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[DMczaf]

http://sports.ign.com/articles/604/604008p1.html

To make sure gamers get to know the new Race for the Heisman Mode, as soon as you fire up NCAA 2006, you'll be dropped into an auto-generated scenario that casts you in the role of an elite high school football player. You're at a special camp for blue chip prospects and all you have to do is tell them what position you want to play before you're thrown into a series of drills. You run through the position-specific drills and have to wow the coaches in attendance with your ability. Are you the next Ron Powlus or the next Chris Leak? If you're good enough, schools like Oklahoma and USC will offer you a scholarship. Stink it up and you could be toting the rock for small conference doormats like San Jose State. Or, you can just walk on to any of the Division 1A teams in the game and make your presence felt.

As a standalone mode, Race for the Heisman feels a lot like Dynasty mode, except with a major twist: you're a player not the coach. The biggest difference is the Dorm Room, which will be your main interface for the mode and the screen where you can check up on everything going on in your player's world. You can check the trophy trunk for all of the awards he's won and keep an eye on the picture of his beloved girlfriend. It's a safe bet that the more hardware he collects, the better the chances his girlfriend will change too. You're more or less on a four year mission to win a Heisman even though you can come out early and head to the NFL (and Madden NFL 2006). It'll take plenty of covers of Sports Illustrated for it to happen but when you get invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony, you won't know the outcome until you get there. The cinematic around the trophy presentation will unveil the winner and build up all of the drama that happens every year at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City.

 

[Matrix]

Any word on if you will actually beable to complete a pass?

 

[newsguy]

Is there a team working exclusively on the XBOX 360 version of these games or will we get shitty ports?

 

[pxleyes]

It is going to be great to see Urban Meyer on Florida's sidelines in the game. Woot.

 

[KingGondo]

O-STATE, bitches!

(actually, I was really surprised to see a screenshot of our team)

 

[Truelize]

Any word on if you will actually beable to complete a pass?

I was thinking the same thing :lol That and if the ball will still be able to go through players. I had that happen several times in 2005.

 

[DMczaf]

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/ncaafootball2006/media.html

You can see NCAA Football 2006 in action in the background during the Video Interview. Looks great in motion.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Last year I passed on NCAA Football, but I'll most likely get it this year. It looks like it was actually improved this season.

 

[Mrbob]

WHY DOES THIS GAME LOOK BETTER THAN MADDEN?!

Spoiler

Because Tiburon is putting all their effort in the Xbox 360 version this year! I hope!

 

[DMczaf]

WHY DOES THIS GAME LOOK BETTER THAN MADDEN?!

Spoiler

Because Tiburon is putting all their effort in the Xbox 360 version this year! I hope!

Tiburon must have had their Madden artists working mostly on Xbox 360, only reason I can think of for NCAA 2006 looking so much better then Madden 2006 on PS2 and Xbox.

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

It is going to be great to see Urban Meyer on Florida's sidelines in the game. Woot.

Drop dead.

 

[Roland Hood]

NCAA Football 2006 also features some other great additions to the series…only thing is, we can't reveal anything else at this time.

Thanks!

I wouldn't want anyone to steal these great ideas for another college football game.

 

[DMczaf]

Thanks!

I wouldn't want anyone to steal these great ideas for another college football game.

:lol