NCAA Football 06

NCAA Football 06

Developer(s): EA Tiburon Publisher(s): EA Sports Designer(s): EA Tiburon Cover Athlete: Reggie Bush Release date(s): July 11, 2005 Mode(s): Single player, multiplayer, multiplayer online Rating(s): ESRB: RP Platform(s): PS2, Xbox, Input: Game Controller

NCAA Football '06, known colloquially as "College Football 2006 is a collegiate American football video game which was released on July 11, 2005. The product features former Michigan Wolverines standout and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard on the cover.

In what could arguably be the best game in the relatively brief history of this EA Sports series, NCAA Football 06 features a new game mode, Race for the Heisman. In Race for the Heisman, you begin as a high school standout hoping to sign with a major college program. After choosing your position and your position-specific drill, you are offered three scholarships, or you can walk on to a school of your choice. The prestige of the offering schools depends on how you performed in your drill.

Another new feature in NCAA Football 06 is the Impact Player. Each team has three impact players, usually the three highest rated players on the roster, but there is always at least one impact player on offense and on defense. Some teams' kickers or punters are impact players, too. Offensive linemen are never impact players in the game. Impact players are called upon to make big plays when "in the zone" (indicated by their white impact icon underneath them pulsating). If they execute a big play, action pauses and the camera zooms in on the tackle, juke move, etc., somewhat like the movie The Matrix.

Still around from last year's version are the Top 25 toughest places to play (The University of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, or "The Swamp", remains #1 in 06), a still-revamped Dynasty Mode (with a new In-Season Recruiting feature), all-time and historic teams, Create-a-School, and much more.

The music features mainly punk and post-punk selections, including Bad Religion, The Clash, NOFX and The Mr. T Experience. Template:Seealso

It is the first NCAA game to feature the option of non-fight songs in the menus. The main menu screen features a highlight reel with footage of plays made by some of the most famous players in college football history, including Bo Jackson, Archie Griffin, Charles Woodson, Herschel Walker, LaDainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders, LaVar Arrington, Warren Sapp, Tim Dwight, Randy Moss, Ron Dayne, Warrick Dunn, Lawrence Phillips, Lawrence Taylor, Tim Brown, and Peyton Manning.

Like this year's Madden game, which has an exclusive license with the NFL, EA has an exclusive license with the NCAA to use stadiums, logos, and team nicknames.