NCAA Football 09 features
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EA Sports has posted some of the features of NCAA Football 09 on the game’s official website. More details on these are promised in the coming weeks but for now we have an extensive feature list.
It is definitely exciting to hear about the return of home field advantage, online dynasty, and roster sharing. Those are just a couple of the features mentioned. Continue on to view the full list.
Wide Open and Authentic College Style Gameplay
* Bigger holes, cutback lanes, and open receivers, making the game feel more wide open than ever before
* Directional pump fake on the R stick
* New college specific tackling engineHome of the 12th Man and Home Field Advantage with new mini-game components
* Pre-play confusion and difficulty making adjustments when on the road against tough teams
* All new toughest places to play with dynamic rankingsAll-new Mascot Mode with User Controlled Celebrations
* Mascot Games
* Interactive TD celebrationsCollege Atmosphere
* All-new Dynamic Crowd System
* College sidelines are packed with additional players, mascots, cheerleaders, and more
* All-new authentic fields with new textures, lighting, and field degradation
* New college player models, including more than 50 alternate uniforms
* User Customizable Stadium Sounds & Music
* Breakaway crowd reactionsDepth & Innovation
* Online Dynasty is here!!!
* Roster file sharing online
* Improved recruiting system in Dynasty mode highlighting ease and accessibility
* New post game presentation and play by play commentary
* 1-4 player offline co-op
* Return missed field goals
* Bluff your play art to confuse opponents
* Formation audibles
* Smart routes
* Bobble catches
* Better passing control
* Post play continuation
* All-New Mini Games
* Random play selection in practice mode
* Quick replay
* CPU vs. CPU (watch mode)
* Smooth 60 FPS on PS3
* Even teams option in play now
April 3, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Pasta any online team play like in nba and nhl thanks?
April 3, 2008 at 12:47 pm
[quote comment="16717"]Pasta any online team play like in nba and nhl thanks?[/quote]
I don’t think we’ll be seeing that in the football games this year.
April 3, 2008 at 1:30 pm
[quote comment="16719"][quote comment="16717"]Pasta any online team play like in nba and nhl thanks?[/quote]
I don’t think we’ll be seeing that in the football games this year.[/quote]
Do you know if they have plans for the future?
April 3, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Return missed field goals…YES!
April 3, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I hope they have online leagues in madden
April 3, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I wish that the wii had a ncaa version of its own instead of being a ps2 port. I think it will be soon because this is probably the ps2’s last yer with the ncaa franchise.
April 3, 2008 at 2:07 pm
That might just put Ncaa 09 over the top for me i am a huge fan of the game already but that probably does it for me the game will be amazing
April 3, 2008 at 2:09 pm
[quote comment="16727"]I wish that the wii had a ncaa version of its own instead of being a ps2 port. I think it will be soon because this is probably the ps2’s last yer with the ncaa franchise.[/quote]
At least Wii gets 1-AA. So damn stupid that the “superior” powerful consoles after THREE years still don’t have them. Bulls**t.
April 3, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I agree
April 3, 2008 at 3:20 pm
This would be a flat out joke if they still can’t get FCS teams after the renaissance season that the lower division produced last year. It’s sad really. I actually thought it would be a shoe-in by now.
April 3, 2008 at 4:04 pm
pasta will they have the rest of the D-1 schools stadiums this year?
April 3, 2008 at 4:16 pm
pasta do u know anuthing about added features or anything to campus legend yet?
April 3, 2008 at 4:35 pm
i wish they had create a playbook
April 3, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Pasta when do you think they will have videos and more screenshots????????
April 3, 2008 at 4:47 pm
[quote comment="16739"]pasta do u know anuthing about added features or anything to campus legend yet?[/quote]
nothing specific yet
[quote comment="16742"]Pasta when do you think they will have videos and more screenshots????????[/quote]
not sure if we’ll see more tomorrow, but I wouldn’t be surprised to get some more in the next few weeks.
April 3, 2008 at 4:54 pm
[quote comment="16711"]pasta do you have any news on D1-AA teams on next gen?[/quote]
I know someone that worked for a FCS team and he said that when EA contacted him, they only were going to include FCS teams in the Wii and PS2 game.
Thanks EA for pushing out the little guys. The little guys that beat top 5 BCS teams.
Appalachian rules all
April 3, 2008 at 4:57 pm
please have bowl patches on jersey,s and team specific endzones during bowl games
April 3, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Armanti Edwards (FCS QB) = real life Heisman candidate
not include in the game = terrible college football sim
April 3, 2008 at 4:58 pm
make bowl games feel different from other regular season games especially national championship game
April 3, 2008 at 5:16 pm
After all that has happened with the FCS over FBS upsets, and the outcry to add FCS teams, you’d think that those teams would be in the game. In all honesty, who the hell cares about a flippin’ mascot game for Christ’s sake? What a waste of programming time. This will be the third year in a row I will not buy this game due to FCS teams not being included in the next gen games. I can say the same for many many other gamers. Just because they are “small” schools doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of fans. There are a significant number of fans that would buy this game if FCS teams were in it.
April 3, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I just got to put my two cents in. You see wins from Appalachian state over Michigan, South Dakota State over Minnesota and Central Michigan and Delaware over Navy (three of the four FBS teams went to a bowl game). You would think that the folks at EA would think maybe its time to replace the FCS Southeast and FCS Northwest and include all 123 FCS teams from 15 conferences and even the independent teams but No. Now the App fans and the Delaware fans with a PS3 or Xbox360s will just have to wait another year. I dont even know which is worse not being on a next gen console or having 79 FCS teams on the PS2 or Xbox with outdated info on the school such as logos,Unis,players,conference (atlantic 10 is now the colonal), generic stadiums,etc.
April 3, 2008 at 7:35 pm
A smooth 60 FPS for the PS3 is a big deal that nobody has mentioned. Gonna make online play alot better connection wise. I’m praying they make Madden 09 60 FPS for PS3 also. Pasta heard anything about Madden on PS3 getting a 60 fps to?
April 4, 2008 at 9:15 am
The main thing I want is Create-A-School, so I’m sad to see that not here…
April 4, 2008 at 9:26 am
[quote comment="16759"]A smooth 60 FPS for the PS3 is a big deal that nobody has mentioned. Gonna make online play alot better connection wise. I’m praying they make Madden 09 60 FPS for PS3 also. Pasta heard anything about Madden on PS3 getting a 60 fps to?[/quote]
I’d safe its safe to assume it will be.
April 4, 2008 at 9:44 am
I would love to see Home Field Advantage in Madden but no since the Giants won 11 on the road we can’t get it, lame.
April 4, 2008 at 9:47 am
Pasta, that is good to hear. Glad to see all those features returning.
Which leads me to a question, although I know this topic is NCAA.
Since NCAA features, etc., has mostly been “expect this” in the next Madden product, what are the chances that we can expect to see all those features in NCAA returning to Madden ‘09, especially since both development teams now reside under the same roof at Tiburon?
Thanks.
PTR
April 4, 2008 at 10:18 am
[quote comment="16785"]Pasta, that is good to hear. Glad to see all those features returning.
Which leads me to a question, although I know this topic is NCAA.
Since NCAA features, etc., has mostly been “expect this” in the next Madden product, what are the chances that we can expect to see all those features in NCAA returning to Madden ‘09, especially since both development teams now reside under the same roof at Tiburon?
Thanks.
PTR[/quote]
Its a good question but one I don’t really have much of an answer to at this point. Generally you see new features on a yearly basis that differentiate between the two titles. So last year NCAA got the video/screen uploading and Madden didn’t for example.
I think it’ll probably be along those lines where Madden will may have some of the same new features (lets say the returning missed FGs would be pretty likely) but others will stay separate. Online dynasty for example seems like a better fit for NCAA than Madden. My interview with Peter Moore makes it seem unlikely Madden will get any sort of home field advantage. But in their places there will be other things to look forward to I’m sure.
April 4, 2008 at 2:34 pm
[quote comment="16788"][quote comment="16785"]Pasta, that is good to hear. Glad to see all those features returning.
Which leads me to a question, although I know this topic is NCAA.
Since NCAA features, etc., has mostly been “expect this” in the next Madden product, what are the chances that we can expect to see all those features in NCAA returning to Madden ‘09, especially since both development teams now reside under the same roof at Tiburon?
Thanks.
PTR[/quote]
Its a good question but one I don’t really have much of an answer to at this point. Generally you see new features on a yearly basis that differentiate between the two titles. So last year NCAA got the video/screen uploading and Madden didn’t for example.
I think it’ll probably be along those lines where Madden will may have some of the same new features (lets say the returning missed FGs would be pretty likely) but others will stay separate. Online dynasty for example seems like a better fit for NCAA than Madden. My interview with Peter Moore makes it seem unlikely Madden will get any sort of home field advantage. But in their places there will be other things to look forward to I’m sure.[/quote]
Thanks. I know you will be one of the first to let us know how it all shakes out.
April 4, 2008 at 2:41 pm
60 fps on ps3? what about 360? ps3 is trash!
April 4, 2008 at 2:46 pm
if there’s anyway to go back to the old graphics from ncaa ‘07 on the next-gen consoles, they should attempt it again this year. i know last year they said there’s really no way you can have both, but half way would be better than what they had in ncaa ‘08. and i would love to see create-a-school again. and what’s the deal with the mascot games? i don’t really know much about those but if they are what i think they are (meaning football games played with mascots) then they definitely shouldn’t put that on there. there’s a lot of people on here that are saying they shouldn’t put that on there, so i’m just gonna agree with them since it seems to be a bad idea. but everything else seems ok. and someone mentioned ESPN presentation, that would be nice, but i’m sure it’s got something to do with having management rights from ESPN to do that. so EA should talk it up a little with ESPN and get something going, cause an ESPN presentation with lee corso and herbstreit would be nice.
April 4, 2008 at 3:16 pm
this game is going to be sick, and for all u doubters i think their serious about this years features
April 4, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Is the interactive touchdown celebrations gonna be similar to ESPN NFL 2k5’s, where you set what celebration you what to a specific button?
April 4, 2008 at 6:39 pm
THE VIDEO GAME GODS HAVE ANSWERED MY PRAYERS….CPU VS CPU FOR THOSE OF US THAT SOMETIMES LIKE TO SET GAMES UP AND WATCH THEM…Oh thank you EA…you finally camr through….now one more thing…MAKE USC’S band play “conquest” at the end of another victory…i am soo excited…i wonder if madden will have this feature….
April 6, 2008 at 4:45 pm
HOW HARD IS IT TO ADD THE FCS TEAMS?! Seriously, after the biggest upset in college football history, you’d think that EA might have had the brains to think, “Hey, maybe we should include teams like Appalachian State in this game!” But no, EA continues its traditional lazy approach to making games. I know I’m never buying another NCAA Football game until they add this simple feature. Hell, where’s Create-A-School?
EA sucks.
April 6, 2008 at 10:10 pm
[quote comment="16974"]HOW HARD IS IT TO ADD THE FCS TEAMS?! Seriously, after the biggest upset in college football history, you’d think that EA might have had the brains to think, “Hey, maybe we should include teams like Appalachian State in this game!” But no, EA continues its traditional lazy approach to making games. I know I’m never buying another NCAA Football game until they add this simple feature. Hell, where’s Create-A-School?
EA sucks.[/quote]
Quoted for truth.
April 7, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Hey Pasta, i read the article on the game’s official site and noticed it says “60 FPS on PS3″, what about xbox 360???
April 8, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Wasn’t it 60FPS on 360 last year? If so, they have no reason to talk about it this year. They’re just announcing they finally caught up on PS3.
April 9, 2008 at 8:50 am
Oh wow lol, didn’t even realize that. So last year’s PS3 version didn’t run @ 60 FPS?
April 10, 2008 at 8:18 am
[quote comment="17210"]Oh wow lol, didn’t even realize that. So last year’s PS3 version didn’t run @ 60 FPS?[/quote]
Almost positive that PS3 only had 30 FPS for NCAA & Madden. 360 had 60 FPS for Madden definitely, and I think on NCAA but not entirely sure about that one.
April 10, 2008 at 10:01 am
it’s hard for me not to get excited about this year’s offering. I am looking forward to seeing how well ea has done the college atmosphere. I am only seeing positives at the moment.
April 11, 2008 at 5:20 am
Where is the FCS here? Think Appalachian State!!!!!! What’s it going to take for EA to get it through there skulls that the FCS exists and they have fans!
April 20, 2008 at 11:09 am
I play XBOX 360, but I don’t use Xbox Live. Therefore the online roster sharing won’t help me out.
Will the rosters for NCAA 09 still be able to be saved to an Xbox 360 Memory card? Any news on this Pasta?
April 20, 2008 at 11:52 am
Hey i do not understand the concept of online dynasty. Can someone explain it to me? Thanks bunches.
April 27, 2008 at 8:31 am
what about d1aa teams
April 27, 2008 at 8:32 am
What about D1aa Teams (fcs teams) some of those players can easily make it pro or make it to rutgers or miami or one of those big schools….remember ap.st beat michigan wowowowoww
April 27, 2008 at 8:34 am
Also the patriot league Holy cross has players that could hav gone pro or rutgers
April 28, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Im seriously not buying the game if FCS teams are not on there. I think they should at least have the top five or ten teams like App State, Delaware, Richmond, JMU, and maybe even Wofford. How hard can it be to just add 5-10 of the best teams from the FCS.
April 30, 2008 at 7:32 am
HEY WAM CHILL OUT HOMEBOY!!!! THERE WILL BE ALL 120 FCS TEAMS IT BEEN ANNOUNCED!!! I FEEL U ON DAT THOU CUZ I LIKE TO PLAY WIF ANY AND EVERYBODY HOPE U PLAY ONLINE SO I CAN SPLIT YO WIG TO DA WHITE MEAT
April 30, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Allright awesome dude. Travis, whats ur gamertag, ill send u a friend request.
May 1, 2008 at 10:31 am
[quote comment="16715"]Wowie Wow Guy! Guy! Guy! N00b!
1. No mention of ESPN presentation.
2. No mention of Division 1-AA Teams or FCS Teams
3. Looks like defense is getting thrown out the window
4. College Atmosphere is an excuse rather than a feature instead of putting in ESPN presentation
5. Post Game Presenation and New Play by Play? Hope they didn’t make it worse than it is now. Better still have Corso and herbstreit.
6. No mention of PRE GAME SHOW or HALFTIME SHOW. If the Post game is anything like Madden 08 was, forget it.
7. I don’t see with all they mention going on at one time that this game is going to run as smooth as it did last year
8. Mascot Games are useless, give me ESPN presentation
9. Any mini game is useless. Give me Espn Presentation
10. Home Field Advantage, another excuse rather than a feature instead of putting in ESPN presentation
11. New Breakaway system, same as this year, excuse rather than feature, give me ESPN presentation.[/quote]
STOP CRYIN AND WAIT TIL THE GAME COME OUT AND IF THEY DONT HAVE WHAT U LIKE THEN CRY