The game looks and plays better than any of its ancestors, making it the best in the series - but you already knew that.
What good hasn't been said about this game? Dynasty Mode has been revamped, adding the perfect challenge of having to play well to entice recruiting targets in-season. In other words, if a target says he's watching this week's game, you better play well, or there goes your future star wideout. There are lots of other fun twists and turns in Dynasty, such as the Top 25 Toughest Places to Play changing at the beginning of each season (Hey, perform well enough as Idaho and you may see the Kibbie Dome up at the top).
Presentation isn't too shabby either, with Brad Nessler, Kirk Herbstreit, and the ever-obnoxious Lee Corso calling the game. It gives the feel of an abbreviated version of ESPN's College Gameday (emphasis on abbreviated). The improved graphics live up to their billing, although you'll pretty much never see USC QB #11 (Matt Leinart in case you've been living under a rock) or any other player WITHOUT his helmet off in game. The stadium, uniform, and logo details are to perfection as advertised.
Of course, the one thing that everyone talks about is Race for the Heisman. The training camp drills run a little short, but don't question the coaches or the scouts. Don't let one touchdown by on defense and you'll be seeing yourself every week in the USC campus gazette. That is, if you play how the scouts saw you, too. If you really need motivation to do well at this game, look at it this way - the better you do, the hotter your girlfriend (see the picture taped to your computer).
Although both major game modes are very fun, the addition that should please the majority of EA fans is the addition of the Hit Stick to NCAA. Anyone who played Madden 2005 remembers this motivation-swinger. I've noticed it's harder to control and more buggy (the Hit Stick) in NCAA, but it works occasionally.
In short, EA Sports did something right with their exclusive licensing deal here, unlike in Madden, and this could very well be considered their greatest project on the current generation of consoles.