''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
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,
Miami Dolphins Atlanta Falcons
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, 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.
[
It was nominated for '' GameSpot''s annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on Xbox" award, which went to '' NFL 2K3''. It was also a nominee for " Console Sports Game of the Year" at the ]AIAS
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' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which ultimately went to ''Madden NFL 2003
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''.
The game sold 1.3 million units as of August 2003.
References
External links
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2002 video games
College football video games
Electronic Arts games
NCAA video games
GameCube games
PlayStation 2 games
Video games set in 2003
Xbox games
Video games developed in the United States
Multiplayer and single-player video games
EA Tiburon games
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