The Program: College Football

I’ve played my fair share of games on the app store. Pay-to-play, arcade and free games included, this game here is without a doubt one of the best. It blows my mind that it’s free to download. Optional (very minimal) ads only makes it even better. When it comes to gameplay, it’s extremely addictive. I’m on my fourth season (after restarting in the first season twice) and can’t put it down. Scouting and recruiting are my favorite parts of the game, and I do wish the actual gameplay part was a little more interactive, but I love the halftime adjustments. My only real complaint other than an overhaul on gameplay lol would be that you can’t scroll through the play results while you’re watching your team play a game. You can pause it, but can’t scroll back through the plays to see who scored etc if you missed it. If you guys could make that possible post-early access, it would be great. I just bought my first season pass, but would also love more options to buy things in-game! I want to support the creators as much as possible, so maybe more purchasable upgrades/tokens other than just the season pass. I would definitely buy an extra staff token or two outside of the pass if available. Overall, INCREDIBLE job with this game. Keep it up. I can’t wait to see what happens after Early Access. P.S. I also reached out to them with a bug I had on my account and to my surprise I was given a response and fix within THREE minutes. That is some of the beat customer service you could ask for. These guys rock.

I’ve had a lot of fun with the game so far a few seasons in. However, I think some improvements could be made to make it better. If you could pick plays during games it would be more interactive and add to the strategy. Or even if you could just make decisions in critical situations like on fourth downs. A lot of times it’ll be like 4th and short at my opponents 40ish yard line and we’ll end up punting with a net gain of 10-20 yards on the punt. I would like the opportunity to choose to go for it or even in a fourth and short to go for it instead of kicking a field goal. If this is not a possible addition I would suggest an option to do a quick sim of the game. There may be one that I missed but I have not seen one so far. If I'm losing or winning by 40 I don’t want to spend an extra minute or two of my time watching the rest of the game. Also any aspects that make the game more interactive and personal would be cool. Such as having random events involving players or anything to make the players feel more real. Like if a player has a high work ethic they could have a chance of gaining a higher potential during the season or during training. Or if a player has been a backup for an extended period of time and they threaten to transfer the upcoming season if they don’t receive playing time. Overall, I like the game but any sort of additions to make it better and more personal is something I would enjoy and even pay a little for. Thanks!

I rarely comment on games but I felt I should for this one. I love this game, especially considering it’s still in development. It scratches that itch for a college sports game with recruiting until they start making those games again. I have read some of the other reviews and there have been complaints about not being able to win with a good team. I haven’t had that problem as bad as some others but I have seen it in games vs weak opponents. I seem to win against most teams, including teams ranked higher than me, but still lose to a 0-6 or 1-9 team with terrible ratings. It’s frustrating to say the least. My main complaint is it’s too hard to advance divisions when the game simulates agains you. I’m in prestige 3 and to advance to the next division I need to have several seasons with a player with 8 sacks or a qb with 800 rushing yards. Every season I pick play calls to facilitate that and don’t even come close. This last season I had a qb with 793 yards rushing with 2 games left. One game they didn’t allow me to pick the one qb rushing play and he ended with 5 yards. The next game he only rushed 10 times but ended with 1 yard. When I say I threw my phone because he had 799 yards rushing, I’m not joking. I’m lucky I had a case on it. My only real dislike is the $4 every season. Make it less money if it’s per season or give it better rewards or last longer, like per prestige level. I’m looking forward to seeing improvements to this game!