This was my first time playing a NCAA game ever. I have to say that I really enjoyed it. This game plays just like Madden so if you were lucy enough to pick up your xbox with the NCAA 2005/Top Spin package you wont need to worry about picking up Madden unless youre a die hard fan of the pros. The graphics were awsome, they weren't as great as teh ESPN games graphics but were really good for this game. I liked the pulse thing where the home team rapidly presses the white button and the crowd starts to cheer really loud. If your on defense you can use it opposite to quiet them down. Plus if your playing two player then the other persons controler starts to shake. Finally though there is xbox live, but they didnt make any cool fields or anything like that that you could download. i'm not a big fan of the espn live, but it would be cool if someone were to play along with each week, and then all the things that happened to the players, could be downloadable and the rosters would change accordingly. This is a great football game but why do all the coaches look the same? I dunno. I give this game a 9/10.