NCAA Football 10 News Post

NCAA Football 10 Review

12:00 AM - July 14, 2009 by RaychelSnr

If I told you Michael Myers and Halloween have a lot in common with EA Sports NCAA Football, you’d probably tell me I was crazy.

However, at a closer glance, they are more alike than you may realize. Both series have resorted to the same philosophy of not straying too far off of the formula which worked to originally elevate each franchise. Unfortunately, that philosophy of sticking close to an established formula tends to have a limited lifespan before a series becomes stale, and NCAA Football is dangerously close to that point.

The approach to the NCAA Football series has been relatively the same since NCAA Football 99, with only incremental improvements each year building on top of the previous package. However, just as with Halloween, the core tenets of the series have remained the same to solid financial success. But just as with Halloween, the same act seems to be getting tired.

NCAA Football 10 isn’t a bad game by any means, but the game represents only a marginal upgrade over last year's title overall, which leaves you wondering if we'll ever see a truly great NCAA Football anytime soon.

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Game: NCAA Football 10Reader Score: 6.5/10 - Vote Now
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# 21 fsufan4423 @ 07/14/09 12:37 AM

I think my "fanhood" shouldn't be questioned on if I but this game or not

# 22 geezmeister @ 07/14/09 12:37 AM

interesting. I wish EA could capture the college experience, i mean it is the only college football game you would think they could get it right. Im on my way to pick it up and I hope its good.

# 23 bigsmallwood @ 07/14/09 12:39 AM

I have the game and I must say that I totally agree with this review. The gameplay is the BEST it has been...on NXT_GEN....but Why do they purposely continue to abandon the Presentation? It is done so harshly! College FB is supposed to be exciting...not dull and uninteresting...I am no longer holding my breath saying "Next Year...." how about THIS YEAR!

And TeamBuilder is very very limiting and probably would have been better served on the disc w/ an option to load up the teams to share.

Well....Lets see what they "patch" in...Gameplay is 8.5.....Features 6.5 and Presentation.....5.0 meh blah .....zzzzzzzzzzzzz

# 24 HokieB @ 07/14/09 12:42 AM

Great Review!

I think I'm officially holding out until Madden. I'm a presentation junkie (gameplay most important, but presentation not far behind). Madden appears to be taking presentation head on this year. Logic says that NCAA is just a year behind in this department.

And a part of me wants to hold off on getting my football fix until Madden just because I think it will feel so new.

Kind of sad since I've bought every NCAA since PS1. I'm glad the gameplay is finally where it should be, particularly the Offense AI. But it just shouldn't have taken this long to program the CPU to not throw 6 ints a game ('08) and throw the ball over 20 yards once in a while ('09).

# 25 sportzbro @ 07/14/09 12:44 AM

Great article.. Best review I have read Chris.

Hopefully this review clears up why I have felt the way I have for the last several months.. Its simply ridiculous the game feels this empty and its the 4th year on next gen.

Im glad that the overall gameplay has improved, but they seriously need to fix the running animations.

They have got to come up HUGE for NCAA 11.

# 26 BAMAJD @ 07/14/09 12:46 AM

The original Halloween is one of my all-time fav movies.

# 27 PVarck31 @ 07/14/09 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BAMAJD


	The original Halloween is one of my all-time fav movies.

LOL!! I concur.

# 28 PolishHill @ 07/14/09 12:51 AM

As a fan of the Campus Legend mode I'm glad to hear about the new features turning out well but EA failing to improve the game's presentation is a huge problem in my opinion. I wish I could hold off purchasing the title but sadly I am weak and need a new football title to hold me over.

# 29 jyoung @ 07/14/09 12:54 AM

Madden's out in what, a month?

I don't see how people can't wait a couple weeks for what will obviously be a superior football experience.

# 30 texbuk84 @ 07/14/09 12:55 AM

so then how does this game get an 8. i think if i wrote this review, it would be a 7 or 6.5 with no major upgrades. I TOLD YALL SO!!!!! could have got this game last week but i didn't and the reason why is because i knew it was going to be the same think. thank God i just saved 62.09 at gamestop.

# 31 PVarck31 @ 07/14/09 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Grydnt Vektr211


	so then how does this game get an 8. i think if i wrote this review, it would be a 7 or 6.5 with no major upgrades. I TOLD YALL SO!!!!! could have got this game last week but i didn't and the reason why is because i knew it was going to be the same think. thank God i just saved 62.09 at gamestop.

Are you serious dude? Did you read the part of the review where he said the gameplay is the best its ever been? Did you also read that if the game had better presentation it would have been a 9.0 to a 9.5?

# 32 sportzbro @ 07/14/09 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Grydnt Vektr211


	so then how does this game get an 8. i think if i wrote this review, it would be a 7 or 6.5 with no major upgrades.

Yea I was surprised by an 8, the way it was written made it sound like a 7ish..

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Originally Posted by Grydnt Vektr211


	I TOLD YALL SO!!!!!

Yep... but I'm just negative & its only me that felt that way..

# 33 sportzbro @ 07/14/09 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pjv31


	Did you also read that if the game had better presentation it would have been a 9.0 to a 9.5?

Yea, but its not.. the game is clearly mediocre, with the exception of gameplay.

Edit: bad typo

# 34 thmst30 @ 07/14/09 01:01 AM

The OS reviews are always the only ones worth reading IMO, and once again you guys don't disappoint. Agree that gameplay is getting better, but the game is so damn boring that the gameplay can only carry it so far. Madden has always had this problem as well until this year. Can NCAA please put forth an effort to make this actually seem like a college football game, and not some spring practice.

# 35 PVarck31 @ 07/14/09 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BORN4CORN


	Yea, but its not.. the game is clearly mediocre, with the expection of gameplay.

Well IMO gameplay trumps all.

# 36 TreyIM2 @ 07/14/09 01:07 AM

Well, I'm in, regardless. I was playing the demo up until about 20min ago. I can't get enough of the gameplay, and that's all I care about. I'm not a big college football person, myself, anyway, so the presentation and the majority of the complaints about the game mean nothing to me. Madden is my game so this will tide me over until I see if I get as possessed by the Madden demos as I did with the NCAA demo.
With that said, I understand how many want the Madden 10 treatment on NCAA 10. Like I've said several times before, it is usually the norm that NCAA doesn't get the major game play improvements and such of the same year's Madden until the following year so I expect a MAJOR overhaul of presentation, addition of pro-tak, true gang tackling, refs, chain gangs, etc, etc. for NCAA 11...but we'll see.

# 37 Furq @ 07/14/09 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pjv31


	Are you serious dude? Did you read the part of the review where he said the gameplay is the best its ever been? Did you also read that if the game had better presentation it would have been a 9.0 to a 9.5?

True that the gameplay is the best it's been (for next gen) but honestly is that saying a lot. I'm still conflicted because Madden always gets so boring for me as I don't watch the NFL, but NCAA seems like a nice patch more than anything..

# 38 sportzbro @ 07/14/09 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by pjv31


	Well IMO gameplay trumps all.

I def. agree, but gameplay alone doesn't make a football game.

That's why the last gen titles were so awesome. Gameplay was at its best, and there was just enough presentation & dynasty things to keep you into it.

Next gen though has decent gameplay, and practically zero presentational elements... causing it to be pretty lack luster... and don't even get me started on how mundane dynasty is.

# 39 PVarck31 @ 07/14/09 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BORN4CORN


	I def. agree, but gameplay alone doesn't make a football game. That's why the last gen titles were so awesome. Gameplay was at its best, and there was just enough presentation & dynasty things to keep you into it. Next gen though has decent gameplay, and practically zero presentational elements... causing it to be pretty lack luster... and don't even get me started on how mundane dynasty.

You are right. I hope they take this dev cycle to massively upgrade the presentation. If they do that and with a few more gameplay tweaks next years game could be great.

# 40 sportzbro @ 07/14/09 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigdmo9999


	I really hope NCAA 11 is the year we finally get a NEXT GEN game

If not, I am done with NCAA forever.

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