NCAA GameBreaker 2001 is a 2000 American football video game developed by Red Zone Interactive and 989 Sports and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. It was only released in North America.
| NCAA GameBreaker 2001 | |
|---|---|
 Cover art featuring Ron Dayne | |
| Developer(s) | Red Zone Interactive 989 Sports |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Series | NCAA GameBreaker |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation PlayStation 2 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS | PS2 | |
| Metacritic | 69/100[3] | 57/100[4] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS | PS2 | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 7/10[5] | 5/10[6] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.17/10[7][a] | 3/10[8][b] |
| EP Daily | 8.5/10[9] | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | 3.25/10[10] |
| GameFan | 80%[11][c] | N/A |
| GameSpot | 8.2/10[12] | 5.8/10[13] |
| GameSpy | 80%[14][15] | 67%[16] |
| IGN | 7.2/10[17] | 6.6/10[18] |
| Next Generation | N/A |   [19] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |  [20] | [21] |
| Maxim | [22] | N/A |
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4] Dan Egger of NextGen said of the PlayStation 2 version, "Football fans would be best served by waiting until next year."[19] (Ironically, the next PlayStation 2 game was not NCAA GameBreaker 2002 but NCAA GameBreaker 2003, which was released two years after this game.)
Uncle Dust of GamePro said of the PlayStation version in one review, "While this year's NCAA Football might offer a better Dynasty mode and more customization, NCAA GameBreaker 2001 grabs the championship with its fast, fun gameplay."[23][d] In another GamePro review, Cheat Monkey called it "a fine package that delivers some wild college football action. It's got all the game modes that a college fan would want, and though the sound and graphics are a bit behind the rest of the package, you'd have to be asleep not to get fired up for the college football in GameBreaker 2001."[24][e] Human Tornado said of the PlayStation 2 version, "If you want some freewheeling college gridiron action this year, then GameBreaker 2001 is the only PS2 game in town."[25][f]
Notes
edit- ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation version, two critics gave it each a score of 7/10, and the other gave it 7.5/10.
- ^ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 4/10, 3/10, and 2/10.
- ^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 84, and the other 75.
- ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version 4/5 for graphics, 3.5/5 for sound, and two 4.5/5 scores for control and fun factor in one review.
- ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 3/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control in another review.
- ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 3.5/5 for graphics, two 3/5 scores for sound and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for control.
References
edit- ^ "989 SPORTS'™ NCAA® GAMEBREAKER 2001 AND NCAA ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADER RON DAYNE PLOW ONTO PLAYSTATION". Sony Computer Entertainment America. August 22, 2000. Archived from the original on October 7, 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "989 SPORTS™ DELIVERS THIS SEASON'S ONLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME FOR THE PLAYSTATION 2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH NCAA®GAMEBREAKER 2001". Sony Computer Entertainment America. December 19, 2000. Archived from the original on October 7, 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 critic reviews (PS)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Rector, Brett (August 25, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Reviews - PlayStation 2". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Hager, Dean; Funk, Joe; Kujawa, Kraig (October 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 135. Ziff Davis. p. 180. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig; Leahy, Dan (March 2001). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 140. Ziff Davis. p. 115. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Zimmerman, Chris (September 11, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PSX)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on November 14, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Paul (February 2001). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 94. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on April 10, 2005. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Jacques Strap (October 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 10. BPA International. p. 80. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ MacDonald, Ryan (September 6, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 2, 2001. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ MacDonald, Ryan (December 21, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 23, 2001. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Ballerine, Bill (September 20, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 [PSX]". SportPlanet. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "SportPlanet Reviews -- Index J - R". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 21, 2001. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Hiscock, Josh (January 8, 2001). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001". PlanetPS2. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 14, 2001. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Blache III, Fabian (September 15, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Zdyrko, David (December 19, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Egger, Dan (March 2001). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS2)". NextGen. No. 75. Imagine Media. p. 81. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Baker, Chris (October 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 37. Ziff Davis. p. 134. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Baker, Chris (February 2001). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 41. Ziff Davis. p. 89. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ JoBu (August 22, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS)". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Uncle Dust (September 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 144. IDG. p. 114. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Cheat Monkey (September 11, 2000). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Human Tornado (March 2001). "NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (PS2)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 150. IDG. p. 96. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.