Underplayed Gems

NCAA Football 06 (2005)

NCAA Football 06 cover
Developer
EA Orlando
Publisher
EA Sports
Platforms
Xbox, PlayStation 2
Genres
Sport
Rating
4.1 of 5, 5 player ratings

How it feels

A spirited college football sim that captures the pageantry and intensity of game day with familiar controls and a lively soundtrack setting it apart from its peers.

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About

NCAA Football '06, known colloquially as College Football 2006, is a collegiate American football video game which was released on July 11, 2005. It is the successor to NCAA Football 2005 in the NCAA Football series. The product features former Michigan Wolverines standout and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard on the cover. He is the only cover athlete not to have played the year before their respective game; Howard last played at Michigan in 1991. It is the only game in the series as of 2013 to have a music soundtrack, as the other games play school fight songs and general band pieces, and the last game in the series to feature FCS (Division 1-AA) teams.

What players say

Frequently cited as a high point of the franchise on PS2, pairing intuitive, well-balanced football with the rowdy, unpredictable flavor of college play. Rich in collegiate atmosphere despite dated visuals and grating commentary.

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