| Developer | EA Tiburon, Exient Entertainment (N-Gage) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | EA Sports |
| Released | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox NA: July 15, 2003[1]N-Gage NA: December 10, 2003 |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Platforms | Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, N-Gage |
| Series | NCAA Football |
NCAA Football 2004 is an American football video game released in 2003 by Tiburon. It is the successor to NCAA Football 2003 in the NCAA Football series. The player on the cover is former USC quarterback Carson Palmer. The game is available for play with the N-Gage. Commentators are Brad Nessler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso. The game is an EA Sports Bio game, and is compatible with other games with the feature (Madden NFL 2004 and NASCAR Thunder 2004, for example).[2]
Gameplay
The game's gameplay is similar to NCAA Football 2003, but with updated player stats and rosters. Players can rename players or create their own college team. If the player named the school after one of the schools in the game, the announcers use its name and fight song in the game. The game features new on-field presentation features such as players walking out of their locker room area and then onto the field behind a group of flag bearers. It also features player touchdown celebrations which can result in a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.[citation needed]
Reception
The game's reviews varied across consoles. According to video game review aggregator Metacritic, the PlayStation 2 release received "universal acclaim"[3] and the GameCube and Xbox releases received "generally favorable" reviews,[4][5] while the N-Gage release's reviews were "average".[6]
GameSpot named NCAA Football 2004 the best PlayStation 2 game of July 2003.[7]
During the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated NCAA Football 2004 for "Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year", which was ultimately awarded to Madden NFL 2004.[8]
The game sold 550,000 copies in its first two weeks.[9]
References
- ^ "Game of the Month: July 2003". IGN. July 31, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Randy MacGruder (September 23, 2003). "NASCAR Thunder 2004 (PS2)". IGN. Archived April 2, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA Football 2004 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived March 8, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA Football 2004 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Archived November 15, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA Football 2004 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived March 4, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA Football 2004 (ngage: 2003): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ ((The Editors of GameSpot)) (August 1, 2003). "GameSpot's Month in Review: July 2003". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 8, 2004.
- ^ "2004 Awards Category Details Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived 7 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Kasses, Glenn (August 16, 2003). "Video game has best of college football". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 22. Archived March 6, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 7, 2022. – via Newspapers.com