Jump to content

NCAA Football 2003

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NCAA Football 2003
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNCAA Football
Platform(s)GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
Genre(s)Sports, American football
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NCAA Football 2003 is a video game of the sports genre released in 2002 by EA Tiburon. Its cover athlete is former Oregon Ducks quarterback Joey Harrington.

Several additions were made to this edition of the game, such as Mascot Games with over 50 mascot teams, 3D cheerleaders, over 200 authentic fight songs, real college rivalries for coveted trophies, 28 bowl games, and more. Like previous years, the game included such features as dynasty mode, create-a-school (notably absent from NCAA Football 2002), create-a-player, campus challenges, and has Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, and Brad Nessler as commentators.

Reception

[edit]

The game received "universal acclaim" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3][4]

It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on Xbox" award, which went to NFL 2K3.[25] It was also a nominee for "Console Sports Game of the Year" at the AIAS' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which ultimately went to Madden NFL 2003.[26]

The game sold 1.3 million units as of August 2003.[27]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "EA Sports Ships NCAA Football 2003". Yahoo! Finance. Business Wire. July 22, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "NCAA Football 2003 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "NCAA Football 2003 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "NCAA Football 2003 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "NCAA Football 2003 (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ EGM staff (September 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 158. Ziff Davis. p. 150.
  7. ^ a b c Air Hendrix (July 23, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Dodson, Joe (August 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  9. ^ Dodson, Joe (August 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 - Xbox Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 21, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (July 30, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 Review (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 21, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  11. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (July 22, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 9, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (July 23, 2002). "NCAA Football 2002 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 28, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Abner, Will (August 12, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  14. ^ Wyss, Tony (July 29, 2002). "GameSpy: NCAA Football 2003 (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 26, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  15. ^ Surette, Tim (September 2, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Knutson, Michael (August 27, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  17. ^ Lafferty, Michael (August 27, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  18. ^ a b Boulding, Aaron (July 18, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 (NGC, Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  19. ^ Boulding, Aaron (July 19, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  20. ^ "NCAA Football 2003". Nintendo Power. Vol. 159. Nintendo of America. August 2002. p. 145.
  21. ^ Dursin, Andy (August 17, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  22. ^ "NCAA Football 2003". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 60. Ziff Davis. September 2002. p. 114.
  23. ^ "NCAA Football 2003". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. September 2002. p. 99.
  24. ^ a b c Boyce, Ryan (July 25, 2002). "NCAA Football 2003". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  25. ^ GameSpot staff (2003). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 (Best Traditional Sports Game on Xbox, Nominees)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on February 12, 2003. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  26. ^ "6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  27. ^ Kasses, Glenn (August 16, 2003). "Video game has best of college football". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lee Enterprises. p. 22. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
[edit]


Stub icon

This American football video game article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NCAA_Football_2003&oldid=1248333842"