EA NCAA 06 thoughts

[Boston Boxer]

Has anyone played the NCAA 06 baseball game by EA Sport? I want to get it, but wanted to see what people thought about it. thanks

[FedEx]

I just picked it up (looks great), I'll holla back after playing for a little bit at my friend's place.

[Boston Boxer]

great...because i am very interested in the game. Thanks

[ichiro262]

metal bats. that's all i'm saying. metal bats.

[Dravecky43]

Didn't it just come out today?

[FedEx]

Yeah it came out today.

Pretty good game. Some good some bad. The new hitting system is VERY hard to get use to. At first in Varsity you think "Wow this isn't too bad" then you get up to All-American where you get alot more changeups/sinkers and it becomes difficult again, but its all in practicing and learning. The gameplay is very similar to MVP, recruiting seems NCAA Football cool.

The create-a-ballpark isn't as great as I thought it would've been since you can't change colors or anything just length and height of the walls and the playing surface/background.

All in all if you like baseball pro or college this is of course a pickup. But don't expect anything amazing its good though.

7/10.

[Hrycaj]

Initial thoughts

I think this game takes some getting used to. I simulated a season and I like how the offseason plays out. However, I don't like how slow all the player movements are. I had to really crank up the sliders just to make it playable. Also, I realize they probably didn't get a huge budget to make this game, but when I hit a high fly ball to RIGHT field, I don't want to hear Mike Patrick announce that I hit the ball to LEFT field! Or when I'm trying gun a runner out at home the ump gives the safe sign but the game called him out. I also noticed that between innings the game sometimes forgets to give acurate averages. (Instead of what they are batting, it will read .000). I may be being a bit over critical, but if they could get these things right in MVP 2005, and it is the same game engine, than what gives? The create a stadium/team needs some work but it isn't terrible. On the positive, I like the player manerisms a lot. They are very college looking if that makes sense. I'm not trying to be totally negative, I am warming up to the game now that I have spent time customizing it. I just thought that the things I mentioned would be useful to some people that are as critical as I am with their games.

[FedEx]

Would you mind posting your sliders? I'd love to see what you did to tweek it, 'cause I'm having a hell of a time getting a win on All-American, let alone getting solid hits (most of my hits are lucky bounces, errors, etc.)

[56 chmps]

Sounds pretty good is it online enabled if so what system you guys got??

[FedEx]

I got the PS2 version.

Its actually the most online any game really has been.

First off you connect when you start the game because the ESPN ticker on the bottom updates you with live "real-life" scores. Also, online friends can jump right into your current game as an opponent or as a teammate first online co-op sports game.

[56 chmps]

I got the PS2 version.

Its actually the most online any game really has been.

First off you connect when you start the game because the ESPN ticker on the bottom updates you with live "real-life" scores. Also, online friends can jump right into your current game as an opponent or as a teammate first online co-op sports game.

Thats sounds awesome especially the co-op. Thanks for the review!!

[Hrycaj]

Sliders

Been out of town the last few days. But no problem, I'll write down the sliders I use and post them later today. No guarantees you'll win though, I'm 2-6 using UCLA (D- overall) on All-American.

[Gashouse6]

Best Game so Far

This game is incredible. There are about 160 teams and each are realistic. There are great creating options. My favorite is the Stadium Creater. What other game allows you to build a stadium? Get it!

[CactusRuss]

metal bats. that's all i'm saying. metal bats.

You have the option to use wooden bats in the game.

And here are slider settings from Jistic from the operationsports.com forum. His sliders always seem to work for me, no matter what game they are for.

Jistic's NCAA Baseball 2K6 All American Sliders

Game Options
Load and Fire Hitting (I have no idea how these will play NOT using L&F)
Fielding: Manual
Baserunning: Assisted
Strike Zone: Off
Hot/Cold Zones: Fade
Pitch Cursor: Off
Hitters Eye: On
Catch Circle Assist: On
Vector Line: Off
Variable Strike Zone, 'Stuff', and Blown Calls: On
Vibration: On

Gameplay Tuning
User Pitch Meter Difficulty: -37
Pitch Speed: -33
CPU Pitcher Ball Rate: 11
User Pitcher Fatigue: -17
CPU Pitcher Fatigue: 6
User Pitch Control: -50
CPU Pitch Control: -50
Bullpen Fatigue Rate: 0
Bullpen Fatigue Grace: 0
User Batting Contact: 40
CPU Batting Contact: -11
User Batting Power: 5
CPU Batting Power: 5
User Bunting Ability: 0
CPU Bunting Ability: -4
User Foul Ball Frequency: 15
CPU Foul Ball Frequency: 50
CPU Swing Frequency: 35
Analog Swing Timing Normal: -30
Analog Swing Timing Power: -10
Analog Swing Timing Contact: 0
Wind Effect: 8
User OF Speed (Manual): 7
CPU OF Speed: -11
User IF Speed (Manual): -4
CPU IF Speed: -13
User Throw Speed: 3
CPU Throw Speed: -8
User Throw Accuracy: 0
CPU Throw Accuracy: -11
User Catch Errors: 15
CPU Catch Errors: 40
User Dive Difficulty: 0
User Hustle Boost: 12
CPU Catch Effort: -15
User Baserunning Speed: 4
CPU Baserunning Speed: -1
User Runner Aggression: 0
CPU Runner Aggression: -10
User Runner Steal Speed: 2
CPU Runner Steal Speed: -5
User Runner Steal Delay: -1
CPU Runner Steal Delay: 3
CPU Steal Rate: 50
Runner Injury Frequency: 0
Pitcher Injury Frequency: 0
Batter Injury Frequency: 0
Fielder Injury Frequency: 0
Pitching MG Difference: 0

[DodgerBlue8188]

I have it. I play my friend online a lot. Its fun mostly because its just like MVP2005. Same type of playing style. I like how 2 people can play online on the same team.