NCAA Football 09

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NCAA Football 09
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Darren McFadden on the Xbox 360 cover of the game.
Developer(s) EA Tiburon, EA Canada
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Platform(s) Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Wii
ReleaseJuly 15, 2008 [1]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer

NCAA Football 09 is a college football video game created by EA Sports, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. It is the successor to NCAA Football 08 in the NCAA Football series. The game was announced on February 14, 2008 and was released on July 15, 2008 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Xbox 360. [1] [2] The Wii version of the game is titled NCAA Football 09 All-Play and launched under EA Sports' new All-Play brand exclusive to the platform. [3]

Contents

New features

EA Tiburon made several additions and modifications to the game from previous editions.

Cover

In order to promote its new Wii version of NCAA Football, EA held a competition from February 14, 2008 until March 14, 2008, allowing for fans to vote on their favorite NCAA Division I FBS college team mascot (with the University of Montana's Monte the lone FCS representative). [1] [2] The winner of the competition, Michigan State's mascot Sparty, is featured on the cover art for the Wii. [4]

Each of the other four versions of the game features a different athlete on the cover. All were former collegiate players, as the use of an active student athlete was against NCAA regulations at the time:

Demo

A contest was released June 19 at the Xbox Live Marketplace (Xbox 360) and PlayStation Store (PlayStation 3). The teams are Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers and with 2 minute quarters at varsity level. A mascot game is also available with the Florida Gators versus the Texas Longhorns.[ citation needed ]

Retired online play

On February 5, 2011, EA retired online play for several old games, including NCAA Football 09 for all platforms.

Reception

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of NCAA Football 09 were generally well received by critics, earning scores of 81/100 [8] and 83/100, [10] respectively. However, the Wii versions received mixed to negative reactions.

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  2. 1 2 "EA SPORTS Announces NCAA FOOTBALL 09 for the Wii". Electronic Arts (Press release). 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  3. ↑ "EA SPORTS Unveils Wii-Specific "All-Play" Line of Games". 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008.
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  5. ↑ "EA Selects Darren McFadden as the First of Four Cover Athletes for NCAA FOOTBALL 09". Electronic Arts (Press release). 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
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