demo, but I'll be back once the game comes out, so I'll definitely be picking it up. Can't wait. Thanks for the review. You've really got me hyped.

[bmorse22]

any ideas for a new "road to glory?"

[c_law23]

Quote: Originally Posted by bmorse22

any ideas for a new "road to glory?"

I've read several reviews saying it hasn't changed.


Christian can you confirm for me whether or not other schools offer you jobs in online dynasty? Thanks!

[swaldo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bumble14

I did not review those past NCAA games and I would have scored them much lower. I'm pretty tough on my sports titles (take a look at some past reviews), so I did not hand this 9.0 out lightly.

Cool man, thanks for the follow up. I look forward to your reviews in the future.