NCAA Football 05 had promise and is still a solid game but disappointed compared to last year's game.
Okay now for the good features about NCAA Football '05. The new Home Field Advantage is great,I love it.At times I felt as if I was at an actual College Game. I especially love playing in the Rivalry Games now more than ever. It actually feels like a real Rivalry Game and not just a regular game. Gameplay is good. I've heard people complain about having tons of dropped passes and I do get my fair share of dropped passes, but not as many as some people claim. I noticed that when I switch to my receiver and catch the ball myself I have alot more success compared to if I just let the CPU try to catch it. One thing on the gameplay front that brought the game down to me was when running or calling pass plays towards the middle of the field there is a slow-down that hurts the gameplay for me. I really like a lot of stuff on NCAA but this really hurts the gameplay and that is the most important part of video games. I do love the fact that your players' attributes can get better or worse during the game depending on how you play.As for the Dynasty Mode,it's just AMAZING!!!The SI feature is back which is great and I love that you can name an Offensive and Defensive Team Captain.Another cool thing is that your players' ratings can go up during the season.
All in all,NCAA Football 2005 is a very good game with a lot of cool features but slow-down and players walking through each other as well as more drops than what should happen really hurt the game. Solid title but a bit of a disappointment from last year.