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The largest addition that's been made to this year's title is the Rookie Mode, a mechanic similar to that of the newly included Family Play in the PS2 version of the game. For those of you new to this feature, what it does is simplify all of the mechanics of the gameplay to basic inputs, which allows anyone to pick up the title and have a degree of success on the field. This means that on offense, you only have to focus on hitting Circle to spin, Square to dive and X to perform all of your highlight moves; whereas on defense, you only need to focus on Circle to switch players, Square to dive and X to perform Big Hits. All other mechanics on the field are handled with assists and prompts to help you out. In the huddle, things have been mildly simplified by removing the play clock. Plus, passing plays are easier to perform by removing the button inputs for receivers in favor of colored circles that you just have to push the nub towards and hit X.