The usual bane of video football games is the announcers. Far too often
they have such a limited pool of comments that by your second game you've heard
it all, and by your third you never want to hear it again. Or you'll hear
comments that seem to be completely random or inappropriate, which always seem
to give you a little jolt of reality in the middle of your game playing fantasy.
NCAA Football 2003 doesn't suffer these problems. It features a
broadcasting team made up of Nessler, Herbstreit, and Corso, that has a very
large repertoire of sayings and analysis. Of course you will hear things
repeated, but it doesn't ever feel like you just heard the same thing a couple
of minutes ago. Most of the time the commentary is dead on, but on
occasion you will hear a play call lambasted by the announcers when it was
actually the right thing to do strategically. Although not quite perfect,
the play calling in NCAA Football 2003 is some of the best you'll hear in a
video football game.
The game's on field graphics look great. You'll see expressions on the
players' faces, reflections in their helmets, and dirt on their uniforms.
The motion of the players is smooth and realistic, as is the movement of the
cheerleaders and mascots. The crowds appear a little flat and fuzzy
though, for those of you that like looking at the crowds in football games.
As for control, it is fluid and precise. You'll never feel that you
bungled a play because you lost a fight with the controller. There is one
complaint with the control scheme, though. The sprint button is different
when playing on offense and defense, and this takes a little getting used to.
You might have to put up with unintentional spin moves on offense or unplanned
player switches on defense when you first start playing the game.
In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated:
94%. If you're a college football fan, you can't go wrong with this
game - you'll love it. Even if you just like football, it packs in so much
great gameplay that it will be a long time before you tire of the game.
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