Finally, a decent football game for 360!!
EA Sports has taken a lot of criticism on many a message board and I, myself, agree with much of what has been said. I'm like a host of other gamers out there that grew up on EA sports games and have been confused by what appears to have been phoned-in efforts on somed of it's long running franchises, particularly on Xbox360.
When I opened my copy of NCAA '07 today, I was hopeful that my fvorite EA franchise would finally deliver me from my 360 football void. After 3 games, I'm glad to say that EA Sports has finally managed to start heading back toward good graces with this one. It myay not be spot-on flawless, but it is definitely worth checking out.
Graphically it looks a lot like Madden '06, but I've noticed things in actual gameplay that stand out like the physics of a solid collision or a celebration by a player who was just involved in some kind of big play. The stadiums look really nice, even if the crowds aren't that convincing...(that's probably a bit nit-picky anyway) . All in all, the graphics aren't a 10, but they do look awful nice in HD.
I absolutely love the fact that you can customize your own button layouts. If you don't like the defaults, you can switch it to however you feel most comfortable. That alone makes this game worth it.
It was also nice to see the mini-games and practice modes that made it in. Madden lost my interest by noy having the extra content available on xbox or ps2. There are some cool little games you can play that aren't just fun, they can teach you things about the game and bolster your achievement points.
Overall, This game will take some getting used to for long time fans, but by that same token the reward is that it feels like EA Sports NCAA football...not just a graphically amped up rush job short on content and released just to make a buck. This one is worth the purchase.