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NCAA Football 07

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7.1 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: EA Tiburon

Genre(s): Sports, Football

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: July 18, 2006

Summary

Momentum changes everything - now college football's most celebrated videogame turns the tide with NCAA Football 07. Whether battling your biggest rival or playing for the first-ever BCS National Championship Game in Dynasty Mode, success on the field depends on your ability to maintain momentum. Featuring unprecedented graphics that capture every moment in complete detail—from the authenticity of the stadiums, mascots, and marching bands, to the true-to-life look and feel of the players on the field. [Electronic Arts]

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GamePro

Never before has a college football game been this fun or looked this good. The level of visual brilliance featured in NCAA 07 is unrivaled in any current sports game.

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eToychest

[EA] cleaned up the graphics and gameplay to some truly astonishing levels and produced a game that is a top-notch simulation of college football. The good far outweighs the bad or missing in this game.

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Console Gameworld

Finally there is a solid football title for the Xbox 360!

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Cheat Code Central

On its own merit, this title provides near-perfect football gameplay with a decent dynasty mode. But when stacked next to the Xbox and PS2, its hard to justify the extra ten dollar price tag for a less extensive overall experience.

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PGNx Media

Although not quite as full-featured as its current-generation counterparts, NCAA Football 07 on the Xbox 360 is a solid game of college football. The atmosphere and enthusiasm that the game portrays is second to none.

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Team Xbox

While the Xbox 360 version doesn’t pack the same amount of features or overall depth that the Xbox version does it’s still a truly next-gen football offering that is definitely worth your time and money. The visuals alone, as long as you’re playing on a solid HD set, are worth the sixty bucks at times.

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Gamers' Temple

Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso return to provide the play-by-play and color commentary for the game. They do an excellent and enthusiastic job and it really adds a lot to the game.

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ZTGameDomain

Its clear that the franchise is on its way from breaking out from the shadow of its older, more popular sibling, Madden.

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VGPub

The Xbox and PS2 versions of NCAA 07 hold their ground without a doubt this year, but the 360 is closing in fast with its superior online play, and achievement points (which I’m un-naturally addicted to).

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Worth Playing

Was it everything I'd hoped it would be? Nope. Was it everything I know it can be? Nope. Have I been able to put it down since I got it? Not a chance.

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XGP Gaming

Yes, we’d love to see the ESPN license used to a greater extent and even have leagues online. But, we did get a game that plays extremely well and looks gorgeous.

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

The "Tug Of War" mini-game on the 360—in which two teams start at the 50-yard-line and alternate possessions—is a good quick-and-dirty alternative to a full game.

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Gaming Age

The animations are incredible, the textures are fantastic, the stadiums look like cathedrals, and the new menus are slick and very easy to weed through. But alas, you still don't have a full integration of the ESPN license, the presentation is lacking with no pre-game studio views, ala current gen, and there is a few hiccups in the frame rate when scoping the entire field.

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Next Level Gaming

I do think that the player control is a little stiffer on the 360 than on the Xbox.

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Gaming Target

Instead of a sports game stripped to its bare essentials that’s ever-so-popular among debuts on a console, NCAA Football 07 has depth written all over it. EA Tiburon has added so many features to its college series, from the stifling number of animations, to the altered kicking system, to the fresh mini-games--the list goes on and on.

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GameSpot

NCAA Football 07 for the Xbox 360 excels not just with its presentation and spectacle but also with its compelling and hard-hitting gameplay. Despite its relative dearth of features, it's a fine start for the next generation of the series.

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GameZone

I really enjoyed how the interface from Madden 06 on the Xbox 360 is carried over, as well as the play calling, because it makes things much simpler and allows you to get into the action of the game at a much quicker pace.

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GamingTrend

Everything is good, but could be better. The omission of features that are present in last gen systems is inexcusable.

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Gamer 2.0

The Xbox 360 version stands tall among other collegiate sports games on the console.

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Operation Sports

The most important part of any sports game - the on-field play - is smooth and solid, with some breathtakingly realistic animations adding extra spice.

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Game Over Online

You have a choice of either settling for a less attractive game on an older system, or paying more for a title that's lacking in features, but has awesome graphics.

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DarkStation

Featur[es] a perfected kicking controls and updated visuals.

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Games Radar (in-house)

The Xbox 360 version is nothing like the PS2 and Xbox versions. Instead of Campus Legend mode, where you can take some hapless youth through his illustrious college career (hiring tutors to teach him math), you get amazingly realistic graphics.

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Yahoo! Games

Even with cuts made to the major game modes, NCAA 07 looks like a total triumph compared to the neutered Madden released last year for the Xbox 360. And it's definitely a fun, respectable game. But it needs to be more than that to really keep our attention.

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GameSpy

While it's not quite as strong as its current-gen iterations, NCAA Football 07 is a great next-gen kickoff for one of our favorite sports series. The developers nailed the feeling of being in the middle of a rockin' stadium on game day, and the game looks as good as anything we've played on the Xbox 360. The online play is a bit disappointing.

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G4 TV

Consider it an apology for EA’s underwhelming 360 sports lineup last year.

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Planet Xbox 360

Maybe it is the beautiful graphics or the insanely fun multiplayer; it could be the Dynasty mode or the feeling I get playing a home game in the ultra-realistic Jordan-Hare stadium. Whatever it is, EA won some major points with me this time around.

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Digital Entertainment News

NCAA Football 2007 is the Anna Kournikova of next-gen football games; beautiful to look at and spend time with, but seriously lacking in depth and achievement.

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Xbox Solution

NCAA 07 certainly has the right idea and just needs to be slightly tweaked and a bit more balanced.

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DailyGame

Still a very good football game, but a step down from what we'd normally expect.

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Game Informer

In other words, the series (at least the 360 version) is back to being Madden's waterboy. [Aug 2006, p.87]

Official Xbox Magazine

Sure NCAA is prettier on 360 (the stadiums and crowd atmosphere are particularly sweet), and hey, we love racking up Achievements as much as you do, but the vastly deeper Xbox 1 version (OXM score: 90) is really the only serious option. [Sept 2006, p.81]

IGN

Yes, the game looks, sounds and plays well, but there is a noticeable lack of polish and a painful lack of depth.

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GameShark

I would still recommend the 360 version of the game over any other version because 1) you don’t miss the features you didn’t use last year and 2) once you’ve seen this game run on a 360, playing the same version on the original Xbox is like going from an original Game Boy to a Nintendo DS.

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Detroit Free Press

The game looks very nice. What isn't so hot, however, is that the regular Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions of this game have a lot more depth. The 360 game has no create-a-player career mode, no spring game and fewer mini-games.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

It's hard not to look at all those features on the current-gen version - monster playbooks, Campus Legend mode, trick plays, special-teams tweaks - and wonder why a football game coming one generation after "Madden" on 360 doesn't have what you'll find on the PS2 or Xbox. [Aug 2006, p.84]

My Gamer

Its clear that the franchise is on its way from breaking out from the shadow of its older, more popular sibling, Madden.

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AtomicGamer

If you’re dead-set on getting draft classes for Madden 07 on the 360, go rent the game and play it for a weekend. Admire the pretty graphics and have fun with the gameplay that doesn’t amount to much more than a 60 dollar tech demo – it is still worth a rental just to see what could have been.

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1UP

EA put a great deal of effort in capturing the emotional aspect of college football, but it mostly goes to waste because the Momentum Meter fails to accurately translate that energy and how it can impact what happens on the field.

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Game Chronicles

EA has more than a year to polish this game and it came out pretty bad, or at least below expectations. For every nice touch, there was something far worse to overshadow it, for every new feature, we lost three, and I have never seen such a waste of the ESPN license.

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Game Revolution

If you foolishly cut your regular Xbox from your living room lineup, this game will do; it’s better than Madden, anyway. But this is still the least impressive NCAA Football game to date, and a rare fumble from EA’s dominant team.

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netjak

NCAA Football 07 for the Xbox 360 adds a layer of high definition polish to a franchise that was beginning to feel a bit to familiar year-to-year on the Xbox and PlayStation 2.

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GamerFeed

The Xbox 360 version is supposed to be the higher-end version on the market, but instead, you wonder where the extra $10 investment has gone. The game is sorely lacking in modes and extras that exist in the other versions, and its graphics and gameplay have some hitches that could've been remedied in production.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Rudy gave it a6:
The gameplay is not smooth and there are framerate issues. The animations need work as do some basic things like shadows at 12:30 in the afternoon and Michigan's helmuts. Not a next gen effort. Current gen is much better.

Joel B. gave it a2:
This game was the reason I upgraded to the 360 and I was extremely disappointed. The muslce-bound players in no way resemble anything realistic, the game-play is not fluid, the play book menu is not intiuitve, the jerseys aren't even the correrct colors, and shadows on the field make seeing the football next to impossible.(And I have a 60" HD TV!). I owned four differenent releases on the xBox with great anticipation for the 360 version. EA should be asshamed of themselves for releasing this. Go back to the old look and feel, bring back the create-a-player, create-a-school, and the heisman race! If you are considering buying this game, definitely rent it first!

Nima G. gave it a9:
Great game and fun. I wish it had Heisman mode that was fun in the 06 version

Hans L. gave it a4:
The 360 version of this game has been completely ruined. I have bought NCAA Football games every year for the past 4yrs and this one is my least favorite by far. All of the meat has been taken out of the game. There are so many things omitted I don't know where to begin: race for the heisman mode, sports illustrated magazine, create a school, impact stadiums, create a coach, just to name a few. This purchase is one of my biggest regrets, they had so long to prepare this game for next generation, and they failed. If you are solely into graphics and don't care about any of the depth than go ahead and buy this game.

Chris W. gave it a4:
For the 360 version they got rid of all the division I-AA teams and create-a-school mode. They only have about a quarter of the stadiums done. You can’t make your own playbook. I think they need to do a lot of catching up to old versions before I will invest in the NCAA series again.

John K. gave it a10:
This game is video football at its best! No need to deal with the annoying passing cone from Madden, fantastic graphics with beautiful stadiums and realistic looking players (and even fans)! Not to mention the game is incredibly fun to play! OK, there are some minor issues-- some collision detection problems (tackles will infrequently occur when a player appears to be a few feet away, or a player after scoring a touchdown will run through the end-zone and straight through the wall of the stadium), the occasional stutter in frame rate when panning out to show stadiums-- but none of these MINOR issues will detract from the FUN of the gameplay. Dynasty Mode is endlessly enjoyable, and will keep you busy for hours and hours. Overall, this is the one of very few MUST-HAVE games for the 360, and may turn out to be better than this year's Madden (unless they have made significant improvements from Madden 06, which was quite underwhelming). Buy this game-- you will not be disappointed if you have any interest in football video games, and you will be in heaven if you have even a passing interest in college football!

Kenneth T. gave it a6:
Great Graphics To An Extent... What I Mean Is Some Visual Mistakes Like With Snow (Only On The Field And No Where Else). Rain Isnt Bouncing Off Of Anything At All... Looks Like Static On The Screen.. A Few Stadiums Arent Even The Right Ones.... No Create A Team Feature... There Isnt A Healthy Dynasty Like We've Seen In The Past... In Other Words In Really Looks Like They Took The Format Of NCAA Football 98... Very Poor Job At It... I Give It A 6

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