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NCAA Football 2006_Cover.qxd 6/20/05 11:44 AM Page 1 NCAA CHEAT CODES DYNASTY MODE™ TIPS DETAILS ON ALL 200+ TEAMS ® Visit us online at primagames.com FOOTBALL 06 PRIMA OFFICIAL GAME GUIDE TIPS FOR TAKING HOME © 2005 Electronic Arts Inc. Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS and the EA SPORTS logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved. The “Officially Licensed Collegiate Products” label is the exclusive property of The Collegiate Licensing Company. The “Collegiate Licensed Product” label is the property of the Independent Labeling Group. All names, logos, team icons, and mascots THE associated with the NCAA, universities, bowls and conferences are the exclusive properties of the respective institutions. NAthletic Association and the NCAA Football logo is a registered trademark of the NCAA licensed to NCAA Football USA, Inc. 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Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading expressly prohibited. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION elcome to NCAA Football 06. Inside this book, we’ll take you on an in-depth tour of the world of college football Wgaming. We’ve got extensive team information and details on the huge offensive and defensive play variability. Listen to the roar of the home team crowds and feel the intoxicating power of the home field advantage. Follow the budding career of a junior player through four years of college ball, then try out for the draft in Madden NFL 06.Or, stay at your school as a coach and try your hand at creating a dynasty. It’s all here for you, so let’s get started! GETTINGGETTING STARTED STARTED in the drive for bowl championships). However, Campus INTRODUCTION Challenge milestones completed in exhibition games do In this section we cover the basic elements of the various count towards total credits earned and game records. game modes. We also include descriptions of key game features. Read on to learn more about the game’s general RACE FOR THE HEISMAN organization. GAME MODES PLAY NOW This is the ultimate college football experience. Start as a freshman in your school in a dumpy little dorm room and play through four years of college ball—if you can handle it. Can you keep up with the rigorous training and play schedule? Under Play Now mode, you can set up an exhibition game, You can play or simulate your games, but either way, select one team, and immediately hit the field. Select from you’re gunning for the Heisman, so don’t mess up at 119 Division 1A teams, 79 Division 1AA teams, or from over school. We’ll talk more about this game mode in the “Race 200 more that include All-American, All-Time, mascot, and for the Heisman” section of the guide. historical NCAA teams. Use Play Now mode to practice against any opponent in exhibition games (these don’t count as regular season play 2 Protected by copyright. Unauthorized or unlawful copying or downloading expressly prohibited. PLAY ONLINE SPRING DRILLS Playing a computer AI is one Oklahoma thing, but when you’re pit- This drill looks simple, but ted against a human oppo- you must be quick on your nent, things can unexpect- feet to score points. Two edly change—for the better linemen face off—the or the worse. Human oppo- offense gets a ball carrier, nents greatly change the and the defense gets one dimension of the game. man to stop him from mak- With an online account, this is the vital place to chal- ing a touchdown. The lenge your abilities. To win championships, you need an movement area is quite limited; stay inside the pads. This immense amount of practice. Group with other NCAA fans drill is excellent for teaching you how to run up the mid- to recreate long-standing school rivalries online. Your com- dle in tight spots while evading your cover. In a game, use petitive talent and record are tracked through a new leveling movement like this to win short yardage plays in con- system (covered in the “Online Play” section of the guide). fined quarters. DYNASTY MODE Option Attack The defense lines up against you with four play- ers (two linebackers and two secondary) while you practice running plays around your offensive line (represented by the pads). The offense has a quarter- Dynasty mode is the ultimate test of your knowledge, back (QB), a halfback (HB), and a fullback (FB) to practice intuition, and management skills. It has an intricate and executing your options. You can run the ball as the quar- comprehensive system; you can either run your school terback, or you can pitch the ball to the halfback after a team into the ground or take them straight to the top. It’s fake handoff to the fullback, who then blasts right up to you, Coach. There’s everything from recruiting to through the offensive line. redshirting to showing up at a player’s house for some Option plays are critical in any team’s success. Your time smackdown discipline—you make the calls! Explore the invested here in practice pays off sooner rather than later. “Dynasty Mode” section to get the goods on building and maintaining the finest dynasty. Pass Skeleton This is a superb practice HONING PLAYER SKILLS drill—free passing practice without fear of a rush. The offense and defense prac- tice without linemen, so you can focus on honing your skill at passing the ball.