Just to get it out of the way, NCAA Football 09 is a great game. If you are a fan of college football and a fan of video games, this is a must have. The addition of the Online Dynasty was a great idea, long overdo, but still a great idea. Unfortunately it becomes a hassle to continue playing a Dynasty on a regular schedule. Oftentimes you have to try to get replacements every few weeks, and people who didn't get the best team in whatever classification system the league is using, they usually just quit. Most people aren't gonna want to do an SEC dynasty and get stuck playing with Vanderbilt and just get killed every game. The graphics are far superior over 08. The animations are also a lot better but eventually it won't seem like all that big of a deal. The regular Dynasty Mode is great, but there really aren't any differences between 09 and 08. Unfortunately, Campus Legend Mode just gets worse and worse. It's really unfortunate because I got really excited about Campus Legend after NCAA 07. I thought it was fun to be really immersed into the life of a college athlete. Living in a dorm room, doing spring practices in the offseason, keeping your grades up in a way other than just choosing to go to the library like in this version. There really is no part of Campus Legend that really pulls you into except to get the few achievements from it. The gameplay is good, but many will probably have a hard time finding the right difficulty. Heisman is probably too hard for some people, but All American is too easy. Other issues with the gameplay include defense being way too difficult and offense being way too easy. Another subtraction from previous versions of the game are the FCS teams. That's something that really disappointed me. I don't think it would be all that hard to just add the conferences and have the game feature FCS teams. It sure would make it a little more of a challenge for LSU to play Appalachian State (which they would still cream but they would at least be better than a generic FCS East). All in all this is still a great game, but it is a little disappointing because of the potential it has.
This is a good game lots of improvements over last year and its a lot of fun. Gamespots review is a joke. These guys dont know anything about the sport. Theres alot of new features including more realistic animations and... Read Full Review
I'll admit, I liked last year's NCAA release. I am biased towards sports games for the most part and I think these EA football games have gotten a real bad rap from fans and certain critics. Not to say these were clas... Read Full Review
