NCAA Gamebreaker '99
- January 01, 2000 00:00 AM PST
NCAA GameBreaker '99 is a well-rounded game that stacks up very well when compared to NCAA Football'99. They both offer excellent college football action it's just a matter of which features you're looking for that will ultimately sway you. If you want faster game speeds and more advanced controls, you can't go wrong with GameBreaker '99.
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Blue Chip Bomber
GameBreaker streaks onto the field with 122 Division 1A teams and a collection of 17 great college teams of the past. Once you've selected your school, you start your road to the championship in Scrimmage, Fantasy League, Tournament Season, and Bowl Season modes. And like its namesake, each team contains at least one gamebreaker who can make big plays. Other features include a create-a-player option, extensive stat tracking, and the exclusive license to the Heisman Trophy.
To contend with NCAA Football '99's deep sim features, 989 has included a play editor (like the one in GameBreaker '98) as well as a Blue Chip Recruiting mode that enables you to invite true freshmen and college transfers to your school in hopes of improving the weak spots in your lineup. Unfortunately, GameBreaker's options simply can't match the depth of those in NCAA Football '99. First off, you can't create brand-new plays from scratch in GameBreaker; you can only tweak existing plays. Secondly, GameBreaker's recruiting mode isn't as vast as NCAA Football '99's Dynasty mode recruiting. However, if you're a casual sim gamer who just wants to experiment with team management, GameBreaker is a good place to start.
Plus, GameBreaker dominates NCAA '99 with its game speed and advanced controls. Like GameDay, GameBreaker's gameplay whizzes by at a fast, smooth clip with never a hint of slow down. As for its advanced controls, GameBreaker offers the ability to dive over piles at the goal line, shoulder plow through linemen, high step, and perform double spins to break tackles.
Championship Attitude
NCAA GameBreaker '99 is a well-rounded game that stacks up very well when compared to NCAA Football '99. They both offer excellent college football action; it's just a matter of which features you're looking for that will ultimately sway you. If want faster game speeds and more advanced controls, you can't go wrong with GameBreaker '99.
