NCAA Football 14

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NCAA 14 is a pleasant surprise over last years addition. A new menu system is much smoother to use and load times have decreased. (NOTE I have yet to play online.)

Game Play:

Tackling feels more real as players bounce off each other and breaking tackles feel more honest.

Passing is much easier as receivers often will pull off amazing one handed catches. This also helps with more interceptions and should be toned down a bit in a patch. So if you like a passing offense you will love this game.

Defenders feel a bit more sluggish getting off the line in 14 over 13. I think this is a better fit for the game as in 13 you could easily jump the snap every play now you have to work for it.

Over All:

Well worth the money and a huge improvement over NCAA 13. I can't help to feel the game was made to be on the PS4 as the graphics look a little more cartoonish similar to what you saw when they made NCAA for both the PS2 and PS3. The PS2 felt slightly brushed over and cartoonish but the PS3 looked beautiful and smooth.

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The NCAA Football franchise has suffered some lean years of late, especially last year's entry; when the "Infinity Engine" was announced for Madden NFL 13 to introduce physics to its gameplay--a feature NCAA Football 13 would be lacking--fans of college football were left waiting anxiously for this year's release. With only months remaining before the start of a new console generation, NCAA Football 14 has sounded a triumphant cry to unofficially close the current console generation, delivering arguably the best iteration of the franchise since the launch of the PS3 and Xbox 360.

It all begins with gameplay, which benefits from the implementation of "Infinity Engine 2," helping to create more unpredictable play results. The game has also seen improvements in the Option run game--including the addition of new schemes and plays--and basic running controls where the left analog stick controls hard cuts and the right analog stick controls special moves. The "Infinity Engine 2" also brings the Hit Stick and the Truck Stick back to prominence, while making the Stiff Arm a viable tool in the offensive arsenal again.

Blocking has been improved as well, with new assignments and interactions between offensive and defensive linemen to freshen up the running experience. There are still instances of missed assignments and frustration, but the frequency of their occurrence is significantly less than previous games.

Dynasty and Online Dynasty modes have seen new additions through the introduction of XP and Coach Skills. Players in the mode earn XP by achieving goals in gameplay and recruiting, allowing them the ability to level up their coaches and unlock new Coach Skills. Coach Skills are broken up into skills which affect the game on the field as well as skills which assist in recruiting.

The tried-and-true (and tired) system of recruiting from previous versions of NCAA Football has been overhauled this year with Power Recruiting. The system simplifies recruiting, eliminating the time-consuming "phone call" mechanic and streamlining menus to allow the same amount of depth in while allowing you to more quickly complete your recruiting responsibilities and get back to the game.

Presentation has seen some upgrades as well, though not all will be fully embraced. The unique "tradition" introductions to the games were judged to be over-long, and have been replaced by "music videos" which use highlights to lead into each game; people who liked seeing what makes each of the 126 schools on-disc unique might be disappointed with the loss of these pre-game sequences. Less polarizing are the additions of new statistical overlays and a better-functioning "Living Clock" from the ESPN scorebug, which helps the NCAA Football 14 experience look and feel more like a broadcast. The addition of a halftime show with highlights and commentary from Rece Davis and David Pollack also helps to spruce up presentation, though the in-game commentary from Brad Nessler and Kirk Herbstreit continues to feel old.

The game introduces the popular EA SPORTS staple, Ultimate Team, through NCAA Football Ultimate Team. It functions similarly to Ultimate Team from other EA SPORTS titles, though it uses cards for current and former NFL players representing their college years. There's not much here to convince non-fans of Ultimate Team as a mode to commit to NFUT, but Ultimate Team fans will have something to keep them busier than in past years.

There is also a "Play a Season" mode in NCAA Football 14 which strips away much of the newly-introduced XP, Coach Skills, and Power Recruiting and allows players to simply play through the 2013 season. While it will surely have its target audience, it feels strange to introduce new features to the Dynasty experience and then offer a way to avoid using those new features.

Fans of Road to Glory mode and last year's Heisman Challenge mode will be disappointed to find that not much has changed, though the gameplay experience benefits from the addition of the Infinity Engine 2. The lack of improvement for the "single player" career modes is a weak point in the overall package, and fans will be desperate for news about these modes in NCAA Football 15.

NCAA Football 14 is a vast improvement over what the franchise has offered in the past few years. From a personal standpoint, it has given me significantly more enjoyment than any other version of the series released for current consoles. Usually I have to work to stay committed to a Dynasty through a season, leaving me to spend my time in Play Now one-off games; I've already played an entire season in my Dynasty, and the gameplay revisions combined with XP and Coach Skills have me looking forward to many more seasons. If NCAA Football 14 is the last version of the game that will be relevant on current consoles with the series making the jump to PS4 and Xbox One next summer, then at least the series will be going out with a BCS Bowl-worthy effort.

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First let me say that Ive played every NCAA game since 03. Many of the games had there pros and cons and i dealt with them with a grain of salt :) NCAA 14 is a very big step back for the EA sports franchise and below (if you have the time) i will explain in my opinion why.

I was a very excited guy thinking that another year another improvement for this game. The first thing i noticed is that there is very much a lack of smooth play in this version. It seems very choppy with a lot of lag at times and very little defensive note. The Defense is almost ridiculous for many reasons maybe due to very slow play. As a Defensive player in all the versions im very disappointed in the stupidity of the AI to literally watch that ball hit there helmet. Zone is very slow to respond and man to man is weak at best.

The hurry up system that many players love to play (i really despise people that do this every play) has a very big slow down because the QB always looks to the sidelines for a play. I like this for people that love to hurry up every play but when theirs 1 minute left and you need to hurry up the QB still does this every play which is just slow and non realistic. Even if u call a spike at the line he looks to the sideline for the play. Also while in hurry up mode it takes forever for the play menu to show up.

I will say that i am not the Offensive GURU that this game seems to make out every player. This game is based on a Madden 13 engine which has been criticized many times buy players and reviewers alike. As a final note i will tell you if your looking for the classic NCAA feel this game is not for you, but if you love no defense, run it up and hope for the best, then you may enjoy this game. Best of luck!

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I really enjoy playing sports games on my Playstation 3 and I found NCAA Football 14 to be really challenging. It really takes skill and the tutorials really help you to develop and improve your game playing abilities.. If you like watching college football, then you'll really enjoy playing this video game. The on screen graphics are excellent and the team stadiums are really authentic. I would highly recommend this game because of the many offensive and defensive variations this game has to offer.

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Great game with excellent new features and graphics. Additionally, they have added the new uniforms for the teams. Great buy and shipped fast.