Customer Reviews

NCAA Game Breaker 2001

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

This game has all the things you need for a fun College Football Game. To be honest, this is the first sports game I have ever purchased from 989 Studios. I normally was not a fan of 989 until Syphon Filter I & II came out. I figured they have the potential to create a good college football game for the PS2. The graphics are unique, the stadiums are very detailed and realistic. I just have to say though that I would bet that EA will come out with a better College Football game for the PS2 that will blow the socks off the game. I do not like the limited choices for camera angles. I have always been a fan of the left to right camera angle like EA gives you if you wish. But I can get use to it. Team logos are detailed and look good. Overall, if you buy this, you will not be throwing away money. Just keep it mind it is not a EA game but has the fun and excitement of a college football game.

i recently rented this game. i had a friend over and him and i are major college football fans when it come to games. the opening sequence was great...........it really got us excited. in our first duel i was Norte Dame and he was Tennessee. graphics are about like Game Day 2001. guess that's reasonable sinced they are both made by 989 sports. we began to play. the conveince of not have to pick the kickoff play everytime you get right into the action. i kicked the ball and his teammate caught it. he would run about 15 yards then i woudl hammer him. we checked the replay and right away noticed a glitch. the player was standing 5 yards away from where the ball was goin' to land and he still caught it. (how does that work?) we also noticed that he had not really tackled him...he dind't hit him clear but still got the tackle. also......players walked thourgh other players. this was annoying it happens on Madden also but it is not as noticable as on this game. we soon realized this game was almost set up like Blitz. Nailing people making them do flips etc. being able to jump very high........and dive past 5 yards......we weren't even on Arcade mode.........the commentator was very annoying....if you think that Madden and his commentary is bad......wait to your hear his lame jokes and dull comentary....the passing is horrible your players don't even make an attempt at the ball. it's very hard and confusing...........another disappointment in the game was the fight songs...they only have about 30 of the original songs.....the others are generic and nothing special...........browsing around the stadium we foudn that the fans were horrible...they look just like a stiff board. with one motion captured....(mouth open, arm in air, etc.) another disappointing feature....searching thourhought the game........it does have it's peak....as being able to coach 50 years in the future being special teams coach, offensive coach, coordinator, asst. coach, head coach, and more. you pick your recruits and get chances to coach at other schools. overall this game only gets about 1 star. it's not at all that i expected. if you are a very avid college football game fan (i thought i was until i played this game) this could be your game. if you can live with the dull commentary, glitches, bad passing, extreme abilities, and slow gameplay.....then this is your game....but.....i would HIGHLY recommened that you rent this game.....i wanted to buy it badly, but decided to rent it first.......good choice..........RENT IT FIRST

88-83. That was the score of the first game I played. Realistic? I think not. Bottom line is that this game may be fun if you're having a party, but I wouldn't recommend that anyone buy this.

For starters, on kickoff the ball just lays on the ground, there is no tee. When I tried to make a tackle from behind, all of a sudden I appeared in front of the receiver. Very strange.

Passing in the game can become very easy. With the help of total control passing it seems to be the most realistic part of the game. In other aspects, whether it was a blitz or not, after about 2 seconds I already had 3 lineman in my face. It was very frustrating. The running game is not as fluid as the likes of Madden. There is a juke and a spin move, but the R1 and L1 buttons are pitch buttons, and you have a tendency to push those to juke, instead the juke buttons are the R2 and L2 buttons. I fumbled 10 times in the game.

Although I say this all the time, you DEFINITELY want to rent this game before buying it. Game play can be deep with all the features it has packed into it, but I feel it would just get tedious and boring with the lack of superb graphics.

The game can be fun if you're with a bunch of friends, but playing by yourself this game can get very, very old. Another huge disappointment on the PS2.

If you have to have a college football game this year, then this is your only choice. It is not a bad game, but for those of us who have already played Madden 2001 for the PS2 then you will be disappointed. The game play is fairly easy and not much of a challenge. It is fun but not up to the quality of the football games put out by EA Sports.

If you love college football you got to have this game. If this game was the same as Game Breaker 2000 for regular Playstation i would still give it 5 stars, because Game Breaker is just that fun of a game. This game has alot better graphics and and i think it is alot more fun to play. And who cares if it is a 989 or EA sports???? It is a great game! So buy it.

If you see this game in the store, just pretend you never saw it, walk away. I regretfully spent five dollars renting it, and it is the worst football game I have played ever. It's like 989 had a good thing on PS1 and just stuck with it, didn't update graphics or gameplay, they just repackaged the same old (stuff). The graphics on this are horrible, I think the most time was spent on the referee calling the fouls(which is the only fairly-decent looking part). But hey I didn't rent the game to be in awe of the graphics on the ref. Another thing is how it plays, when I return a kickoff it looks like the kick returner is walking on a tredmill, or is in one of those scary dreams you have where your feet are moving but your body isn't. I could go on and on with the (...) of how it looks and plays but I would rather not. I played one game and went out and rented NCAA 2002, it is fifty times better than this. This game has alienated me from all 989 games. Learn from your competition 989(EA sports if you haven't noticed) or your just going to drown.

Well, the graphics are outstanding! Thank you PS2! But let's face it. You really feel like your at a college football game, but the in game options just aren't there. I have NCAA Football 98 for PC by EA sports and it has more options. Personally I think you should wate until EA comes out with NCAA Football 01' or 02' for the PS2. Also in this game the computer can catch a pass whenever they want to pretty much 90% of the time for 1st downs. Make sure you check other options like Madden or SSX before purchasing this game unless you really want a college football game for PS2 Now!

I am a huge college football fan and I was really pumped about this game.I rented it lucky for me and the game is bad players walk through each other crowd is bad passingis way too complicated i suggest even if you are not an nfl fan but a college football fan go with madden and let us hope that ea puts out an ncaa football game in years to come

Everyone has been booing and dissing 989 Sports for their titles, but I do not feel it is all that bad. It does not look as good as Madden, but it is still a fun game. The gameplay is improved, and it is a lot of fun. A solid buy for college fans, but you might want to hold out for NCAA GAMEBREAKER 2002. Now that game will kick [butt]!

Everyone has been booing and dissing 989 Sports for their titles, but I do not feel it is all that bad. It does not look as good as Madden, but it is still a fun game. The gameplay is improved, and it is a lot of fun. A solid buy for college fans, but you might want to hold out for NCAA GAMEBREAKER 2002. Now that game will rock!