NCAA 11 Review

For those of us waiting for college football to begin NCAA football video games are a great way to kill time before the season kicks off. NCAA 11 the latest release has shown some progress in the gameplay area to make the overall game a better experience. The overall look is much better than many years before and the gameplay animation runs smoother than ever, as well integrated ESPN presentation. Another great feature is the playbooks for each team, which offers newer and unique plays depending on the schools offensive scheme. Basic play calling gives you a few plays to choose from as if a coach was calling the plays letting you choose the best one for the situation. NCAA 11 is probably the best in gameplay we've seen in a long time and finally has peaked and seperates itself from Madden.
Game modes are a different story. Single players dynasty and Road to Glory Mode are pretty much identical to years past. Don't expect to see any new groundbreaking material, but if you've liked the past modes then this really isn't much to worry about. Online Dynasty however will be the highlight if you can find enough friends to start one. With computer and mobile access you can now be fully emersed into your team with recruiting and smack talking, while creating your own unique headlines to showcase your season.
Overall, if you love playing Online Dynasty and don't mind that single player modes remain the same then you want to pick up this game. NCAA 11 is an improvement from last year and hopefully from years to come we can see more from single player modes and even more improvement to gameplay. I give this game an 8/10

Idea for the Future
For our first video game review we'll offer a unique spin and offer our views on what can make the game even better.
As earlier mentioned the single player modes need something new to bring to the table so I've envisioned this: New School Mode
In this mode you play the athletic director, coach, and players. Using the current team builder you create a new school, locate it, and start off as an independent team. You hire the coaches, start off with a simple recruiting class, get walk-on players, and customize the stadium. You also set ticket and concession prices which can lead to stadium upgrades, expansions, etc. Like in regular dynasty you set your own schedule, do the recruiting, play the games, earn prestige, etc. Obviously as you grow as a school win championships if successful bring in more recruits and hopefully earn access to a major conference and earn part of a TV contract. I know you can do some of this stuff in regular dynasty, but they could add presentation features that make it a unique story as with they did with Road to Glory. This mode gives you full access over your school to lead them to glory.