NCAA Football 2003 Xbox
User Score
8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13

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  1. CaseyF.
    Mar 30, 2003
    10
    This game can be played for hours upon end! Great party game to set up a tournament and play until you have a champion. Perfect game to play during the college football season.
  2. PearceN.
    Oct 20, 2002
    9
    Awesome. Best sports game out there. Create-a-school is fantastic. Graphics, gameplay, options, sound are all A++++
  3. ShaneH.
    Jul 30, 2002
    9
    This game is a must. get it. plays so smooth. and the crowd really gets in to the game. go out and buy this game now.
  4. JoeS.
    Aug 6, 2002
    3
    Great game, but marred by countless disc error malfunctions. Shame, really.
  5. MatthieuR.
    Aug 7, 2002
    9
    I don't know what Joe S. is talking about, I've had no malfunctions at all. Best football game ever made, at least until Madden 2003 ships! Seriously, though, the depth here is staggering.
  6. BlakeA.
    Sep 4, 2002
    6
    This is by far the best football game I have ever SEEN! However, I also had over 20 disc errors and returned the game 3 different times and it still doesn't run more than one game without crashing.
  7. JamesW.
    Oct 16, 2002
    10
    This is the grestest fooball game out ever.
  8. MatC.
    Dec 14, 2002
    10
    This game can be tweaked a little, but not too much is needed. This has to be THE BEST sports title in the history of console gaming. Completely immersive, and the play by play is BY FAR the best ever made for a console. It's awesome! Can't wait till this becomes playable on Live - that's the only big omission. Once again, this title is worth the jack. If I were in school still, this thing would have me in the dorms, munching cheezypoofs, and on academic probation!… Expand
  9. BobL
    Sep 23, 2002
    5
    I also am having disc problems with this game. 2nd disc i have gotten and both fail to load in the 3rd year of dynasty play. If i delete the saved games it starts fine but once in the 3rd year around the 6th game it locks up while loading.
  10. BryD.
    Nov 22, 2002
    7
    Terrific Game! I did wonder why they didn't include the create a play option like in Madden 2003. That would have made it perfect!
  11. XboxPlayer
    Nov 6, 2002
    7
    Would be a 10, but I am having the same problem as the others with the glitches. Just returned my copy, got another one and it is doing the same thing. My roomate and I are in the second year of our dynasty, about the fifth game and it will not load. Until this is fixed, I would wait. I am pretty pissed that I am not playing now!!!!!
  12. GregR.
    Sep 25, 2002
    9
    The more I play the more impressed I am. Realism is excellent, variety of plays and outcomes are endless. Graphics are superb. You could play this game for years and still enjoy it. I read some disc error comments. I've never come across any disc errors. Maybe I'm just lucky.

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Metascore
90 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Xbox Nation Magazine
    80
    Perhaps the finest college football game ever made. [Oct 2002, p.117]
  2. Gamers' Temple
    94
    As for control, it is fluid and precise.
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  3. GameSpy
    91
    The overall depth and lasting appeal to be had in NCAA Football 2003 is unmatched by any game, on any platform, including its big NFL brother.
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