NCAA Football 2004
About the Game
NCAA Football 2004 is a single-player and multiplayer sports simulation game based on American college football. A major part of the experience is all 31 Division I-A conferences and more than 100 licensed college teams. Players take the role of a head coach or athlete, guiding their team through single games, full seasons, or multi-year campaigns while competing for national championships. Each game emphasizes recreating the atmosphere of college football, complete with marching bands, fight songs, stadium-specific traditions, and commentary.
Gameplay & Core Systems
The Dynasty structure allows for tracking player progression, redshirting, and performance over a span of years, emphasizing the long-term development of a college football program. A Create-a-School option exists, which allows players to design custom programs complete with uniforms, mascots, and stadium details. Practice Mode provides a controlled environment for rehearsing offensive and defensive strategies, while Play Editor offers tools for designing unique plays that can be integrated into team playbooks. This mode presents historic matchups from real college football history, challenging players to relive and recreate legendary moments on the field. Success is measured by how closely players match or surpass the outcomes of the original games.
Standout Features
- NCAA Football 2004 is a single-player and multiplayer sports simulation game based on American college football.
- Division I-A: A major part of the experience is all 31 Division I-A conferences and more than 100 licensed college teams.
- The Dynasty structure allows for tracking player progression, redshirting, and performance over a span of years, emphasizing the long-term development of a college football program.
- Create-a-School: A Create-a-School option exists, which allows players to design custom programs complete with uniforms, mascots, and stadium details.
- Practice Mode provides a controlled environment for rehearsing offensive and defensive strategies, while Play Editor offers tools for designing unique plays that can be integrated into team playbooks.
- College Classics: New to this entry is the College Classics mode.
- On the field, gameplay introduces new tackling animations, improved ball physics, and more responsive zone defense mechanics.
- Friends can compete head-to-head or team up to control different positions on the field.
Modes & Ways to Play
Practice Mode provides a controlled environment for rehearsing offensive and defensive strategies, while Play Editor offers tools for designing unique plays that can be integrated into team playbooks. New to this entry is the College Classics mode. This mode presents historic matchups from real college football history, challenging players to relive and recreate legendary moments on the field. Multiplayer gameplay supports both competitive and cooperative play.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Practice Mode provides a controlled environment for rehearsing offensive and defensive strategies, while Play Editor offers tools for designing unique plays that can be integrated into team playbooks.
Display support includes Progressive Scan (480p). Audio support includes Dolby Digital.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for NCAA Football 2004 | Xbox.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | EA Tiburon | United States | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Sports | United States | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | Progressive Scan (480p) | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Digital | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-4 Players | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Memory Unit | Xbox | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Football | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | North America | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-16 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2003-07-16 | North America | PriceCharting |
| July 16, 2003 | North America | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASIN | B00009KX79 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 014633146417 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 10521 | United States | MobyGames |
| upc | 014633146417 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B00009KX79 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 10521 | North America | PriceCharting |
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