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JBHuskers
07-08-2011, 10:51 AM
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The review embargo has been lifted and we will start to see reviews pouring in over the weekend for NCAA Football 12. The first review is in from Game Informer. We'll update this posting as new reviews are posted. Continue after the break to see their score and a link to their review.

GameInformer - 9/10 (http://www.gameinformer.com/games/ncaa_football_12/b/xbox360/archive/2011/07/08/at-the-top-of-its-game.aspx)
The year after a championship can be tricky. You may be the team to beat, but you still have a long road ahead of you as you try to recapture that magic. Last year, EA came out with a great college football product that captured the feeling of the sport. NCAA 12 builds upon NCAA 11 with a list of improvements, but how much better is it?

PastaPadre Impressions (http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/07/10/ncaa-football-12-impressions)
NCAA Football 12 has experienced its share of ups and downs in the lead-up to its Tuesday release. The series continues to present one of the strongest feature sets amongst sports games and comes off a well-regarded iteration. It has stumbled in the last month or so however as EA Sports committed several missteps that hampered anticipation levels and followed that with notable indications of desperation on their part to build back some excitement. After spending an extensive amount of time already with NCAA Football 12 here are my initial impressions of the offering with more coverage to follow over the coming days.

IGN - 8.5 (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181529p1.html)
College is many things to many people, but my four years at Mizzou were defined by football. Faurot Field, the colors black and gold, and waking up at 5 a.m. to be at the tailgate spot long before kickoff are the memories that define my college experience. If you're an NCAA football fan, chances are you have some kind of memory similar to this -- college is all about tradition, and that's what NCAA Football 12 brings to the forefront this year alongside a bunch of other bells and whistles.
NCAA Football 12 is EA Sports and developer Tiburon's latest stab at boiling down one of America's most revered pastimes to something you can play in your living room. Luckily for players, NCAA Football 12 is great at this. It takes all the teams, stadiums, fight songs as well as pomp and circumstance we'd expect and shoves it on a disc for you to enjoy.

Planet XBOX 360 - 9.4 (http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_15344/NCAA_Football_12_Review)
It’s that time of year again, where the fans and alumni from rival schools around the country are getting fired up for the upcoming season. No its not College Football season yet, but it is time for EA Sports to release their annual NCAA Football series. NCAA Football 12 is the copulation from 5 years of football games from EA Sports and Tiburon team on the Xbox 360. This year’s game is the Gold at the end of the rainbow for College Football fans as NCAA Football 12 looks to knock out any thought fans may have about buying the game annually


We'll continue to update this posting as new reviews are released.

Pig Bomb
07-08-2011, 12:20 PM
these guys look to be spot on looking at their comments and reviews...cant wait to get my hands on the game!

Pantera1968
07-08-2011, 12:29 PM
The only small nitpick I have is where he mentioned Corso no longer being in the booth . . that's the same as last year and I LOVED it! :)

ram29jackson
07-08-2011, 01:22 PM
Corso not being in game is a tragedy

beartide06
07-08-2011, 01:22 PM
When I first read the review I thought it was going to get a mediocre rating because he didn't say too many positive things in regard to the game lol.

JBHuskers
07-08-2011, 01:26 PM
When I first read the review I thought it was going to get a mediocre rating because he didn't say too many positive things in regard to the game lol.

That's kinda what I thought based on his body of work on the review :D then he gave it a 9/10.

morsdraconis
07-08-2011, 01:38 PM
Truthfully, it was a pretty shitty review. Game Informer never has good reviews. I usually just use Metacritic for reviews since I can get a good idea of what is good and bad about the game from several different sources. If you have one moron complaining about something but no one else, it's pretty obvious that that is a non-issue.

Coach Kernzy
07-08-2011, 01:49 PM
Good call mors, I use metacritic and gamerankings.com as well. Both give aggregate scores of all the reviews given. Great way to get a much broader view of a game rather that using one or two specific reviews.

JeffHCross
07-08-2011, 02:19 PM
Game Informer is the only review up so far (at either site, actually), but here's some quick links. Like you guys, I use both Metacritic and GameRankings.

Meta (PS3): http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/ncaa-football-12
Meta (360): http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/ncaa-football-12
GR (PS3): http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/624640-ncaa-football-12/index.html
GR (360): http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/624639-ncaa-football-12/index.html

Unconquered
07-08-2011, 02:53 PM
Mainstream reviewers are clueless about football in general and college football in particular. I'll wait for a review from TGT.

gschwendt
07-08-2011, 02:57 PM
Mainstream reviewers are clueless about football in general and college football in particular. I'll wait for a review from TGT.
Our review is already in... "It's great."

Agent AC27
07-08-2011, 02:59 PM
Mainstream reviewers are clueless about football in general and college football in particular. I'll wait for a review from TGT.

Exactly, i'm with you. I'll see what TGT has to say.

Agent AC27
07-08-2011, 03:01 PM
Our review is already in... "It's great."

LOL....that's what i was hoping to hear.

Coach Kernzy
07-08-2011, 03:03 PM
Just "It's great."

Is it the best of the current gen NCAA titles or might it even be the best of any NCAA title on any console?

gschwendt
07-08-2011, 03:06 PM
Just "It's great."

Is it the best of the current gen NCAA titles or might it even be the best of any NCAA title on any console?
I think I already put that answer in one of the Q&A threads (go find it!)

Just kidding.

Yes. I do consider this to be the best of not only this generation of consoles but also best of the entire NCAA Football series.
One caveat is that I didn't really dive deep into NCAA until NCAA03 but have owned every one since then.

Regardless though, the "small touches" that were made to this game, have made this game! There's still lots that can be added but it's very nice to see the direction that they are taking the series from 11 to 12 and then looking towards the future.

Coach Kernzy
07-08-2011, 03:07 PM
Excellent news, thank you for that candid response :)

oweb26
07-08-2011, 03:13 PM
I think I already put that answer in one of the Q&A threads (go find it!)

Just kidding.

Yes. I do consider this to be the best of not only this generation of consoles but also best of the entire NCAA Football series.
One caveat is that I didn't really dive deep into NCAA until NCAA03 but have owned every one since then.

Regardless though, the "small touches" that were made to this game, have made this game! There's still lots that can be added but it's very nice to see the direction that they are taking the series from 11 to 12 and then looking towards the future.


Your not going to implode in a rant in about two months are you that totally goes against your review? OR do I have to wait two months to find out, you know that seems like the norm sometimes on the first reviews of these games.

gschwendt
07-08-2011, 03:16 PM
Your not going to implode in a rant in about two months are you that totally goes against your review? OR do I have to wait two months to find out, you know that seems like the norm sometimes on the first reviews of these games.I don't think so. I generally try to be conservative in my opinions just for that simple fact... I don't want to come back later and think "wtf was I thinking??!". Unless something drastic changes from today to 2 months from now, I imagine I'll still be standing by my opinion, much in the same way that I stood by my early opinion that NCAA11 was the best of this generation (honestly not a hard opinion to take).

I would be curious if you were to bump this in two months (set your calendar) to be able to look back at thoughts. Though going back from our pre-release coverage of NCAA11, it looks like those comments were fairly accurate through the course of the year.

JeffHCross
07-08-2011, 03:52 PM
Your not going to implode in a rant in about two months are you that totally goes against your review? We leave that to guys like I_OU, the king of rants that run contrary to his first impression ;)

Jayrah
07-08-2011, 04:32 PM
Corso not being in game is a tragedy
No it is a blessing. He made it nearly impossible to listen to the announcers. Plus he's not (and hasn't been in any for a long time) game broadcasts to speak of.

JeffHCross
07-08-2011, 04:36 PM
No it is a blessing. He made it nearly impossible to listen to the announcers. Plus he's not (and hasn't been in any for a long time) game broadcasts to speak of.Has it really been 7 years (2004) since Corso did Thursday night games with Tirico and Kirk?

ram29jackson
07-08-2011, 04:43 PM
No it is a blessing. He made it nearly impossible to listen to the announcers. Plus he's not (and hasn't been in any for a long time) game broadcasts to speak of.

nope, he gave dialog a flavor and has a funny voice, he is a humorous guy and should not have been taken out at all...granted, he probably isnt in any shape to do redo's..but its boring without his humor ..and dont call it a blessing he is out, thats just disrespectful to your elders :)

OMRebel
07-08-2011, 04:45 PM
It's been terrible watching Corso go downhill so quickly. Soon, he won't be able to do College Gameday anymore either.... that'll be a sad day :(

Unconquered
07-08-2011, 04:47 PM
I miss Corso, if only because he provided more variety in the commentary.

I OU a Beatn
07-08-2011, 04:54 PM
We leave that to guys like I_OU, the king of rants that run contrary to his first impression ;)

The only reason I ever change my mind is because my first impression is usually right away, and my rant is usually several days/weeks after when the douches find out all the glitches/over powered plays and start using them.

For the record, I thought the demo was extremely good. The only thing I found to be of an issue are the amount of tipped balls the LOS, a few high jumps by LBs, and how all or nothing the pass rush is. I haven't played the demo a lot, but from what I have played I'd give it a solid A and say it's easily the best this generation and up there with the all time greats.

That's just based on the demo. Once the retail game comes out, it's possible I'll change my mind, especially once I start playing other human players.

JeffHCross
07-08-2011, 05:59 PM
The only reason I ever change my mind is because my first impression is usually right away, and my rant is usually several days/weeks after when the douches find out all the glitches/over powered plays and start using them.Oh, I know buddy. Just good-natured ribbing. :)

I OU a Beatn
07-08-2011, 06:09 PM
Oh, I know buddy. Just good-natured ribbing. :)

I know you were messin' around, but it's true. A large portion of the games I end up bitching about I initially liked. :D

I have high hopes for NCAA '12, though. I enjoyed the demo and it plays extremely well. I'm excited for July 12th to roll around which isn't something I've been able to say for quite awhile.

morsdraconis
07-09-2011, 09:01 AM
I just pretty much unilaterally hate everything. Then I'm pleasantly surprised when I actually like a game.

ReBuKez
07-09-2011, 09:27 AM
Cant wait! Midnight release is a must for me. :D:D:D

gschwendt
07-10-2011, 11:38 PM
PastaPadre's NCAA Football 12 Impressions (http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/07/10/ncaa-football-12-impressions) added to the article.

jaymo76
07-11-2011, 12:18 AM
PastaPadre's NCAA Football 12 Impressions (http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/07/10/ncaa-football-12-impressions) added to the article.

Basically every review says: great game; minor but noticeable enhancements; playbooks and coaching cvarousel enhance dynasty; RTG is greatly improved; commentary is awful and presentation is still weak. That's good enough for me :)

I OU a Beatn
07-11-2011, 08:18 AM
IGN gave it an 8.5. Link here. (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181529p1.html)

I love how all these reviews are saying the game play is the same. That proves why you never, ever listen to mainstream reviews on football games. The subtraction of suction blocking/tackling along with the improved shotgun running, zone defense, etc... makes the game play WAY better than '11 ever was.

Just saw that Greg Miller reviewed it for IGN. That explains it all. :D

gschwendt
07-11-2011, 09:19 AM
Planet XBOX 360 - 9.4 (http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_15344/NCAA_Football_12_Review)
It’s that time of year again, where the fans and alumni from rival schools around the country are getting fired up for the upcoming season. No its not College Football season yet, but it is time for EA Sports to release their annual NCAA Football series. NCAA Football 12 is the copulation from 5 years of football games from EA Sports and Tiburon team on the Xbox 360. This year’s game is the Gold at the end of the rainbow for College Football fans as NCAA Football 12 looks to knock out any thought fans may have about buying the game annually

JBHuskers
07-11-2011, 10:29 AM
IGN gave it an 8.5. Link here. (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181529p1.html)

I love how all these reviews are saying the game play is the same. That proves why you never, ever listen to mainstream reviews on football games. The subtraction of suction blocking/tackling along with the improved shotgun running, zone defense, etc... makes the game play WAY better than '11 ever was.

Just saw that Greg Miller reviewed it for IGN. That explains it all. :D

Yeah major review sites play for a couple hours call it good and don't notice the main details that have been worked on.

skipwondah33
07-11-2011, 10:46 AM
IGN gave it an 8.5. Link here. (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181529p1.html)

I love how all these reviews are saying the game play is the same. That proves why you never, ever listen to mainstream reviews on football games. The subtraction of suction blocking/tackling along with the improved shotgun running, zone defense, etc... makes the game play WAY better than '11 ever was.
Thats because its possibly not noticable that those things are out to them. I won't be able to fully notice until I'm playing another user. Playing the CPU they tend to break and side step tackles with ease so I can't tell if its me or there outstanding ability to put on a Barry Sanders combined with Christian Okoye display.

hornfan36
07-11-2011, 10:48 AM
First, I am so excited to get this game tomorrow. Second, I really hope EA is getting the message about commentary. I really think one of the reasons it hasn't been improved is because it is not one of the main requests from the community. Take for example, the GT new feature tournament. Presentation elements always get knocked out in the first two rounds. I really hope the community keeps this in mind when voting next year. I think EA is listening and that is evident with the addition of coaching carousel and custom playbooks.

My wish for next year: two commentary teams, dynamic commentary that changes with each season in your dynasty, highlights from other games (at least a score ticker that was in the last gen of games), and more of a TV style presentation (Madden 12). I know College Gameday would be difficult but the rest of the list has already been done in 2K's games.

I am really excited about the gameplay this year though and if they can just get the presentation elements right, you are looking at a game that is just amazing!

coogrfan
07-11-2011, 10:53 AM
Planet XBOX 360 - 9.4 (http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_15344/NCAA_Football_12_Review)
It’s that time of year again, where the fans and alumni from rival schools around the country are getting fired up for the upcoming season. No its not College Football season yet, but it is time for EA Sports to release their annual NCAA Football series. NCAA Football 12 is the copulation from 5 years of football games from EA Sports and Tiburon team on the Xbox 360. This year’s game is the Gold at the end of the rainbow for College Football fans as NCAA Football 12 looks to knock out any thought fans may have about buying the game annually

:D

JBHuskers
07-11-2011, 11:26 AM
:D

Sounds kinda dirty.

DaGhostOfZackMillz
07-11-2011, 11:41 AM
Enjoyed the http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/07/10/ncaa-football-12-impressions review, gets at the nitty gritty, points out the bad and good. The Planet Xbox review sounds like they read the product updates off the back of the retail box for some advertising dollars.

coogrfan
07-11-2011, 11:46 AM
Sounds kinda dirty.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/gocoogs/WAKKACHIKKA.jpg

:)

xMrHitStickx904
07-11-2011, 12:06 PM
Trust me, never trust IGN for a review of a game. When actual football guys play and review the game, they notice the small differences that make it a great game, I think everyone who has a copy right now, and will have it a midnight will agree. Can't wait til the majority of the community gets to play it.

Pantera1968
07-11-2011, 12:18 PM
:D

LMAO. Yeah, I don't think that was quite the word he was looking for. Maybe compilation or perhaps culmination. Of course maybe EA was responding to their customers . . I remember seeing one of the posters say that if he was going to get the game early and pay $100 that it had better "take care of him". Maybe EA is responding to that wish! :)

gschwendt
07-11-2011, 12:22 PM
Never heard of the site but it's accepted on Metacritic so...

Game-Boyz - 9.0 (http://www.game-boyz.co.uk/content/node/18134)
Every year it appears as though EA Sports NCAA Football game is gaining more and more in the popularity department. It has come to the point where many, including myself, view the game to be on par with EA Sports’ Madden Football game. Last year, NCAA Football 11 managed to accurately capture the American college football experience in all its glory. Life like players, booming marching band sounds, and a highly enjoyable virtual football experience made for a game which was truly a must own, not only for NCAA fans, but for all football in general. Long since considered a game meant to wet your appetite before the yearly Madden installment arrives, EA Sports NCAA Football is back and looking to grow on last year’s success. After some time spent with EA Sports' latest installment in the College Football franchise (the Xbox 360 version), there is no question it delivers and the game has been improved on many levels. But is this enough? Read on to find out.

JBHuskers
07-11-2011, 01:01 PM
Not the best name for a site....kinda creepy if you ask me :D

strattjw
07-11-2011, 05:01 PM
IGN gave it an 8.5. Link here. (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181529p1.html)

I love how all these reviews are saying the game play is the same. That proves why you never, ever listen to mainstream reviews on football games. The subtraction of suction blocking/tackling along with the improved shotgun running, zone defense, etc... makes the game play WAY better than '11 ever was.

Just saw that Greg Miller reviewed it for IGN. That explains it all. :D

You should take a review for what it is, one person's opinion of the game. From a mainstream site like IGN/GameSpot/1UP you get a review from someone that played the game for 20-30 hours then gave a review. They may continue to play the game for a month or so after release but likely not much beyond that. The reviewer is probably a football fan (like Greg Miller is) but chances are they are not familiar with the ins and outs of football to the extent that people frequenting a site like this are. And there really isn’t any reason they should be. These sites provide a review of the game from the perspective of the casual sports game fan that will play NCAA 12 until the next big game is out (Gear of War or Resistance or the such.)

If you want to know about the finer game play enhancements in NCAA 12 you should wait for a reviewer you know plays the game the way you play the game. This doesn’t make the IGN review worthless. It just means it isn’t reviewing the game from the perspective you want.

bdoughty
07-11-2011, 05:12 PM
There is only one good reviewer in the world - YOURSELF. I used to just say reviews are just one persons opinion but then a review hit that changed my world.

IGN - NFL Street Review - Jon (Yea I now work at ESPN) Robinson.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/461/461811p1.html

NFL Street is the game that out-blitzes Blitz to revive the arcade football genre to a status worthy of the legends strutting their attitude across the asphalt.

If you're looking for one football game to get you through the upcoming post Super Bowl depression, NFL Street is the polygonal Prozac you've been chanting for, and you don't even need a prescription.

That is wen my faith in humanity was lost. It is one thing to write glowing reviews to keep publishers happy. A whole different ball game when you allow the publisher to write the review for you.

strattjw
07-11-2011, 05:51 PM
That is wen my faith in humanity was lost. It is one thing to write glowing reviews to keep publishers happy. A whole different ball game when you allow the publisher to write the review for you.

That is a game that got a pretty high user review and 80+ meta critic score. Sure the 9.2 review score might be high but it's not like he told you to go by this amazing game that ended up with a 50 meta critic score. By the account of most review sites and users that was a pretty good game. I seriously doubt that review would cause you to loose faith in humanity.

bdoughty
07-11-2011, 07:07 PM
You are focusing on the scores, which is the least of my concern. Those numbers are used to amuse the masses. My point was geared towards the WORDS in the review.

gigemaggs99
07-12-2011, 12:53 PM
quick question, just picked my copy of the game, after a error loading the update 1.01 (PS3) error code 80710102 all seems to working fine. I had simply followed the instructions for the error and restarted my PS3. Then it ran the update fine.

My question is, where do we go to make sure the extra uniforms are there? I downloaded the demo and sent an invite to some friends on my friends lists. It said I would have extra "Nike combat" uniforms for the real/full version of the game. How/where do we go to see if they are there?

Thanks,
Gus

EDIT: called Gamestop, he said there is a code on my receipt sure enough it's there.

gigemaggs99
07-12-2011, 03:49 PM
One thing that is VERY nice about this site...maybe it's b/c the users are more mature or maybe it's made up of more adults, not sure what the reasoning is, but it's nice that people discuss the game. In pros and cons, using normal vocabulary and not freaking out. I've been reading on other sites and people are cussing, freaking out, ranting/raving seems like they are just plain unhappy. Seems very negative, all I can really say to those people is, take it back and get your money back! It's just a video game.

SO, thanks forproviding a site we can come to to discuss the game in a mature manner.

Happy Gaming!

Gus

JBHuskers
07-13-2011, 10:06 AM
The comments on GamePro's ridiculous review score are pretty funny....

http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/221051/review-ncaa-football-12-360-ps3/

gschwendt
07-13-2011, 10:23 AM
The comments on GamePro's ridiculous review score are pretty funny....

http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/221051/review-ncaa-football-12-360-ps3/
On the whole, for someone who isn't accustomed to playing football games, her review has a good deal of merit to it. But for someone who plays the game on an annual or semi-annual basis, that review just gives them ammunition for "girls shouldn't play sports" or something along those lines.

The problem with NCAA/Madden or just about any annual sports title is that there is a fairly steep learning curve that wards off a lot of potential buyers. Even as she mentioned the Custom Playbooks interface... yes, it makes a lot of sense to me because I've played the game every year for the past 9 years, but for any-old-schmo, it's going to be very cumbersome. The same applies to gameplay... yes, there's one-button mode for newcomers, but no one wants to buy a game just to play the watered down version. I'm not sure how EA fixes that problem without having a VERY deep training simulator telling you why you should make a certain decision, why you should run the ball on third & 1, how to look for cover 2, etc. Obviously that would be a very big undertaking but if Madden & NCAA did a joint venture on developing that one year, it could pay off for the future of the title.

ncaajunkie
07-13-2011, 10:39 AM
game trailers has a review up

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-ncaa-football/717373

Design 9.0
Game play 8.2
Presentation 8.5
Overall 8.6

strattjw
07-13-2011, 12:23 PM
The comments on GamePro's ridiculous review score are pretty funny....

http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/221051/review-ncaa-football-12-360-ps3/

This is my favorite part of her review...


You wanna know what a real incentive is? Unlockables. Lots of them. And maybe a title that says, "Greatest Coach in the History of the Universe."

Just what NCAA needs, pointless unlockable titles and vanity items to collect. Lets turn NCAA into the new Pokemon.

JBHuskers
07-13-2011, 12:27 PM
Yeah leaving gender out of it....when you take that stance on a review of an NCAA Football game, you should lose your job :D That 60 she gave really killed the meta score. Without that idiotic score, the metascore is 88....with, it dropped to 83.

cdj
07-13-2011, 12:31 PM
I thought the premise of Bailey's GamePro review had a lot of merits, but the scoring system "3 of 5 stars" can be interpreted as someone thinking the game is poor - 60 out of 100. One "star" can raise or lower the score 20%. I'd be interested in seeing what she would review it under a more standard 100 or even a 10.0 scale.

The worst part (for EA and for gamers who use metascores to gauge potential purchases) is that they are listed in metacritic reviews and this '60' is easily the worst review score and took their metascore from 89 to 84/85. (The next lowest was an 85 from IGN.) Metacritic should only use review scores on a 10.0 or 100 point scale.

souljahbill
07-13-2011, 02:06 PM
While I don't agree with everything in the review (Unlockable "titles"? Really?), I do think it's somewhere near the truth. The writer's gender is irrelevant. Anyone who's boo-hooing because the writer is female is an ass. Point blank. On a scale of 5, 3 is average. People need to stop "converting" and definitely need to stop getting hung up over scores. I understand a score can give you a quick synopsis on whether something is good or not but people should stop being lazy or impatient and actually read the text. I've written a lot of reviews for www.themarriedgamers.net and let me tell you, writing reviews and assigning a score based on that review is harder then it sounds.


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SJSUSpartans10
07-14-2011, 03:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRAGkA0AzMk

Iron Dragon
07-15-2011, 09:02 AM
GameSpot gave the game a 7, and here's why:

"And there's a frequent bug that turns the receivers' route markers into dancing squiggly lines. None of these problems destroy the fun of running a perfect option play, but they do take you out of what should be an immerse experience."

:smh: It sounds like the guy played about two games and lost both and hated it.

SmoothPancakes
07-15-2011, 09:09 AM
GameSpot gave the game a 7, and here's why:

"And there's a frequent bug that turns the receivers' route markers into dancing squiggly lines. None of these problems destroy the fun of running a perfect option play, but they do take you out of what should be an immerse experience."

:smh: It sounds like the guy played about two games and lost both and hated it.

And idiots like that person is why it should be required for any reviews on sites like that, that the person has to have an extensive personal experience and history with a game, if anything, especially sports games, to be allowed to write a review about it.

coogrfan
07-15-2011, 10:03 AM
GameSpot gave the game a 7, and here's why:

"And there's a frequent bug that turns the receivers' route markers into dancing squiggly lines. None of these problems destroy the fun of running a perfect option play, but they do take you out of what should be an immerse experience."

:smh: It sounds like the guy played about two games and lost both and hated it.

Appalling. The piece is an embarrasment to both the author and Gamespot.

The writer is so lacking in intellectual curiousity that the thought that what he was seeing might not be a bug at all apparently never occured to him. It also calls into question his claim that NCAA 12 is "virtually identical to last year's offering", since this particular feature has been in the game for 3-4 years.

morsdraconis
07-15-2011, 10:04 AM
Gamespot is HORRIBLE for review purposes. They constantly get paid to put up great reviews of big games and will purposely put bad reviews of games that are competition to those games. Gamespot is a fuckin' joke of a site for review purposes.

souljahbill
07-15-2011, 10:49 AM
GameSpot gave the game a 7, and here's why:

"And there's a frequent bug that turns the receivers' route markers into dancing squiggly lines. None of these problems destroy the fun of running a perfect option play, but they do take you out of what should be an immerse experience."

:smh: It sounds like the guy played about two games and lost both and hated it.

LMFAO! There's another glitch in the game where when I score a touchdown, it gives me 6 points instead of 7. Then they make me kick a field goal and I don't even get 3 points for it! 2 out of 10.


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steelerfan
07-15-2011, 11:11 AM
LMFAO! There's another glitch in the game where when I score a touchdown, it gives me 6 points instead of 7. Then they make me kick a field goal and I don't even get 3 points for it! 2 out of 10.


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That happens to me too!

:D :D :D

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SmoothPancakes
07-15-2011, 11:40 AM
That happens to me too!

:D :D :D

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Me too. :fp: Way to really screw the pooch on this one EA! You guys are horrible at creating games!

;) :D

cdj
07-15-2011, 08:03 PM
GameSpot has added a note to the review:

Editor's Note: This review previously contained incorrect information about receivers' routes appearing as squiggly lines. What we believed to be a glitch is, in fact, a feature to show how nervous a quarterback is. GameSpot regrets the error.

morsdraconis
07-15-2011, 08:25 PM
:smh:

bdoughty
07-15-2011, 09:16 PM
Gamepot is not even worth looking at for sports reviews. This is the same group that fired Jeff Gerstman for his critical review of Kane and Lynch. A review that pissed of Eidos who had been pushing the game heavily with advertising money at Gamespot.