NCAA March Madness 2004

NCAA March Madness 2004 Review

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NCAA March Madness 2004 Feature

• Over 300 Division I schools and authentic college arenas -- complete with fight songs, mascots and crowd chants
• Browse through scouting reports for every team, delivered by announcers Dick Vitale and Brad Nessler
• New quick plays - take control of your offense with team-specific calls, turn up the heat with a full-court press -- even diving on loose balls
• New freestyle two-handed controls for sweet crossovers, triple threat moves, and post moves -- string moves together for incredible plays
• 30-Year Dynasty Mode lets you create a complete college dynasty - recruit high-school players, create a non-conference schedule, and work your way onto the EA Sports Top 25

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NCAA Gamebreaker '98 Sony Playstation 1 PS1 PSX Game

NCAA Gamebreaker '98 Sony Playstation 1 PS1 PSX Game Review

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NCAA Gamebreaker '98 Sony Playstation 1 PS1 PSX Game Feature

• Sony PlayStation 1
• KA - Kids to Adults

This is the game NCAA Gamebreaker 98 for the Playstation 1. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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NCAA Football 2K3

NCAA Football 2K3 Review

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NCAA Football 2K3 Feature

• This item is in Like New condition with all original artwork and materials. This item may never have been used, but does not meet our criteria for Brand New.

If you're looking for a football game with smooth flow and realistic action, Sega Sports' NCAA College Football 2K3 will certainly fit the bill. The action is evenly paced and straightforward--no flashy 10-foot leaps, no stiff arms that knock the defender into the rotunda--and the talent level is definitely collegiate.

A working knowledge of college playbooks can be helpful as the sets are often highly complex. The producers have added a slew of subtle, but significant features to simulate the game's nuances as well. A quarterback's accuracy greatly improves when his feet are set. You can hide your play calling by holding down the X button and scrolling through decoy plays. You can anticipate using a spin move on offense by hitting the O button before contact. You can use the analog sticks (as opposed to the directional buttons) to run with the ball, and in Maximum Passing mode, you can add zip or a lob touch while also adjusting throws in the air.

The graphics--including players, stadiums, the ESPN-style presentation, and game intro--are all top-notch. With 117 Division 1-A teams at your disposal, devoted players can play full seasons (complete with rankings and bowl selections) or, in legacy mode, you can play multiple seasons, going so far as recruiting high schoolers and running spring drills. The major drawback is the no-name announcing team, a flat-out terrible crew offering an endless stream of stupid jokes and poor analysis. But you'll have the sound off and the stereo spinning anyway. --Marc Greilsamer

Pros:

• Smooth, realistic game flow
• Top-notch graphics and visual presentation
• Attention to game action's nuances

Cons:

• Game announcers are silly and ill-informed
• Injury information is erratic

Note: This refers to the PlayStation2 version of this game.


NCAA College Football 2K3 re-creates the college atmosphere on the field, where you can execute plays like the wishbone and other triple option formations, on the sidelines filled with cheerleaders and mascots, and in the stands, which come alive with enthusiastic student rooting sections and bands striking up fight songs. The ESPN-style presentation offers replays, scores, and more. The new "college look" player models and animations mean that the NCAA football players finally have the proportions and physiques of real college-age athletes. You can choose from all 117 Division I-A teams and selected Division I-AA teams. A comprehensive legacy mode lets you assemble your football program from the ground up and build a Division I-A powerhouse. You can also create a school and join the conference of your choice. The game lets you compete for the nation's top high school recruits and develop your squad in the off-season with spring practice sessions. You can compare your coaching effectiveness with history's greatest college coaches, and also save senior players from NCAA College Football 2K3 and draft them into NFL 2K3. New player names will appear on the backs of their jerseys. The authentic ranking system lets you track your team's performance and its shot at the national title with the writers poll, coaches poll, and BCS standings. You will compete in the postseason classics, including all four BCS games: the Fiesta Bowl (the 2003 BCS championship game), the Rose Bowl, the Orange Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl. You will be surrounded with the sounds of pep bands playing university fight songs, students in the rooting section yelling school chants, and cheerleaders and mascots with hundreds of motion-captured moves.

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NCAA GameBreaker 99

NCAA GameBreaker 99 Review

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This is the game NCAA Gamebreaker 99 for the Playstation 1. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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NCAA Football 2K2

NCAA Football 2K2 Review

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NCAA Football 2K2 Feature

• America Football video game
• Sega Dreamcast

NCAA College Football 2K2 brings the thrill of NCAA football to your Dreamcast. Rich with features, it boasts a number of play modes, including Create-a-Play and Multiplayer Dynasty modes. As a single player, you can go for a bowl spot and try to rocket your team to the national championship. The feature that really gives this release a college feel, however, is the chance to run plays drawn from real NCAA playbooks.


The release of NCAA College Football 2K2, based on the NFL 2K1 game engine, should appease many of the long-suffering Dreamcast owners who look upon the NFL with disdain and pined for a good college-ball simulation. The game offers good playability, tight controls, generally good approximations of college stadiums, and excellent graphics. There are a few flaws, however, most of them relating to the most anticipated aspect of the game--the college-specific features.

The passing game is sharp, as the developer minimized the number of "money plays" without taking away every option available to the offensive player. There are few plays you can run for instant yardage, making it more important to cycle through your many options on passing plays. And the defense will play effective bump-and-run coverage on your receivers, throwing off your timing on some of those otherwise dependable out patterns. The running game is also solid, although occasionally a bit generous to the offense on up-the-middle runs. The game has more than 700 plays from actual team playbooks, and gives players the option of designing their own.

Graphics are smooth and often spectacular. Watching your receiver make a leaping catch over the middle with the safeties in pursuit is both as exciting and scary as it should be. The graphics on the sidelines and in the stands are sacrificed in favor of better resolution and animations on the field. One thing is never quite explained, though: why do so many skill-position players have beer bellies?

The title offers several game modes, including a tutorial mode, network play (with some lag time--the game doesn't support broadband adapters), and season, scrimmage, tourney, and legacy modes. Legacy is somewhat of a disappointment, as recruiting players (one of the cornerstones of college ball) amounts to looking at nondescript player ratings and choosing several athletes for visits. Even a few minor tweaks would have made recruiting more enjoyable, such as including names, pictures, quotes, stats... anything, really. But legacy mode does allow you to choose redshirts, cut poor performers, and allocate skill points to players in spring ball.

The collegiate atmosphere, while definitely welcome in the game, is sadly the biggest disappointment to die-hard college fans. Many college fight songs are included, but not all of them, which will aggravate fans whose rival teams have to listen to Michigan's "The Victors" after every score. In addition, Sega Sports wasn't able to secure a deal with the Bowl Championship Series, so no BCS bowls are included in the game (with the exception of the Rose Bowl, which has always marched to its own beat).

NCAA College Football 2K2 is still a good college football game, however, and that's great news for people who prefer college ball over pro ball. If you just plain like football and don't care what level it's played, stick to the NFL 2K series (especially if you already own NFL 2K1 or 2K2). If you're a college football fanatic for whom every small detail has to be perfect, stick to watching it on TV. But if you just plain like college football and want to play a good football video game with your favorite teams, NCAA College Football 2K2 fits the bill very well. --Rivers Janssen

Pros:

• Great passing and running engines
• Defensive AI makes you work for your yards, but lets you take advantage of mistakes
• Graphics and gameplay are especially good for the first game in a series

Cons:

• Doesn't include all the little things that make college football fun
• Legacy mode, particularly recruiting, is disappointing
• If we hear the announcers make their Brittany Spoons joke just one more time...

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NCAA Gamebreaker 2003

NCAA Gamebreaker 2003 Review

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NCAA Gamebreaker 2003 Feature

• PlayStation 2
• Video Game
• Sports
• football
• NCAA

NCAA GameBreaker 2003 features 117 Division 1-A teams, 60 classic teams from the past, the Heisman Trophy, and numerous other awards, including All-American and All-Conference teams. In the game, specific players on each team, known as GameBreakers, allow gamers to attack their opponents on both the offensive and defensive side of the football. Blue-chip recruiting lets you assume the role of a coach by selectively recruiting players at multiple positions in pursuit of college football's most coveted prize, the national championship. You will start as a special teams coach at a smaller Division 1-A school and see if you know your X's and O's well enough to be offered a head coaching job at one of the nation's elite football programs. NCAA GameBreaker 2003 supports one or two players, or up to eight with the Multitap.


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NCAA Football 2002

NCAA Football 2002 Review

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This is the game NCAA Football 2002 for the Playstation 2. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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