"Bowl Bound College Football" Review

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"Bowl Bound College Football"

Box Art Credit: © Grey Dog Software.

The Bottom Line

Sports fans must try out "College Bowl Bound Football." I don't even like college football that much and it's one game of the few games that will stay installed on my laptop. It has the depth of features and ease of use that will make both regular and casual gamers entertained for hours.

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Pros

a weekly checklist of things to do before progressing to the next week
print reports, including emails & recruiting reports
delegate jobs to staff or do them yourself
play or sim the football games

Cons

Needs more recruiting options

Description

Publisher: Grey Dog Software
Release: January 2006
Genre: Sports Management
Take on the career of a college football coach, you choose the contract and the team you coach.
Sort through potential recruits to scout, add to watch list, or offer player a scholarship.
Decide on the budget by dividing the money between training, recruiting, scouting, and staff.
Setup the depth chart yourself or go along with the suggestions made by the computer.
The weekly checklist tells you the items you need to complete before moving to the next week.
3 distinct times of the season: Off-season, Camp, Season.
Hire and fire staff members based on salary, performance, and skill level.

Guide Review - "Bowl Bound College Football" Review

I don't have a favorite college football team. In fact, I think I've watched maybe 2 games in my lifetime (I like pro football more). The point of me telling you this is, first this is a review about a college football game, and second even though I only watch the NFL, "Bowl Bound College Football" has kept me entertained for hours.

Even if I did have a favorite college team, they won't be found in "Bowl Bound College Football." All of the teams and players are fictional, though they do have similar locations. You can edit the names of all the colleges in the league when you create a new league. In addition, jobs can be delegated to staff, league structure, and options are set. The team schedule, roster, depth chart, offense, defense, study hall time can all be customized and changed during the season.

Generally, sports text management games are not easy to learn. The interface usually takes the most time to learn and figuring out what you are suppose to be doing is a game by itself. With "Bowl Bound College Football" this is not an issue. There is a weekly checklist that guides from week to week, to season to season.

The one area that could use more depth is the recruiting process. Your options are to scout, recruit, and offer a scholarship. What about calling them, visiting them, or watching game tape?

If you're tried a text management game before and was easily confused, try this one. With a demo available, you can't go wrong by at least trying it.