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Madden NFL 09 vs. NCAA Football 09: Battle Royal

02:25 PM - August 27, 2008 by RaychelSnr

The question on many gamers minds who haven't picked up NCAA Football 09 or Madden NFL 09 is which game is actually better. Will McCombs is taking this natural sibling rivalry and raising it a notch today in order to determine which game is better and worth your hard-earned $60: Madden NFL 09 or NCAA Football 09.

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	"From July 15 to the present, I have had a rather difficult time prying myself away from my Xbox 360 in the few hours of free time I have during the work week. Between NCAA�s breakaway gameplay to Cris Collinsworth�s analysis of my dubious passing blunders, I have become a full fledged junkie for EA Sports' formidable tag-team of football sims."

Game: NCAA Football 09Reader Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS2 / PS3 / PSP / Wii / Xbox 360Votes for game: 95 - View All

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# 21 ab2c4 @ 08/28/08 06:30 PM

My vote goes easily to Madden. It is absurd to say NCAA has better gameplay this year. Trust me, I have been a die hard NCAA gamer since 1993 and prefer it over Madden but the gameplay in this year's version of NCAA is terrible even after patch #2.

# 22 XCalmLikeABombX @ 08/28/08 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ab2c4


	My vote goes easily to Madden. It is absurd to say NCAA has better gameplay this year. Trust me, I have been a die hard NCAA gamer since 1993 and prefer it over Madden but the gameplay in this year's version of NCAA is terrible even after patch #2.

Ab2, are you not seeing all the glitches everyone is reporting from Madden 09. Are you not experiencing the lack of AI in pressure/4qtr situations? I am not trying to start a negative debate here. I am just confused. All I see all over EA boards and on OS are freezing glitches, issues with robo qb, passes being thrown out of bounds, etc etc.

What is it about Madden 09 that you like, if you don't mind me asking. I am not saying it is all bad, but do you think its a complete football game. What do you not like about NCAA after patch 2?

# 23 Darkeus @ 08/28/08 07:20 PM

NCAA 09 post-patch is far better than Madden 09. I can't see how people can say Madden. Lots of Robo-QB, an improved but not that much better at all OL/DL interaction and pass rush, crazy high completion %, lack of atmosphere, boring presentation. Not to mention that Franchise mode is COMPLETELY BROKEN.. At least I have skill progression in my Dynasty...

Madden 09 may be better after the patch but now, no way..

# 24 joehoo @ 08/29/08 12:06 AM

get ncaa. madden's dynasty made me zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz after 4 preseason games

# 25 XCalmLikeABombX @ 08/29/08 03:32 AM

Ok NCAA 09 is in my opinion a brilliant football game. I just played the most amazing game. I was FAU playing FIU and the final score was 24-21 with me losing on a last second field goal. I had 2 sacks, the passing percentages were both in 60% range, and CPU running back had 120 yds rushing. It was one of the most enjoyable games I have ever played on any system and I have been playing football games for over 25 years.

I used some of the sliders on the forum, playing on 360 with patch 2. I am damn impressed with NCAA 09. If EA call pull off the fixes with the Madden Patch, I think it will be a good year for sport games.

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