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PS2 | Sports | NCAA GameBreaker 2003

Boxart for NCAA GameBreaker 2003
NCAA GameBreaker 2003 12 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.0
  • SOUND: 4.0
  • CONTROL: 4.0
  • FUN FACTOR 4.0
  • AVG USER SCORE 3.0
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 2.8

Review: NCAA GameBreaker 2003

Review by Doctor Zombie | 08/16/2002 | 15:10:44 PM PST

NCAA GameBreaker 2003 returns new and improved for better football fun on the PS2 than in the prior season.

NCAA GameBreaker 2003 is a brand-new pigskin experience featuring improved graphics, animations, playbooks, and features including online multiplayer competition. 989 Sports hit the books in the off-season to tighten up several areas and deliver a solid game that doesn?t topple EA?s NCAA Football dynasty but nevertheless grants it a respectable spot on the PS2 roster.

Extra Credit Efforts
The graphics engine has been completely revamped with smoother 60 frames-per-second onscreen action, more detailed player and stadium models, and a more useful playbook interface overlaying each play on the field. Additional improvements include being able to call ?hot routes? for your receiver at the line of scrimmage and more control of your special ?game breaker? on the team. Solid controls and the new kicking interface allow for total control of your punting game. Authentic school fight songs with unobtrusive booth commentary, various game modes, and the ability to recruit hot prospects from high school and junior colleges all add to the realism of the college ball experience. Online play is a prerequisite this year for every PS2 football game, but at press time the reviewable version wasn't ready for online gameplay.

Wait Till Next Season
This year it?s clear that GameBreaker?and its sibling NFL GameDay?are much better in all facets of gameplay. It doesn?t deserve starter status because its competition has a bigger head start with their titles, but it?s definitely a big step in the right direction to contend for console dominance next year and beyond.