How the hell would I know? I have only played one game, and I am not into the whole \u201cbest ever\u201d bit after a few minutes of play. So here are my free-form opening remarks \u2026<\/p>\n
As the game loaded up I was immediately put into the race for the Heisman mode thing. I am not sure why they force you to do this out of the gate, but that is what EA Sports deemed best, so it must be good for us. I created a scrambling QB; all of 6 feet, 180 pounds. I guess I did OK, but not great. Scholarship offers came in from #48 Minnesota, #49 Arkansas, and #55 Kansas State. As if I would ever consider playing for any of these teams; I signed up as a walk on for North Texas.<\/p>\n
Just in case it needs to be said again, my favorite college teams are Georgia, Texas, and North Texas; in that order. I usually go with North Texas because there is not much of a challenge playing with a great team (in terms of video game potential) such as Georgia. I digress.<\/p>\n
Next up I created my player profile; my ratings were not bad, but certainly not great. I think I would like to be a little faster than 78, but what can you do?<\/p>\n
The race for the Heisman thing looks pretty interesting. You can import your dude into Madden 06, which is nothing new, but you can also become a coach in Dynasty mode, which is cool, if not a bit of a novelty.<\/p>\n
You are then taken to your dorm, which is pretty much your NFL 2K style crib thing; I suppose. I did not mess around here (or with this mode); instead I took it back to the main menu and played a rivalry game: Georgia Tech vs. Georgia. Unfortunately the bumblebees got the better of me.<\/p>\n
Are drop passes better compared to NCAA 2005? I think so, but I had at least 4 passes that were dropped that should have been caught (my opinion anyway). Tech ran back a punt for a TD. I am rather pissed that the who \u201ctackle the QB while throwing\u201d animation thing still looks to be \u201cin the game.\u201d I could live with this if it happened to the CPU, but while it happened to me three or four times, the CPU QB always managed to avoid such misery.<\/p>\n
What else? Impact players are highlighted in white \u2013 kind of a shadow effect. This actually adds to the game and reminds me of Sony\u2019s GameBreaker franchise. I missed an extra point; too soon to tell if the meter means more and\/or if it is faster.<\/p>\n
A pass interference call was levied against the CPU on a crossing pattern when their defensive back kept my player from reaching the ball! That is a minor improvement, but will actually be a huge game play enhancement if it is called on a regular basis. Your mileage may very.<\/p>\n
You have several options once you are inside of two minutes including running a no-huddle offense and spiking the ball.<\/p>\n
I lost 32-16; boo hiss and all that. Out of the gate, stats were more or less in line with last year (Tech \/ GA):
\nTotal Yards 257 \/ 297
\nRushes 12-106 \/ 19-73
\nComp-ATT-TD 6-11-2 \/ 11-24-2
\nPassing Yards 151 \/ 224
\nTOP 5:50 \/ 10:10<\/p>\n
Tech got several big players including a 64-yard TD pass off of a screen after three of my guys bounced off the freaking HB! Needless to say, that was ridiculous. Other highlights were a 55-yard TD pass and a 64-yard TD run (also featured several missed tackles). The only real highlight for me was a 60-yard TD strike from DJ after a timely INT with about 20 seconds left before the half, which put me up 16-14.<\/p>\n
Interestingly enough, Tech went for 2 when the score was 20-16; not sure why because two points would not have help much. I stuffed the play, and if things did not go south from there, I think you would have to consider that a questionable call.<\/p>\n
Too soon to reach any sort of verdict, but figured I would do my part to contribute to the yearly hype.<\/p>\n
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