Hooked Gamers: NCAA Football 09 Preview

As always the graphics are getting an overhaul. Last year's graphics looked good but this year the player models are designed to look more like college athletes than professional body builders. It is nice to see that my freshman wideout doesn't have 24 inch pythons like some hulking athletes. Another noticeable graphical upgrade is in the more finely tuned stadium models. Coupled with the new audio enhancements playing at Beaver Stadium with Penn State, this means you will be backed by the 'We Are Penn State' crowd and few things are scarier than that for an opposing team.

But while graphical upgrades are wonderful, they are also fully expected. What isn't expected though is too much tinkering to the video game football formula that has worked for so many years. EA Sports has in past years taken the "If it isn't broke don't fix it" model but they seem to want to take some risks this year and are changing the way you play the most important position in the game, quarterback.