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<html><img src="http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/html/071905_ncaa06_1.gif" hspace="10" align="left"></html>Each July, loyal fans of the EA NCAA Football series wait for the arrival of the upcoming season's edition of the popular game series. Each July, new gamers are also attracted to this now popular series and so far EA has always found a way to out do the previous year’s version but never quite step out of the shadow of the series older brother, Madden Football.
However, this year NCAA Football ’06 has stepped to the fore front of the gaming market and may give Madden a run for its money. I have always been a loyal fan to the NCAA series and have every game since the days of Bill Walsh’s College Football on Sega. For those of you that are accustomed to the EA franchise, you know that they always jam pack new features into each year’s version that attempt to “entice” those fair weathered fans to buy the game. That said, EA has truly outdone themselves this year.
The first time you put in the game into your XBox or PS2, you will find that as always it asks for your favorite team, which of course is Notre Dame. From there, you will begin the journey of the new feature, "Race for the Heisman." This new feature sticks you into the game as a high school senior wishing to impress college scouts in order to get recruited by your favorite school. You select what position you want to play and you then run drills according to that position. If you do well enough, you will get the big scholarship offers. Don’t worry though, even if you can’t run or throw at all, you can always walk-on at your desired school. Once you have been recruited you begin your life as a college athlete, right down to your very own dorm room, which in turn serves as a launching pad to various tasks that you can view or complete. You have 4 years to win the elusive Heisman Trophy, and if you’re just that good, you can leave early. For you Madden fans, you can even export yourself into a Madden draft class and continue on your career in the NFL. The downside to the "Race for the Heisman" is that you can’t recruit or cut players, you just have to sit back and enjoy the ride. Overall this is a neat new feature that should attract fans to the game.
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However, this year NCAA Football ’06 has stepped to the fore front of the gaming market and may give Madden a run for its money. I have always been a loyal fan to the NCAA series and have every game since the days of Bill Walsh’s College Football on Sega. For those of you that are accustomed to the EA franchise, you know that they always jam pack new features into each year’s version that attempt to “entice” those fair weathered fans to buy the game. That said, EA has truly outdone themselves this year.
The first time you put in the game into your XBox or PS2, you will find that as always it asks for your favorite team, which of course is Notre Dame. From there, you will begin the journey of the new feature, "Race for the Heisman." This new feature sticks you into the game as a high school senior wishing to impress college scouts in order to get recruited by your favorite school. You select what position you want to play and you then run drills according to that position. If you do well enough, you will get the big scholarship offers. Don’t worry though, even if you can’t run or throw at all, you can always walk-on at your desired school. Once you have been recruited you begin your life as a college athlete, right down to your very own dorm room, which in turn serves as a launching pad to various tasks that you can view or complete. You have 4 years to win the elusive Heisman Trophy, and if you’re just that good, you can leave early. For you Madden fans, you can even export yourself into a Madden draft class and continue on your career in the NFL. The downside to the "Race for the Heisman" is that you can’t recruit or cut players, you just have to sit back and enjoy the ride. Overall this is a neat new feature that should attract fans to the game.
Click HERE to read the rest of the review...
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