Crunching college football game for iPhone

NCAA Football is the first iPhone version of EA’s popular college football sim. It allows you to play as your favorite school in a quest to win the BCS National Championship.

There are three main game modes to choose from in NCAA Football. You can choose to play a single match, enter a full season, or go head-to-head with your buddies over Bluetooth. There are 55 different college teams to choose from in NCAA Football, although not all of the major schools are represented in the game. Lamentably, the team’s don’t include real player names, although there is an editor that lets you build a custom college from scratch.

Playing NCAA Football is a real joy. Thanks to a packed playbook, there’s plenty of strategy involved, as well as a bit of skill and dexterity when using the action buttons. There’s a great stopwatch feature that allows you to slow down the play for a few seconds in order to plan your moves. When on the offense, you can draw ‘hot routes’ to manually set up your plays.

The presentation of NCAA Football isn’t as slick as the breathtaking Madden NFL 11. The graphics are more blocky and the animation is jerky, although it’s still not bad for a mobile game.

NCAA Football is an enjoyable game that’s worth installing for any fan of college football.