We got an e-mail the other day from FunOfficePools.com asking us if we wanted to set up an office pool that all our admins and readers could join. We said, "Hell yes."
Here's the link to join if you want to go toe-to-toe with non-experts like us.Let's find out who is really the best prognosticator of the pigskin. It's free to play and spam-free. The pool is open now to join, and first picks are due by August 28th - so you gotsta' sign up now or you'll have no video games for a whole weekend.
We can dictate which teams we have to pick. For week one, it's just the SEC. I would encourage you all to sign up. It doesn't take much time and will, inevitably, lead to significant discourse of smackery.
Showing posts with label No video games for a whole weekend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label No video games for a whole weekend. Show all posts
Friday, August 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
NCAA 09: An Ole Miss Review
NOTE: If I figure out how to save XBox screen captures, I'll post some pictures 'n' shit. For now, this is purely textual.
My addiction to pixellated Ole Miss football recently relapsed with a purchase of EA Sports' NCAA 09. As mentioned in a previous post, I was anticipating this game to be the most improved of the series thus far and, after a few days of playing, it is yet to disappoint. The game runs incredibly smoothly compared to the 2008 version and, as far as parity and difficulty of play are concerned, is much more accurate to actual NCAA football. Overall, I am extremely pleased. The only real gripes I have with the game as of right now are (as always) poor evaluation of our players (Mike Wallace with 90 speed? Really?) and seemingly frivolous changes. For example, on the XBox 360, the RB receiver has been switched to LB and now RB is a button used to throw the ball away. While it may seem silly, I have had a hard time getting adjusted to this change. For the first couple of days of playing I garnered several incredibly frustrating intentional grounding penalties. Why EA decided this needed changing is beyond me.
Besides all of that, Ole Miss is pretty fun to play with in the game. While no players, save Michael Oher, are off-the-charts good, there are a lot who are very fun to play with. Cordera Eason breaks tackles well and is a solid back. Enrique Davis is one of the fastest players on the team. The defensive line underachieves a bit, in my opinion, but they're still a lot of fun to work with. Jevan Snead throws the ball fairly accurately and has decent mobility. Shay Hodge is a very reliable receiver and Dexter McCluster moves fairly well. Speaking of McCluster, one can run the WildRebel (or, as some have put it, the McClusterfuck) in this game and, if your timing is good, utilize it with some success.
Thus far I've played the first six weeks of the upcoming Ole Miss season and am sitting on a better-than-anticipated 5-1 record. My only loss came to a South Carolina team which I simply couldn't keep out of the endzone. The wins over Vanderbilt and Florida were incredibly tough and, especially in the case of Florida, riddled with good luck streaks. If this video game is any sort of indicator of the upcoming season, we will need 2 INT's (one for a pick 6) thrown by Tebow, a successful Hail Mary throw to Mike Wallace, and a missed Florida field goal to eke out the Gators in the swamp.
It's been fun so far and I imagine that the new "Online Dynasty" feature will give me yet another excuse to waste a few hours every afternoon.
My addiction to pixellated Ole Miss football recently relapsed with a purchase of EA Sports' NCAA 09. As mentioned in a previous post, I was anticipating this game to be the most improved of the series thus far and, after a few days of playing, it is yet to disappoint. The game runs incredibly smoothly compared to the 2008 version and, as far as parity and difficulty of play are concerned, is much more accurate to actual NCAA football. Overall, I am extremely pleased. The only real gripes I have with the game as of right now are (as always) poor evaluation of our players (Mike Wallace with 90 speed? Really?) and seemingly frivolous changes. For example, on the XBox 360, the RB receiver has been switched to LB and now RB is a button used to throw the ball away. While it may seem silly, I have had a hard time getting adjusted to this change. For the first couple of days of playing I garnered several incredibly frustrating intentional grounding penalties. Why EA decided this needed changing is beyond me.
Besides all of that, Ole Miss is pretty fun to play with in the game. While no players, save Michael Oher, are off-the-charts good, there are a lot who are very fun to play with. Cordera Eason breaks tackles well and is a solid back. Enrique Davis is one of the fastest players on the team. The defensive line underachieves a bit, in my opinion, but they're still a lot of fun to work with. Jevan Snead throws the ball fairly accurately and has decent mobility. Shay Hodge is a very reliable receiver and Dexter McCluster moves fairly well. Speaking of McCluster, one can run the WildRebel (or, as some have put it, the McClusterfuck) in this game and, if your timing is good, utilize it with some success.
Thus far I've played the first six weeks of the upcoming Ole Miss season and am sitting on a better-than-anticipated 5-1 record. My only loss came to a South Carolina team which I simply couldn't keep out of the endzone. The wins over Vanderbilt and Florida were incredibly tough and, especially in the case of Florida, riddled with good luck streaks. If this video game is any sort of indicator of the upcoming season, we will need 2 INT's (one for a pick 6) thrown by Tebow, a successful Hail Mary throw to Mike Wallace, and a missed Florida field goal to eke out the Gators in the swamp.
It's been fun so far and I imagine that the new "Online Dynasty" feature will give me yet another excuse to waste a few hours every afternoon.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
NCAA 09: A Preview of sorts
I recently downloaded the demo for NCAA 09 from XBox Live and, after perusing the game, I'm certain this version of NCAA is going to be one of the best yet. Many of the biggest problems with the 08 version, namely the slower frame rate and inexplicable pauses, seem to have been solved and a ton a new features have been added. These features include an "Online Dynasty" mode and the ability to add custom stadium sounds. Yep, that means Hotty Toddy can be a part of your gaming experience so long as you upload some sort of sound file into the game.
The demo only allows you to play with LSU (Ryan Perrillouxzzr is still on the game) or Ohio State so I wasn't able to gauge how good the virtual Ole Miss Rebels are. However, some screenshots of the roster from who-knows-where should help. In addition, this screenshot should give you an idea as to how the Rebels and the southwest corner of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium will appear.
Being as how I only casually played the demo version, I can't give much more than the aforementioned as a part of my "review," so I'll just leave that up to the professionals. This video should also give you an idea as to how improved this version of NCAA will be.
Also, as many of you know, Darren McFadden, everyone's favorite getter of "dat woooooood," is the cover athlete for the XBox 360 version of the game.
While I most certainly think Darren McFadden is a great choice for the NCAA 09 cover athlete, it would be interesting to see what the cover would look like with an Ole Miss Rebel. Say, I dunno, Jevan Snead maybe.
Yeah, like that. I awoke to this gem sitting in my inbox yet no credit was given to the cover's designer. Whoever you are, I'd like to buy you a drink. Seriously. While not legit, it looks pretty damn close and obviously took some time to make.
And while we're on the topic of alternate covers to NCAA 09, Gump for Heisman put together an excellent bunch of alternate covers featuring Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, and others. My personal favorite is:
Yeah, I'm pumped about the 15th. Since I've got nothing better to do, I may end up being one of those hapless souls waiting around WalMart at midnight just to get my hands on a copy.
The demo only allows you to play with LSU (Ryan Perrillouxzzr is still on the game) or Ohio State so I wasn't able to gauge how good the virtual Ole Miss Rebels are. However, some screenshots of the roster from who-knows-where should help. In addition, this screenshot should give you an idea as to how the Rebels and the southwest corner of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium will appear.
Being as how I only casually played the demo version, I can't give much more than the aforementioned as a part of my "review," so I'll just leave that up to the professionals. This video should also give you an idea as to how improved this version of NCAA will be.
Also, as many of you know, Darren McFadden, everyone's favorite getter of "dat woooooood," is the cover athlete for the XBox 360 version of the game.
While I most certainly think Darren McFadden is a great choice for the NCAA 09 cover athlete, it would be interesting to see what the cover would look like with an Ole Miss Rebel. Say, I dunno, Jevan Snead maybe.
Yeah, like that. I awoke to this gem sitting in my inbox yet no credit was given to the cover's designer. Whoever you are, I'd like to buy you a drink. Seriously. While not legit, it looks pretty damn close and obviously took some time to make.And while we're on the topic of alternate covers to NCAA 09, Gump for Heisman put together an excellent bunch of alternate covers featuring Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, and others. My personal favorite is:
Yeah, I'm pumped about the 15th. Since I've got nothing better to do, I may end up being one of those hapless souls waiting around WalMart at midnight just to get my hands on a copy.
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