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EA's NCAA Football was one game I enjoyed playing last year because it focused on college football. This year's model looks ready to take the excitement level up another notch starting with 3Dfx support and a new high resolution 3-D polygon engine. Hopefully what this will translate into for gamers is greater detail and good gameplay.

What looks really exciting is the new "Dynasty Mode" for the PC version. After talking with Greg Zesinger for a moment at E3, the way I understand it is that coaches have contracts. Depending on the quality of seasons you've had, and the school you choose to represent, the possibility of getting fired or a contract renewal comes into play. At this time I'm not sure what level of depth this will have, but just the thought of having those types of issues in game is intriguing to say the least.

You will also have the ability to assign coaches- for recruiting to assistants on up to the head coach. The higher profile a coach has the more likely the chance of landing a better recruit. So depending on the caliber of player that you are after, you may opt to send the head coach out for a better shot at landing a player. This in itself could lead to some interesting possibilities and decisions. Let's just hope its all in for the release!

• Recognizable names from a pool of common names that can be spoken by the game announcers.
• A draft screen to see where your players go in the draft after college.
• Check the fact sheet (PDF Format) to see what else is available and look for a Mid-September release or later.

EA SPORTS brings college football to life with all new high-resolution 3-D polygon engine. NCAAr Football 99 for the PlayStation and PC includes all 112 teams from the ten different Division I-A conferences. It has 40 all-time historic games, with 80 of the greatest college football teams ever to step onto the gridiron.

Exclusive rights to the Orange, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls provide bowl games not found in any other interactive football game on the market. With the Fiesta Bowl pre-determined this season by the NCAA as the bowl game that will decide the national champion, EA SPORTS' NCAA Football 99 will be the only game in which the user can play for the coveted national title.

Expanded Dynasty ModeT allows multiple users and deeper recruiting. At the end of the season users have prestige points, based on performance, to recruit new blue chip players. The computer makes suggestions on which players to recruit but the user makes the final decision.

New gameplay features include lots of new animations, including pump fakes, pitch fakes, line shifts and show blitz. Trajectory kicking allows the player to go for long field goals by varying the height of the kick to make longer field goals. New moves include jukes, defensive line swim, spins and "wrap" tackles.

• Expanded Dynasty Mode -- allows multiple users and deeper recruiting. Coach can be fired if team doesn't live up to expectations.
• 122 fully-rendered and authentically reproduced stadiums for every team in the league, plus extra stadiums used in post-season play.
• Selectable man in motion -- allows the user to select the man in motion when on offense.
• New moves, "wrap" tackles, juke moves, fake pump and pitch and trajectory kicking.
• New dynamic atmosphere creates an awesome college environment with fight songs, chants and a dynamic crowd that grows or diminishes depending on the level of game play.
• Coach mode allows player to select plays and the computer to execute them.
• Play-by-Play commentary by Rose Bowl announcer Chuck White.
• Authentic team playbooks developed with the assistance of former UCLA coach Terry Donahue.
• Coach Cam allows the user to see offensive routes and defensive match ups.