NCAA 10: Football Video Game Features

A new NCAA Football game from EA is up and coming. The game NCAA Football 2010 is hitting the shelves on July and we are dying to know what new features they have added to this great game. There has been a lot of talk on online forums and blogs. And the hype just keeps growing.  Here are features you could expect from this new game.

One feature that most NCAA fans will appreciate is the “Create a School” feature. Fans will surely enjoy creating their own schools which will keep them asking for more. Build their team to be the best. This will keep the game fresh and open for new possibilities. Together with this feature is the “Team Builder” feature. This will include pre-loaded logos as well as allow players to upload their own.

Another feature you should look out for is the “Procedural Awareness” feature. This feature gives players the ability to turn their head. The engine automatically focuses on what the player is looking at and calculates the amount of time it takes before the action the player plans to do actually happens. This makes the game a lot more realistic.

Another feature is the “Adaptive AI” feature. One of NCAA Football 2010’s best features is Adaptive AI. This feature will mix things up instead of doing the same plays over and over again. For example, you do a play over and over; the AI of the opposing team will change plays to counter yours. If you pass a lot at the same position they will counter you by putting a man there. This feature is really a blessing. It will not only give us more of a challenge, it will be like playing in the real game.  Read more... (406 words, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

April 22nd, 2010 by admin
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Rugby Fotball – the Game History

The most significant event however that triggered the game to its current level of fame was occasioned in 1823 when William Webb Ellis, while playing a football game, held the ball by the hands and ran forward with the ball towards the opposition’s goal. That feat was unprecedented in football and marked the beginning of present-day rugby football.

There are a number of versions of the game. Chief among these is the fact that the ball is prolate-spheroid or oval. It can be kicked in any direction or passed from one player to the next only by throwing it backwards. That essentially means that to gain ground, a player has to kick the ball forward or run some distance before passing it backward to a teammate who then does the same. On the other hand, rugby is game that is exclusively played on open outdoor grass fields. Depending on the nature of the competition or agreement, it is possible to have teams comprising 7, 13 or15 members.

The physical nature of the sport requires players to be strong and fit. Indeed speed, wit, and brut strength are the hallmarks of this game. It is amazing what it takes to play the men’s game at the international level. It is common to find players who weigh over 100 kilograms, are able to run 100 meters in under 11 seconds, and who are at least 5 feet 10 inches tall.  Read more... (459 words, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

April 5th, 2010 by admin
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Is American Football Too Violent?

American football is not for the faint hearted. It is a contact sport, a physical game, where players can only be stopped from scoring by being brought to the ground by an opponent. A player who has possession of the football is subjected to bumps and hits, but must actually be tackled and brought to the ground in order to be stopped. Another goal of the defensive player is to hit the ball carrier with enough force to dislodge the ball, and take it himself. Not content to wait for the ball carrier to get careless and “fumble” or drop the ball, defensive players work drills to strip the ball from the offensive player’s hands.


This, as well as tackling, has to be done within a certain framework of rules that are set in place for fairness and to give the game an element of safety. Tacklers are not allowed to use excessive force, but how this is determined in such a bone crushing game is hard to decipher. A tackler cannot kick, punch or trip the ball carrier and it is also illegal to hit a player’s helmet or grab his face mask. A player cannot use his own helmet as a weapon and ram it into an opponent. These are dangerous actions that can cause injury and will draw a strong penalty, even eviction from the game, if detected. However, most other forms of tackling are legal and many a quaterback or wide receiver is laid prone by a tackler outside his field of vision. Often, these tackles, though legal, result in injury to one or even both of the players.  Read more... (589 words, estimated 2:21 mins reading time)

April 1st, 2010 by admin
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