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NCAA Football 2003
Universal acclaim
Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 13 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 main points involve graphics, and the Xbox version clearly looks the best, sporting the crispest details, richest colors, and best lighting.
Read Full Review >Maxim Online
Its fast and realistic action should make any joystick jock forget how badly his team is doing in real life, and the endless Dynasty mode will make classes optional for months.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
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.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
Now players can create their own school. Logos, fight songs, playbooks and, of course, players are all at your disposal in what is the most comprehensively immersive college football game mode I've ever seen.
Read Full Review >Operation Sports
A lot of fun and the depth of features is beyond compare. Easily one of the most immersive football titles made to date.
Read Full Review >GameZone
The animation is exceptional, and the options package is certain to give fans of this sport many enjoyable hours of total gridiron immersion.
Read Full Review >IGN
Casual gamers, hardcore sports fans, RPG fans and trenchcoat-wearing weirdos should all have a go at NCAA Football 2003, because it's the best thing going.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
One area the game is really stellar is the challenge given by the CPU artificial intelligence. This game pushes you and makes you sweat to win, especially when it comes to contests against ranked opponents and when squaring off in a rivalry game.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The rivalry games are incredibly entertaining, and the dynasty mode adds a tremendous amount of replay value to an already great game.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
The Dynasty mode in NCAA 2003 is better than any franchise mode in any of the pro games on the market. [Sept 2002, p.99]
Xbox Nation Magazine
Perhaps the finest college football game ever made. [Oct 2002, p.117]
GamePen
Even with the XBOX being the most powerful console, frame rate problems still plague the game...Still fun to play even with the AI problems and control scheme on the XBOX.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Casey F. gave it a 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.
Mat C. gave it a 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!
Bry D. gave it a 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!
Xbox Player gave it a 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!!!!!
Pearce N. gave it a 9:
Awesome. Best sports game out there. Create-a-school is fantastic. Graphics, gameplay, options, sound are all A++++
James W. gave it a 10:
This is the grestest fooball game out ever.
Greg R. gave it a 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.
