NCAA Football 13

NCAA Football 13
NCAA Football 13 game artwork featuring Robert Griffin III and Barry Sanders.
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s)	July 10, 2012
Genre(s)	American football simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer or singleplayer on-line

Review scores
Publication	Score
G4	3.5/5
GameSpot	6.5/10
GameTrailers	8.2/10
IGN	8/10
Joystiq

NCAA Football 13 is an American football video game published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the successor to NCAA Football 12 in the NCAA Football series.

On February 27, 2012, it was announced that former Baylor quarterback and 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III will be the cover athlete for the game. The cover also features past Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders. A fan vote beginning March 12 allowed fans to choose between Barry Sanders, Marcus Allen, Doug Flutie, Desmond Howard, Charlie Ward, Andre Ware, Eddie George, and Herschel Walker to appear on the cover alongside Griffin.

NCAA Football 13 will include two rule changes which will be taking effect in NCAA Division I (A) FBS games in the 2012–13 season. The first rule change is the location of the ball on kickoffs, where the ball will be moved up 5 yards, in conjunction with NFL kickoff standards which took effect in the 2011–12 season. Players will also need to stay within 5 yards of the ball on kickoff to prevent a running head start. The second rule change affects kickoffs and other free kicks where if a player gets a touchback the ball will start on the 25 yard line instead of the 20.

A number of gameplay enhancements and improvements were implemented in NCAA Football 13. Among those are enhancements to the Quarterback position including: 20 new quarterback dropbacks, 25 pass trajectory zones (compared to 1 the year before), a number of Quarterback sack avoidance moves, 430 new pass animations and more (not including the others from previous years). Also on offense, wide receivers now have better awareness, where icons will now show the level of readiness a receiver has as they look for the ball. On defense, players were supposed to now have to see the ball to make a move and will no longer be able to make "blind swats, a feature that ultimately was not completely added to the game, as blind swats and interceptions still occur, although they are less common." A new feature in the game is "Reaction Time", which is available in "Road to Glory" and "Heisman Challenge", where the player can hold down the left trigger to slow down the game, which allows players to have time to decide what to do. The game also allows to return kicks and punts.