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, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints 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

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

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  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.
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  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.

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