NCAA Football 09 demo coming June 19th

Exclusive: NCAA Football 09 Rosters

July 6, 2008 by pastapadre No Comments »

The controversy surrounding the “business” of rosters has been in the public eye more so this year than any before. That in itself threatens the future of having an editing option in games such as NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball. This year with the addition of the EA Locker feature and the following announcement hopefully that is about to change.

I can now state that the first and only fully named roster file for NCAA Football 09 on the Xbox 360 currently resides in my EA Locker.

I am choosing not to release the file for download at this time as it would just offer the opportunity for certain people to nab it in advance and use it for their own profit. However it is publicly available via the Locker to those who have the game and will remain that way.

I apologize to PS3 gamers as I do not have that roster available. Keep an eye on NCAA Strategies and freencaa09rosters for updates on that. The same circumstances will apply with a fully named roster available for free through the EA Locker, though the timing of when it will be available can not be determined at this time.

So now for 360 gamers there is no waiting around after release for rosters to be completed and no wondering where to get them from. The first time you fire up the game you’ll be able to grab the complete named roster from my locker. Even if you’re one of the lucky ones who manage to find the game early!

Spread the word that rosters are free and easier to obtain this year than ever before. Just head into the EA Locker section of NCAA Football 09 and search the gamertag pastapadre to get them instantly!

To be honest, the gameplay didn't need to be changed that much. The improved player control/responsiveness and ball physics alone make the game much better for me. I'm also thrilled that they updated the playcalling screen and included offensive line blocking schemes this year.

I was worried about EA going overboard with unnecessary changes this year and am glad that to see that they didn't.

Originally posted by Jason Night games in the NCAA Football 09 demo? Apparently there are if you set your console’s date to November or December. Both the standard play now game and the mascot game will take place at night if you do so. Thanks to NCAA Strategies for this info.

I wished they had I-AA teams too Bastille, I know they a few years back, leave it to EA to actually take out features in a game.

I got a chance to play a full demo game and came away very impressed with the player control and ball physics. EA wanted to bring the last-gen (PS2) gameplay to this version and it really shows. The player control is very responsive, as is switching players. It almost reminds me of the player control in the 2K series. It also feels faster (in a good way) than 08 and the new right-stick movements are as good as advertised. 

The passing game feels much improved too. The ball had a "heavy" feel to it in 08 and it's much easier to control the touch on the ball this year.

The graphics are slightly improved, but the lighting is much better this year. The grass textures look much better too and they added some new animations.

Only 3.5 more weeks until this is released .