This game should have been redshirted

User Rating: 6.5 | NCAA Football 09 PS3
While the graphics are good and the presentation is decent, NCAA Football 09 fails to live up to its potential. It took 2 patches to make this game playable. A lack of sacks, a poor running game, poor execution of the option, laser-like CPU QB accuracy, ridiculous CPU offensive strategy and goofy AI all ruin the sim aspect of NCAA 09. Beware the pick 6. Be prepared for "robo QBs" to complete around 80% of their passes and convert most 3rd downs and redzone chances.
The playbooks are lacking compared to last year's Old Gen versions. Sweeps look like dives in the playbook.

Although the frame rate is stable, the choppy strides of a breakaway runner are terrible. The speed of the game seems off, as well. Some runners sprint while others seem stuck in the mud on a treadmill. The lack of ball rotation in the passing game is embarrassing.

Tiburon has their work cut out for them next year. They need to look long and hard at all of the critical posts on the Operation Sports forum. Learn from your mistakes, EA. NCAA always seems like a poor follow-up to the previous year's version of Madden, but at least managed to be more fun. This year NCAA is just frustrating.