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NCAA Football 12
Released On: Jul 12, 2011
82
6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
82
84% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
16% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
82
84% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
16% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It may feel like a minor upgrade, but NCAA Football 12 really adds the eye candy graphics to make it compete with other sports games this year. NCAA Football 12 takes us to the next level of depth and authenticity with new Game Day traditions, improved Road to Glory mode, and a ton of little detail improvements that make it a real joy for any college football fan to play. All that's missing is the tailgate party.
NCAA Football 12 is simply loaded with content, as always, and most of what is here will seem familiar on the surface. Those that really dive into the meat of the game, though, will find so many welcome changes that it is hard not to appreciate what Tiburon has done here.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 59 User Ratings
6.7
56% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
27% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
17% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 59 User Ratings
6.7
56% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
27% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
17% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
This game basically didn't change at all from last years game. The graphics do no look like they changed at all. Seriously I saw no change. The only significant change I found was in the Road to Glory mode with the Coach's Trust. That is cool because it makes you prove you can play the game without changing things every time you get a play or route you don't like. Now I may have started out by saying that nothing much has changed from last year's game but since last year's game was **** awesome, I'd say that not changing what was pretty much perfect is a good thing. Keep it up EA.
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Xbox 360
Though these issues hamper the experience, NCAA Football 12 still stands as one of the strongest recent entrants in the series.
The gameplay is the sweetness fans expect, but it's largely unchanged. That's not a knock -- you don't need to reinvent the wheel every year -- but it does keep NCAA Football 12 from feeling like a groundbreaking experience. Instead, it's more like a special edition of NCAA Football 11, which I'm more than happy to play for hours and hours.
If you crave a bit more outside of just football and legacy modes, NCAA is the all comprehensive product you're seeking.
For the litany of improvements, the feeling that EA Tiburon has stopped taking any chances with the franchise is inescapable. After six years on the current generation of consoles, it's time to take a risk and give football fans something new to get excited about. As it stands, NCAA Football is in the very unusual position of being both the best-in-class football game, and a total underachiever.
It's a decent football sim thanks to its excellent Dynasty Mode; and the new tackling physics, custom playbooks, and other features are sorely needed additions. But we're deep into this generation, and expectations have been raised for sports games (and pretty much everything else). So why does it feel like I'm playing a game that should have come out in 2008?
Best NCAA on Xbox 360 to date. I like the additions that were added to Road to Glory mode as far as being able to improve your player. I also like the enhancements to Dynasty Mode like being able to choose whether or not you want to be a Defensive or Offensive Coordinator and only control that side of the ball and work your way into a promotion, or simply be a head coach and control both sides of the ball. Very good game overall.
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Xbox 360
This was the only ncaa game that I ever played and it honestly makes me sad that they no longer make these games. I know they are basically clones of madden but for some reason they were much more fun to me. I just couldn't give this game a perfect score though because of the stupid unskippable replays at the end. I was hoping there would be a way to disable those but apparently the developers are just pure evil.
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Xbox 360
This game may not be top tier graphic wise, but why do they need to? This game is so much more realistic than madden in its gameplay due to madden having to work on graphics, not gameplay. Graphics still must be improved, but this game makes me feel like im at a NCAA football game right at the moment.
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Xbox 360
As much as I love college football and this game, I have so many frustrations with this title. This game was not ready to be released on the release date. Some of the largest new features (updated/improved online dynasty websites) in the game were not completed until last month (March 2012, EIGHT MONTHS after release). The much paraded "improved" defensive AI for the secondary and linebackers is not smarter, simply cheaper. Custom conferences were a much-needed and welcome addition to the franchise. EA Sports' technical support has been utter crap, and I say this after having to contact them for three different online dynasty issues within the first couple of months after release. They have yet to resolve any of the three issues I contacted them on, and two of the three were game-breaking and effectively ended two different online dynasties.
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Xbox 360
This is a fun game which is rehashed year after year. You keep expecting to see major improvements in graphics etc, but you dont. Cons:The release version of this game was very buggy, which is completely unacceptable. Linebackers jump unrealistically in the air to knock passes down. You still get ran down occasionally by slower players. It locks up randomly.
Pros: Creating your own dynasty is always fun and the recruiting is pretty good. The road to glory can be fun.
Overall its a fun football game, the developers really need to step it up though.
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Xbox 360
Summary NCAA Football 12 is the next iteration in EA's NCAA Football series.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
Initial Release Date: Jul 12, 2011
Developer:
- EA Sports
Publisher: EA Sports
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