NCAA Football 09

NCAA Football 09
File:Football09Xbox360.png Darren McFadden on the XBOX360 cover of the game
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon, EA Canada
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, Playstation 2
Release	July 15, Template:Vgy
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

NCAA Football 09 is a college football video game created by EA Sports, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. The game was announced on February 14, Template:Vgy and was released on July 15, Template:Vgy. The Wii version of the game is titled NCAA Football 09 All-Play and launched under EA Sports' new All-Play brand exclusive to the platform.

New Features

EA Tiburon made several additions and modifications to the game from previous editions.

• A new animation system has been put in place, whereby players are no longer locked into an animation. This allows players to chain together various moves, enabling a more fluid style of play - quarterbacks can pump fake at any time, while running backs can juke and hurdle simultaneously, for example.
• After throwing an interception, the player is allowed to answer a "Quarterback Quiz". The player is given several pictures - representing photos taken by the offensive coordinator - and is presented with three choices of defensive schemes to select. If the player determines the correct defense that led to the interception, the quarterback regains his composure for his team's next possession, while an incorrect guess decreases his composure for future possessions.
• Quarterbacks playing on the road can be rattled by home crowds, forcing them to misread routes or completely forget plays. This effect is amplified with an incorrect guess on the "Quarterback Quiz" - a rattled quarterback will see the route arrows turn into a jumble of shaky lines, while the player's controller shakes violently.
• Players can give coaching strategies, whereby the entire offense or defense will focus on a single action, such as forcing a turnover or ignoring the crowd noise.
• Players can call a timeout before a key field goal or extra point attempt to "ice" the kicker, which will overlay the kick meter with a sheet of ice, change the camera angle to a more dramatic view, cause the player's controller to shake violently, and give an audible heartbeat sound effect, which matches the pulse of the controller's rumble.
• There are new, school-specific celebrations, many of which involve the school's mascot.
• The new "Coke Zero Mascot Mash Up" mode, where teams are made up entirely of the school's mascot. In this mode, ball-handling manuevers are more fantasy-oriented, allowing the player to perform flips rather than typical jukes and spins.
• Mini-games allow for playing "H-O-R-S-E" with field goal kicks.
• Online Dynasty Mode with support for up to 12 players across Xbox Live or Playstation Network.
• Ball trails and turbo trails for the Wii version.
• Freshman (PSP) and Family Play (PS2) modes simplify gameplay to single button presses, while also telling the novice player when to actually press the button to perform an action. The game will also suggest plays to run in specific situations.

Promotions

In order to promote its new Wii version of NCAA Football, EA held a competition from February 14, 2008 until March 14, 2008, allowing for fans to vote on their favorite NCAA Division I FBS college team mascot (with the University of Montana's Monte the lone FCS representative). The winner of the competition, Michigan State's mascot Sparty, is featured on the cover art for the Wii.

Each version of the game released has a different cover athlete. All - except for the Wii version's use of a college mascot - are former collegiate players, as the use of an active student athlete is against NCAA regulations.

• Former Arkansas running back Darren McFadden is the cover athlete for the Xbox 360.
• Former Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan is the cover athlete for the PS3.
• Former California wide receiver DeSean Jackson is the cover athlete for the PS2.
• Former West Virginia fullback Owen Schmitt is the cover athlete for the PSP.

Demo

A demo was released June 19 at the Xbox Live Marketplace (Xbox 360) and Playstation Store (Playstation 3). The teams are the Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers and with 2 minute quarters at varsity level. A mascot game is also available with the Florida Gators versus the Texas Longhorns.

Other Features

• With an overall rating of 99, and ratings of 99 on offense and defense the University of Georgia Bulldogs along with the Ohio State Buckeyes are the best team in the game.
• The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team are making their first appearance in FBS Division 1 and have the worst offense and worst defense in the game
• Tim Tebow from Florida is the best Quarterback with a 99 rating.
• Chris "Beanie" Wells Ohio State is the best Running Back with 97 rating.
• Chris Oggbonnaya from Texas is the best Fullback with a 93 rating.
• Michael Crabtree from Texas Tech and Percy Harvin from Florida are the best Wide Receivers with a 96 rating.
• Chase Coffman from Missouri is the best Tight End with a 95 rating.
• Michael Oher from Ole Miss, Andre Smith from Alabama, and Duke Robinson from Oklahoma are the best Offensive Linemen in the game with a 97 rating.
• George Selvie from South Florida is the best Defensive End in the game with a 96 rating.
• Mitch King from Iowa is the best Defensive Tackle in the game with a 96 rating.
• James Lauranitis from Ohio State is the best Linebacker in the game with a 99 rating. He also is the overall best rated player in NCAA Football 09.
• Malcolm Jenkins from Ohio State is the best Cornerback in the game with a 96 rating.
• Myron Rolle from Florida State is the best Saftey in the game with a 97 rating.
• Thomas Weber from Arizona State is the best Kicker in the game with a 95 rating.
• Britton Colquitt from Tennessee is the best punter in the game with a 94 rating.
• The top 25 poll are reflective of ESPN's top 25 polls.
• All of the mascot teams are rated 99 and they can perform special moves such as flips and juke moves.
• In Campus Legend Mode, there is no commentary during games, perhaps for added realism and the camera angles have improved to show the entire field but still seeing the field from the eyes of the player.
• Repeated wrong answers on "Quiz the Quarterback" feature makes the player's quarterback scramble away from pressure in the pocket and become more prone to interceptions.

External links

• Official website
• NCAA Football New Features