Leave a Review Retro Bowl College
My Little CFB Lovin’ Heart is HAPPY!!!
I LOVE football. I work in football, I play (terribly), and I consume as much football-related material as I can. Let me just say, I’m soooo in love with this app. If you don’t want to spend real money in a game but still be able to really enjoy it, this is a great one to have and it’s just so nostalgic — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to the creators once again!Show lessRose, Clay and Pine
Retro bowl with a new coat of paint
This game is fun as it has the core mechanics of retro bowl but in its current state it just feels like retro bowl with very little things changed, however I do think this game still has potential. What I would change:
Add recruiting, perhaps the most important aspect of college football but it isn’t in this game
Bigger rosters, it just doesn’t make sense to be limited to a ten or 12 man roster in a college setting perhaps raising roster size to 20 and 25 for premium would be a good idea. With this idea it is also important that bench players gain XP.
Redshirting, in addition to recruiting this is another large part of CFB missing. Redshirting could double player development for that year while they are on the bench.
Play calling, would be simple to add and would add a lot to the gameplay
Option runs, a staple of college football offense and it is clear that it needs to be in the game In conclusion this game just isn’t fresh enough and plays almost the exact same as retro bowlShow lesstheisleofmanman
Unpolished Copy and Paste
This game is a good concept but has not been executed in a good way. This is almost the same game as retro bowl but with the draft being replaced by recruiting, some new gimmicks like GPA, donations, conferences, different schedules, etc. But this is an unfinished product, many of the teams are unfinished uniform wise which takes away from the game and it lacks depth and any difference from retro bowl. The recruiting is basically the draft from retro bowl and isn’t anything new. Another thing is that you have to pay for premium again if you already had it in retro bowl. My advice: finish the uniforms and stadiums, link retro bowl and retro bowl college together so you don’t have to pay twice, and make it unique, fix the recruiting to be actual recurring (look at ncaa football 07 recruiting and implement something like that). Just make it unique and finished and it can become a good game.Show lessflipy flips
Amazing
I absolutely love this game, I loved the regular retro bowl, but I think I like this one more. I know it’s new and I have a couple of complaints, but it’s still 5 stars. First off, I ordered the premium for the 12 man roster but whenever I go into roster it still only lets me have 10 players, also, there’s no CFP, I was ranked #3 and I only got a bowl game, and you still can’t change teams, I wanted to start in a division 2 school and work my way up, not just staying with themShow lessRJ15🏀🏈
Developer Response
Please look out for the new version update 0.8.10 which is launching today (21st Sep). This should fix the problem with the 12-man roster not functioning correctly.Retro Bowl w/ College Skins Not a Bad Thing
I’ve only just started but so far, this is Retro Bowl’s solid gameplay with some college-esque tweaks.
The fact that they have 250 teams w/ all bowls, which are all customizable is impressive. Your recruiting budget is tied to performance and how many players make the draft which is a nice wrinkle but I wish there was some type of weekly or season long recruiting/scouting system to make it stand out more especially when there are other CFB coaching sims out there.
This has the same on-field gameplay as Retro Bowl which is very solid. If you’ve mastered RB’s gameplay , this will all come second nature here. Would have been nice to incorporate a new system for the option to differentiate it from the pro counterpart but it’s as airtight as ever.
This is a solid game and well worth the .99 for the pro version but it would be nice to have more college elements spread across the game rather than tweaks to the last game. Hopefully there will be updates on this front.Show lessTyler L.
Great but a MAJOR ISSUE…
Very excited about this release! I love Retro Bowl & have been playing it for awhile & this college release has been AWESOME….
But…
There seems to be an issue with the roster going to 12. I purchased the unlimited and changed my roster to 12 but it remained on 10. I thought I might have to play a season first so I did and it’s still on 10 even though I have my settings on 12 man roster. I also adjust the weather to random and every single game was sunny. So it seems there might be a glitch where it’s not recognizing the change in settings.
Other than that love it and look forward to wasting many hours playing this!Show lessMarshall U ATO
Must Play
I have always loved retro style games and am a huge proponent for Retro Bowl. The only notes I have for the college edition is the ability to turn off replays during games would be nice and if someone purchases the unlimited version then I don’t think advertisements for other retro games should pop up while at the menu. Other than those things. I LOVE THIS GAME!Show lessJonJohnson94
Great But needs some work with school colors
I downloaded the game about a day or two ago and I have to say, it’s just as good as the original game. But, the one thing that I think should be fixed are the colors for teams. The colors are good for most teams, but some teams have just random colors instead of their actual colors. For instance, Pitt which is normally yellow and blue was yellow and pink for some reason. If they fix that part of the game, I think that this game would be amazing.Show lesspapi presto
Feels like a Ctrl + C Of Original
I understand the game just came out but come on. It feels and plays exactly like retro Bowl. Recruiting is mid and is just the nfl draft but without rounds. It should be more like NCAA Football 13 or 14. And the abbreviations when looking at the playoff bracket is not very good for example what team do you think this is. TUL. If you guessed Tulane you would be wrong but if you guessed Tulsa you would be correct. Other than these issues 8/10Show lessNathanielB3
A better retro bowl
This game is so fun, sure it’s basically the same but more teams more fun!!Basically3z
