EA Sports College Football 25
July 19, 2024
In EA SPORTS™ College Football 25 experience explosive gameplay variety across 134 FBS schools and immerse yourself in the game’s most iconic atmospheres. CampusIQ™ CampusIQ™ unlocks authentic, fast-paced gameplay, testing your strategic decision-making. Iconic Atmospheres Experience the decibel-shaking soundscape of college football putting you inside the stadium, alongside iconic rituals …
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"After a long build of anticipation for College Football 25, EA Sports kicks it right through the uprights. They give us the opportunity to live out our biggest college football dreams in a beautiful and atmospheric journey through multiple modes. …"
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65.0
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"College Football 25 is exactly the return to the series that fans will have wanted. The gameplay is solid, and sets itself apart from Madden in a way that rewards dedicated players, and the Dynasty mode will alone will keep …"
Read original review"EA Sports College Football 25 proves it&s;s more than just nostalgia with its impressive production and gameplay."
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88.0
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92.0
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65.0
"The best American football game in a decade, with a career mode which will take over your life – along with fabulous levels of college pageantry and authenticity."
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70.0
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30.0
"EA College Football 25 is the best football game released in years and is a must-play for fans of the genre."
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50.0
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"When I heard EA was bringing college football back, I was fully prepared to play a game of Madden with college uniforms. In all honesty, I would have played it and been mildly satisfied. EA delivered a much deeper experience …"
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"As a pure gameplay experience, CFB 25 is both challenging and rewarding in ways that Madden and 2K aren&s;t. However, it&s;s not the game we&s;ve waited 11 years for. Dynasty lacks a lot of depth and quality-of-life changes that were …"
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68.0
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72.0
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48.0
"College Football 25 is a lot of fun to play from moment to moment, and so much else about this game seems hellbent to sour the experience because it feels like an unfinished game."
Read original review"Even with the immense weight of its own legacy on its shoulders, EA Sports College Football 25 delivers on every single one of its promises - and then some. While EA couldn&s;t help but underhand returning fans of the series …"
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85.0
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"EA put all of its chips into College Football 25, and it truly paid off. People are buying consoles just to play this game. It&s;s a cultural phenomenon and the experience that&s;s provided isn&s;t replicated anywhere else. All the new …"
Read original review"College Football 25 is a very well-made football game that is more about the game than anything else. Maybe because what matters more is the team you use, not the players, but it has me hooked for whatever reason."
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70.0
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"EA Sports College Football 25 is a triumphant return for the NCAA, and the excellent framework makes us incredibly excited for the road ahead."
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"EA Sports College Football 25 succeeds at setting itself apart from Madden with new mechanics and systems that change the way you play the game. Wear &a; Tear forces a new kind of strategy, and the changes to passing and …"
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"EA Sports College Football 25 is the sports game we needed back to fill that little void in the sporting world. We have had yearly releases of MADDEN, but it’s not the same as College Football. If you want to …"
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"The game is truly a combination of work hard, play harder — sounds a lot like college."
Read original review"EA Sports College Football 25 absolutely nails the feeling of a college football game, with all of the pomp and pageantry well intact. Controlling the game is fun too, as the feeling of throwing that deep pass for a touchdown …"
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78.0
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86.0
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"EA Sports College Football 25 makes the gridiron feel new again with stellar visuals that heighten the gameday intensity and smooth controls that evoke the high-octane moment-to-moment action that makes college football so beloved. I enjoy the painstaking, time-consuming process …"
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"While it has some performance issues and can be challenging for new players, its depth and variety make it a worthwhile experience for fans of college football. The integration with Madden 25 adds an extra layer of continuity for those …"
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"There is so much more to this game, but I am not equipped to go into the details of a lot of college football. I am more of an NFL guy. Still this game should make players who have been …"
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"EA Sports College Football 25 is simply one of the finest interpretations of American football since NFL 2K5. Dynasty mode is great, Road to Glory has untapped potential while CUT has all the pros and cons of EA&s;s Ultimate Teams. …"
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65.0
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"The return of the college football franchise is a pleasant surprise, and the gameplay of EA Sports College Football 25 does not disappoint. However, the content of the game is another matter and the quality is not as clear. It&s;s …"
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"Fast-paced and hard-hitting gameplay brings the excitement of the collegiate gridiron back to gaming in College Football 25. Even with a few areas for refinement, the foundational Dynasty and Road to Glory experiences make this the best football game in …"
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"EA Sports could have done the easiest thing and reskinned the Madden engine and this would have still sold millions, so for them to not take that route I think they should be commended. College Football 25 is a definite …"
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"A shockingly great college football a decade in the making, College Football 25 is arguably the best modern console sport title to date."
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"EA Sports College Football 25 makes up for some wonky menus and a lack of tentpole modes by bringing the good stuff where it matters. The gridiron action here is fast and snappy, offense feels fantastically responsive, and defensive plays …"
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"EA Sports College Football 25 is an imperfect comeback of sorts, but still offers engaging gameplay while capturing high stakes and raw emotion of the sport."
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"I haven&s;t had this much fun with video game football in years and years, and it&s;s been cool to witness the unifying power of EA Sports College Football 25. It&s;s been the runaway hit of the summer and has secured …"
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"College Football 25 is a success. Period. There will always be individuals who can’t accept EA Sports delivering a solid product, but I’m giving credit where credit is due. This game has gotten me excited about simulated football again—something that …"
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"College Football 25 is a pleasant introduction to the exciting sport of American football. The game looks visually stunning, and it&s;s impressive how many licenses it has. The atmosphere is completely different from Madden. However, the game also shares many …"
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"The ten-year wait for EA Sports College Football 25 has been worth it, with its all-encompassing Dynasty mode likely to prove an obsession for some football fans. Great gameplay paired with a deep spreadsheet simulator makes this one of the …"
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"College Football 25 had over a decade of expectations and wishlists to overcome, but EA has managed to relaunch the series with a gem of a game. That said, some modes like Road to Glory feel underbaked and it&s;s not …"
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"Eleven years is a long time in between games, and the developers at EA Orlando largely did a good job. There&s;s a lot of fun gameplay but there are some issues that will need fixing for the next version. Dynasty …"
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"Being the first college football game in a decade also works heavily in favor of College Football 25. Were this an annual franchise, elements like its clunky UI may be more of a sticking point. However, as it stands now, …"
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"All games represent a new language to learn but to throw on that learning a whole sport and its quirks can feel daunting, but that’s the beauty in Video Games! When playing CFB25 you are given the tools to learn …"
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"EA Sports College Football 25 is an excellent sports game, not only because of the American football gameplay, but also because of the collection of excellent single-player modes capable of keeping the player engaged for dozens of hours on end."
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"EA Sports College Football 2025 is the return of college football that sports gaming fans have been waiting for. There&s;s enough here to keep the avid and dedicated fans around for a good while, with Dynasty Mode and Road to …"
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"College Football 25 nails the on-field action with a dynamic feel, stellar graphics, and tons of smart gameplay tweaks. However, so much of what&s;s off the field feels unfinished, with UI issues and barebones modes that seem like they are …"
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