Game Description: NCAA Football 12 takes the journey of the college athlete to the next level of depth and authenticity. Experience the pride and pageantry of gameday Saturday like never before as players go from high school superstar to top college player to head coach in the Road to Glory and Dynasty modes. With an enhanced in-game presentation, new traditions, and an all-new collision system, players make an impact by leading their team to the National Championship in NCAA Football 12.
Cover Athlete: Alabama RB Mark Ingram
Release Date: July 12, 2011
Available Consoles: X-Box 360 & Playstation 3.
Demo Information: Available June 28. Demo will contain two match-ups (Oregon at Texas, Alabama at Florida State) and allow users to unlock five 2010 Nike Pro-Combat uniforms for use in the retail version of the game. Full details to be announced at a later date. Each game will consist of four 2-minute quarters with selectable difficulty level and as well, the demo will support Live Tuning Packs. [Additional 2010 Nike Pro-Combat uniforms will be available at launch for EB Games/GameStop pre-orders and made accessible for all later in the year, while West Virginia's Pro-Combat uniforms will be available in-game from launch without pre-ordering or sharing the demo.]
Features and Improvements (PS3/360):
Coaching Carousel - Begin as an existing coach or create a new coach and work your way up the coaching ranks to your dream job and become a coaching legend.
Custom Playbooks - Up to 40 formations and 370-377 plays depending on base playbook. Can create 15 on offense, 15 on defense. Can be used in Online Dynasty, as well as Ranked & Unranked games.
Road to Glory improvements - Play complete senior season of high school, "Ironman" play in high school (play both offense & defense), separate scholarship offers from teams based on offensive & defensive play, & more. Each XP and Coach Trust to move up the depth chart and hold on to your starting position.
Enhanced Tackle and Collision System
Improved Zone Defenses
Custom Conferences
Three-man Gang Tackles and Double-Hit Tackles
New Authentic Formations in Playbooks: TCU's 4-2-5 Okie Across and more.
Nearly 150 new plays
User controlled dive catches
New dive and bull rush animations
Coach Mode: Call the plays and watch the CPU execute them from a Broadcast Camera angle
Web Improvements: Comment on any Dynasty Wire story & more
Call your game against the CPU online via Super SimWeb (PDLC) - $2.99 or 240 MS Points
Advance your Dynasty Week on the web (PDLC) - $2.99 or 240 MS Points (Available in August)
High Dynamic Range Rendering (HDR)
Higher Resolution Crowds
Dynamic Attendance in Dynasty Mode
More Player Gear
Dreadlocks
Bowl & Conference Championship Game Patches on Uniforms
New Stadium Sound Events: Pregame Part 1 (Anticipation), Pregame Part 2 (Runout), Pregame Both (Anticipation and Runout)
Ability to set up to 200 Stadium Sound events (previously 50)
In-game atmosphere and tradition updates: Bands, Cannons, varying crowd noise (based on stadium size).
More authentic stadium & team entrances: BCS Game Open, Auburn, Boston College, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, NC State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Purdue, Southern Cal, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
Over 140 New & Updated Uniforms: 2010 Nike Pro-Combats, Arizona State, Michigan State, TCU Rose Bowl Helmet, Washington State, and more.
New & Updated Stadiums and Stadium Signage: Akron, Alabama, Oregon, and more.
Updated Field Art: Arizona State, Arkansas, East Carolina, Florida State, NC State, Ole Miss, and more.
New Offensive Plays: Pistol Full House HB Off Tackle, Shotgun Spread Flex Wk Y-Stick, Weak I Normal Y Over Fly Sweep, Shotgun Twin TE Slot PA Slide, Pistol Spread RNS Switch Smash, Pistol Train Triple Option, Shotgun Wild Tiger Trey Fight Song, I-Form Twin TE Badger Power, Shotgun Trio HB Wk PA Husker Y Post, Shotgun Normal Flex Ark HB Wheel, Shotgun Wing Trips Wk Tiger Buck Sweep, I-form Twins UK Fade Smash, Ace Big Twins Weak Flood, Shotgun Trips Unbalanced Mizzou Jet, Shotgun Quads Trio Slot Pivot, and more.
New Defensive Plays: Nickel Normal Cover 6, 4-2-5 Over Thunder Zero Cop, 3-3-5 Okie NCAA Blitz 3, Quarters Normal Dbl Loop 3, Nickel 2-4-5 Slant Zone 2, Nickel 2-4-5 Cover 3 Bluff, Dime 3-2-6 Spinner Buck Dog 1, 3-4 Predator Cover 2 Sink, 4-2-5 Under Slide Rover Wk Dog, 4-2-5 Okie Across Bullets Dbl A, and more.