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NCAA Football 2003
Universal acclaim
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 7 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: Tiburon
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: July 23, 2002
Summary
The College Game: Feel all the pageantry with over 200 fight songs, 3D cheerleaders, and 117 Division I-A schools. My Favorite Team: Personalize the game interface based on your team's fight song, mascot, logos, and school colors. Build A Dynasty: Create your own school and schedule, recruit star athletes, and redshirt developing players to build a national powerhouse. Rivalry Mode: Beat your school's archrival and win one of 23 coveted trophies. Trophy Room: Display up to 59 total trophies including conference championships and individual player awards. [EA Sports]
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What The Critics Said
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GamePro
The three versions of NCAA are virtually identical... The GameCube version doesn’t control quite as comfortably, but that’s mainly because the controller layout isn’t as suitable for sports games.
Read Full Review >Maxim Online
The sleaziness of recruiting players to build a powerhouse program is almost worth the price of admission alone, but it’s a damn shame that you can’t bribe them when push comes to shove.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
From the tip of the shiny helmets to the grass-wedged cleats, NCAA Football 2003 is a marvel to behold.
Read Full Review >Gamers' Temple
If you're a college football fan, you can't go wrong with this game - you'll love it.
Read Full Review >GameZone
I’ve seen NCAA Football 2003 on both the Xbox and Gamecube, and I must say the Gamecube version looks better.
Read Full Review >netjak
While the exhibition games are fairly bland, the season mode as well as the create-a-team mode just jaks this game into stardom.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
The look and sound of the game is tremendous. There is a real sensation of taking part in something real here, an excitement that somehow isn't present when dealing with the professional franchises in the Madden series.
Read Full Review >IGN
Forget about best college games, NCAA Football 2003 is the best football game out there for serious football videogamers... Challenging and satisfying.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
The game play is as solid as Madden. [Aug 2002, p.145]
Play Magazine
The play by play when applicable (while still a bit parrot-like) is seamless, the player models are so real you can smell the BO, and the replays so comprehensive you'll be picking the grass out of your teeth. [Aug 2002, p.69]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.7 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Matthew S. gave it a 10:
Man this game is so cool. It feel like your right in the game.
Daniel B. gave it a 10:
I think the controls are simple and the graphics are awesome on the gamecube console.
Nicholas B. gave it an 8:
The game on the other two platforms is much better. The graphics and control on gamecube ruin the fun factor of the game. Overall it's still a great game.
Alexis D. gave it a 10:
It's alsome dude, im a hotdog with a lot of gaming experience and i think its alsome!
