NCAA Football 12 - Xbox 360

I'm always worried about buying a game that comes out on a yearly (and annual) basis. You always think we're gonna get 2nd rate garbage with that, but E.A. again has impressed me and I don't regret spending 60 dollars, yet again.First of all, this game is awesome. Yep, it's awesome, no matter how you cut it. I love it and if you love college football in any way shape or form, you will too. I think we're always all worried about the gameplay not having really noticeable improvements, but there ARE a few things. First thing I noticed was the "Tackling". The biggest problem with all past football games by E.A as you know, when a tackle animation was in motion with 2 player, no other players could interact until the tackle animation was basically completed, basically leaving the 2nd tackler who wants to be involved on the play out of the equation. That's now fixed. One instance I remember on a kick off, my computer Teammate was going head on with the ball carrier, he grabs him by his dreadlocks and the ball carrier was in the middle of escaping, I come out of nowhere and lay into him with a big hit and he fumbles. You couldn't do that with NCAA 11. So basically you can have 1, 2, 3, or 4 guys interact on a play as long as they're positioned right to make an effect on the ball carrier. So those who complained about the "bouncing" off ball carries in past games, can now put that to a rest.Passing feels really good, and people who abuse the QB will have a harder time this year, you can't pass very well if you're running on a full sprint getting chased by defenders. They really seemed to alleviate the problems of people abusing that in years past with faster QB's. You'll throw many arrant passes if you choose to play unrealistically and I think that's the best part of this year. Running feels wonderful and you feel really rewarded running and finding holes on the defense. The jukes, the spins, the stiff arms, they feel better than ever. The game plays at a great pace and you the game is completely adjustable with human and CPU sliders. I thought the default pass protection was a bit week, I was getting sacked left and right so I upped my sliders a bit and seemed to make the game a bit more enjoyable for me.That's the major improvement I saw on defense in NCAA 12 this ear. (on top of the defensive A.I. being way smarter) . ' The A Button, while seeming cheap on paper, can be helpful if your defender (usually on pass defense) is disoriented. Hold down A (Called Defense Assist) puts your player in better position to make a tackle then you release and take over again. I use it 50% of the time, usually when I'm guarding a receiver on defense and at the last minute I'll release to make a user swat. X button is no longer dive on defense, basically just called "tackle" depending on the play that is occurring, X makes the decision for you what type of tackle to do. As long as your close to the ball carrier, the X button will position the defender accordingly to make a play. That's a nice aspect of the game I really dug. Speaking of the defensive A.I. it's way better this year, and finally Zone defense actually works. Corners and safeties seem light years smarter and keep in position to make plays. I battled a guy online and our final score was 10 to 6 with me scoring a TD on a freak kickoff. So high scoring games, while still out there, aren't as common as they used to be thanks to the awesome A.I.Nice new feature I noticed was the ability to take your created teams online on TeamBuilder. So classic and retro teams rejoice, this will be nice! I also noticed you can "create your own plays!" And each team has team specific plays, so not one single team has the same plays as the next team, pretty nice having this much of a variance of plays for everyone ya know? Online dynasty looks as deep as ever, nice Road To Glory mode starting your player in high school and working your way up to the college game, and of course we still got hot Erin Andrews!Graphics are obscenely good. While not important, seeing those guys in dreadlocks on the field give the players more personality than ever. The fans in the stands look real for a change, and the stadiums are rocking more than ever with the best atmosphere I've ever seen or heard in a video game before. Some teams have team specific entrances and E.A. got with each of the schools to make them look and feel authentic. They did an excellent job on presentation, so I really can't complain about anything in that department. If you throw in your custom soundtracks, you're going to be in hog heaven. NCAA is not a NBA 2K killer for best sports game ever, but it probably gets my #2 vote of all time sports game. Fans need to seriously give it a chance!For those of you who can get online, the rosters are already available, go to team rosters and download! And have fun!

With NCAA 12, EA has finally given more attention to the Road to Glory and Dynasty game modes. Road to Glory is actually worthwhile now, as you can play through your whole senior year of high school as you get recruited by different schools. Also in high school, you can choose a position to play on both sides of the ball. After you choose a school you then use your 25 practice reps (a week) and Saturdays to earn your coaches trust (which can go up or down depending on performance) to move up or down the depth chart and earn experience points (which you can only gain, not lose) to spend on attribute boosts.Dynasty is improved as you can now create custom conferences (as well as using Team Builder teams in them) and start your coaching career at the coordinator levels (tho you still get to do all the recruiting and roster mgmt). As well as a host of new online dynasty features (see EA Sports/NCAA 12 website).Gameplay also feels better with momentum and physics-based tackling being introduced this year. This year's game is a good solid step forward from the past.

NCAA 12 is a awesome game. The graphics are amazing showing every little detail. The gameplay takes you out of your seat as you feel the intensity. The sound of NCAA 12 makes the game real as you hear the crowd roar when you are up by three points and two minutes left on the clock, with your defense ready to stop the drive. NCAA 12 also got great things to play such as mascot mash up where you play as the mascot. Though NCAA 12 is not perfect as you get bored with the selections. NCAA 12 really needs something from Madden and that is the mini camp. The mini camp gave the gamer real fun as you mess around. NCAA 12 is an awesome game though and there are lots of selections in the game. The hits the players make, make the gameplay awesome as well as the sound. NCAA 12 is an awesome game that i give a 10 out of 10. You will not be dissapointed if you buy this game.