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NCAA Football 09 | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $54.99
You Save: $5.00 (8%)
New (26) Used (11) from $48.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 28
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 15599
Model: 15599
UPC: 014633155990
EAN: 0014633155990
ASIN: B0015E4G4G
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wide open and authentic college style gameplay | | • | College atmosphere and pageantry plus the all-new Mascot Mode | | • | Home Field Advantage with new mini-game components | | • | Improved recruiting system in Dynasty mode | | • | Online capable and up to 4 players |
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Product Description
Brings college pigskin action back with a new break away animation mechanic that will allow increased maneuverability on the field / ESRB E for Everyone
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Faulty Pass Defense destorys a franchise September 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a longtime fan of the EA college football series. I played since the first one back on PS2. It was one of my favorite games and I've probably been through 30 years of dynasties. I was even painted up for a cameo in NCAA 07. That said, the current incarnation makes me sick to my stomach. The pass defense is beyond terrible. The defense never really does anything. They just stand there. That means that even the second string QB from 1AA Nowhere can have a 90% completion percentage on you. I improved the Virginia Tech defense over the course of three seasons to an overall rating of 99 and it didn't matter. A mediocre Cal team still carved me up for 400 passing yards and 40-some points. The game does look pretty and my beloved recruiting system is better than ever, but that doesn't overcome the helpless feeling I have everytime I'm on defense. I'd be better off going and making myself a sandwich until my offense is back on the field. Of course, when that does happen, I have to be careful, because every cpu pass defender plays like an all-american with the world's softest hands. I feel betrayed by EA. They've so monopolized the industry that they don't have to put out a quality product any more. Instead of spending all that money on those pathetic comercials, maybe they should put more money into their games.
 Better Gameplay - some of the same flaws as 08 August 22, 2008
First, let me say I've played this games since 02. Here are some points I have not seen mentioned which are minor glitches, yet they appear every year it seems.
1. The Drive Summary is always wrong (yardage amount)
2. The Offensive Line Blocks Terrible - Your 95 OT will get beat about 5 times by a 80 DE.
3. The amount of Pick 6's are ridiculously high
4. I don't see much improvement in recruting this year. They cleaned it up, yet it is much the same as 08, as such it is a bit to tedious.
New-Good
1. The animations seems more polished and better looking.
2. Tell me why the Championship game cannot even put your Logo in the endzone???
3. The Computer is somewhat smarter on the Heisman Level
4. It is still the same game as (08) with a little better graphics and interface ... yet not that much different.
 The best NCAA yet! August 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The title says it all, 09 has BY FAR less glitches than previous years. Gone are the goofy "block an extra point or field goal about every single time" and "defender intercepts ball with his back turned" glitches. Graphics look better and the stadiums look like the real deal. Touchdown celebration control and creating your own stadium sounds/music adds some extra fun as well. Animations are better and everything is more realistic.
One huge thing I do miss though in 09 is the screen shake at tough stadiums, which is gone, and I miss the Louisville Cardinals no longer being ranked and no longer being one of the toughest stadiums. We had one bad year...c'mon! :(
A monster disappointment August 19, 2008
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is what happens when lack of competition meets overextension: EA Sports has so many games it no longer cares about their quality, and it has competition in so few areas that it doesn't need to.
While NCAA 09 can be fun at times, it is so full of obvious bugs and strategy flaws that I would be surprised if it actually went through a QA process and was changed at all. If you look on pretty much any 360-related forum, you'll find a huge list. Here's an example of what you'll see:
-- The clock doesn't always run during a kickoff return. That's kind of a big deal when there isn't much time left.
-- If you press a button at the wrong time after an extra point, you'll actually end up selecting your kickoff or return formation and you won't know what you picked.
-- Receivers can run out of bounds for any length of time, come back in and catch the ball without penalty.
-- Yardage announced over the stadium PA rarely matches the pop-up box and in-game stats.
-- When a penalty occurs on a kickoff return, the pop-up box for the returner and the Super Sim window both show a large negative number as the "result" of the return.
-- The referee points in a seemingly random direction when announcing a penalty and does not announce the uniform number of the offending player.
-- You cannot change the camera angle during play, even though there are obviously multiple cameras available (you can save replays from different angles and the camera in Legend Mode is not the same as the camera in other modes).
-- You cannot change your playbook.
-- You can no longer select I-AA teams or swap them with existing I-A teams (sorry, I don't play the FBS semantics game).
-- In Legend Mode, the camera is located somewhere behind you and always stays there, so when the action comes straight toward you, the camera does a 180, effectively taking you out of the play.
-- In Legend Mode, the AI will always return punts for you, even if the ball is kicked 8-9 yards deep in the end zone.
-- Slants, outs, hooks, and other short routes are very difficult to complete: if there is a computer-controller defender nearby, he will jump the route and pick off the pass, unless you are on defense, in which case he will stare in amazement at the ball.
-- Animations frequently kick in regardless of where the players were at the time of the event: for example, you can be a DE who gets around an offensive lineman, but if the game decides it's time for a blocking-engaged animation, he'll lock you up again, even though he wasn't even facing you.
There are other significant bugs I have not yet seen myself, like being able to throw the ball when you are well past the line of scrimmage, or seeing the scoring team keep the ball if they hit the upright on an extra point and a defender catches it.
Somewhere in all of that, there's an excellent game waiting to be saved, but frankly, I've spent too much time trying to find it. I wish I hadn't purchased this game, and I won't be buying any more EA Sports games until someone else shows me that they care about quality again.
Good Football Game August 18, 2008
A fun game with lots of features. The online dynasty is great considering I have friends who live out of state.
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