NCAA 09 Cover Athlete

Sportsbuck28 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 07:26 PM

Darren McFadden.

Darren McFadden is the NCAA Football 09 cover athlete (360) | pastapadre.com

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As speculated upon after the news that Darren McFadden would be the Xbox 360 cover athlete for NCAA Football 09 broke, EA has made it official that there will be four platform specific cover athletes this year that will come from different regions of the country. If you count the mascot on the cover of the Wii version that means all five will have their own exclusive covers. The PS3 version will be announced on April 24th with the PS2 and PSP covers being announced in early May.

Thinking in regional terms (assuming McFadden is repping the south) I would look at players like Matt Ryan or Chris Long from the east, Mike Hart or Rashard Mendenhall from the north, and Dennis Dixon or DeSean Jackson coming out of the west as good possibilities. Who do you think will make the final three covers?

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NCAA Football 09 will unveil the all-new Break Away Animation Engine which allows gamers to break in and out of moves giving the user more direct control as well as instant influence and responsiveness on the field. At its core, NCAA Football 09 will focus on wide-open collegiate style gameplay featuring unique animations that you will only find on college football Saturdays. This style of gameplay will allow agile backs like McFadden to show off their break out speed and maneuverability in-game.

BuckeyeMafia · #2 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 07:53 PM

Whatever.. I can't wait till 2K steals this and the Madden license.

Sportsbuck28 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeMafia

Whatever.. I can't wait till 2K steals this and the Madden license.

EA is trying to buy 2k, so I don't see it happening..

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BuckeyeMafia · #4 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 11:01 PM

Oh crap... Well.. I dunno.. It can't be bad in all.

They were already not going to do College Hoops 2K9, so I guess it was the beginning of the end.

We lose great basketball games, but on the upside, hopefully they do this right, and combine the two games positives, making an ultimate verison. We all know this won't happen, but I can dream.

Then as far as other games, it could be really interesting.. Games like Bioshock, mixing with Army of Two? Alright!

If it comes through.. And I have no doubts.

powerlifter · #5 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 02:50 AM

I remember playing 2k5 football,and thinking damn this is so much better then madden and for 20 bucks...It seems like every EA game is basically the same year after year. They will add new features but the gameplay and graphics look the same over and over...I guess it's a lot easier to continue to control the market instead of making a better game.

ulukinatme · #6 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 09:59 AM

Yeah, I don't see any company in the near future taking over EA's hold on most of the sports market. They make money hand over fist just with the NFL and NCAA Football games. Fight Night has done well too. Not sure on the other genres.

BuckeyeTillIDie · #7 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 05:44 PM

hopefully EA buys 2Ks game engine for CFB, since it has sucked since switching to the next-gen consoles

Sportsbuck28 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 11:48 PM

NCAA Football 09 Interview-Features-030708-0d0c0-gametap.com

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From an atmosphere side, if you look at what we brought last year, we had beautiful stadiums. Our stadiums have always been beautiful, but how do you make the experience more vibrant, how do you make it stand out? We want to show the contrast between the home and away teams. The sidelines are now populated and you'll see cheerleaders doing stunts. When you looked at it on PS2, the cheerleaders were part of a cutscene. Now, you'll be driving down the field and you'll see them on the sideline doing stunts and cheers in unison, and it's really cool. That's the kind of stuff we want the fans to appreciate. The subtle things.

Edit: Mods, any way that this can be changed to an official NCAA 09 info thread?

OmahaBeef · #9 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by powerlifter

I remember playing 2k5 football,and thinking damn this is so much better then madden and for 20 bucks...It seems like every EA game is basically the same year after year. They will add new features but the gameplay and graphics look the same over and over...I guess it's a lot easier to continue to control the market instead of making a better game.

Amen to that.