In the 2005 version of this game, the catching of the receivers was pretty bad. This year isn't a great improvment but, they catch alot more balls then the previous year. I still have guys that are wide open runing a 5 and in across the middle and I lob it to them so I don't hurt their little hands and they still drop the ball 40% of the time. You can really rack up passing yards in this game though. Just keep throwing the deep ball and the reciever will catch it more often then not. To me that is not fun unless I'm losing.

Now, on to other things. The race for the heisman has been covered in other reviews so I won't go into it, except that I don't care to play it.

Dynasty Mode is great, the  only major addition is the in-season recruiting. That is actually pretty fun. You can invite them to a game and depending on how you do when they are there determines if they want to play for you or not. You determine how strong you want to recruit them, you get 100%, and you divide that up into how many recruits you have. The better players get more of a percentage for stronger recruiting.

Some of the gamplay changes are being able to flip the running back route when you are under center. Just hit Y and then push left or right. It doesnt move you formation just the running backs route. The safties and CB's can be adjusted, hit Y and push down to move in the CB's and hit Y again and down and the safeties move in. That is different than last year when they all moved in. Also if you hit Y and push left or right, the safeties will zone left or right.

There is a new "In the Zone" icon under select players. It's not bad, I just find it hard to believe that when I played against Navy and was beating them 49-7, the Navy quarterback was in the Zone for a couple of plays late in the 4th quarter. But thats minor. When your in the Zone, the white icon on your player pulsates. The matchup stick is still there and its a good tool to use. There was one review that said the Dynasty Mode didn't have Create a Player. It does, just not until after your first season.

The only way to play this game is on Heisman and adjust the sliders so you don't get blown out every game. Make it competetive but not to easy and also you need to have the real rosters. The rosters makes the whole game.
In the 2005 version of this game, the catching of the receivers was pretty bad. This year isn't a great improvment but, they catch alot more balls then the previous year. I still have guys that are wide open runing a 5 and in across the middle and I lob it to them so I don't hurt their little hands and they still drop the ball 40% of the time. You can really rack up passing yards in this game though. Just keep throwing the deep ball and the reciever will catch it more often then not. To me that is not fun unless I'm losing. Now, on to other things. The race for the heisman has been covered in other reviews so I won't go into it, except that I don't care to play it. Dynasty Mode is great, the  only major addition is the in-season recruiting. That is actually pretty fun. You can invite them to a game and depending on how you do when they are there determines if they want to play for you or not. You determine how strong you want to recruit them, you get 100%, and you divide that up into how many recruits you have. The better players get more of a percentage for stronger recruiting. Some of the gamplay changes are being able to flip the running back route when you are under center. Just hit Y and then push left or right. It doesnt move you formation just the running backs route. The safties and CB's can be adjusted, hit Y and push down to move in the CB's and hit Y again and down and the safeties move in. That is different than last year when they all moved in. Also if you hit Y and push left or right, the safeties will zone left or right. There is a new "In the Zone" icon under select players. It's not bad, I just find it hard to believe that when I played against Navy and was beating them 49-7, the Navy quarterback was in the Zone for a couple of plays late in the 4th quarter. But thats minor. When your in the Zone, the white icon on your player pulsates. The matchup stick is still there and its a good tool to use. There was one review that said the Dynasty Mode didn't have Create a Player. It does, just not until after your first season. The only way to play this game is on Heisman and adjust the sliders so you don't get blown out every game. Make it competetive but not to easy and also you need to have the real rosters. The rosters makes the whole game.