What we said about it:

Recent improvements in NCAA’s development gives its professional “sibling” a run for its money. The latest version, NCAA Football 06, proves that the school game has definitely grown up and is ready for the big time.

While the inclusion of the Race for the Heisman mode was an incredibly ambitious move, along with some of the other tweaks made to the game, NCAA Football 06 manages to carry them off rather well. This isn’t a rental or a possibly purchase for a football lover; College football fans will be ecstatic to play this faster paced title that has better controls and more innovative gameplay features. This game itself is a contender for a championship.

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It’s not often that you can say it, but this year the college game actually comes off better than the professional title. NCAA March Madness 06 features a more complete presentation of the emotional and tactical facets of the game. The Lockdown stick and the defensive general playcalling also add an additional layer of realism to the game that has been missing from previous versions. Now if the problems within the Dynasty mode can be fixed, March Madness could easily overshadow the NBA franchise for EA.

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