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I went to Comp USA and picked up the football title I had been waiting for and hearing so much about. I played 13 dynasty seasons w/2k2 and its pretty obvious what I thought by the 100+ games I played.
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<BR>I used to be a Gameday player, Until Madden 2k1 forced me to make the switch. Why do I mention this, well I loved the button configuration of Gameday. Madden 2k1 honored this as did 2k2, and NCAA 2k2. For some odd reason 2k3 has changed a few buttons and though it gives the option for different configs, its lost the Gameday config.. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_frown.gif">
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<BR>There isn´t a single configuration with the sprint button on X throughout.. in fact I don´t think there is a single configuration available where QB(when running), RB, WR, and defense all share the same sprint button??? Now this must have been an oversight on EA´s part. With already complex controls, this seems like a given to me, and will take some getting used to..
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<BR>For some of my buds who don´t play very often and need a controller rundown each time they visit.. it´ll be even harder for them to pick it up quickly.
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<BR>Really my only beef thus far with the game and was curious if any others have noticed this?

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Its even more frustrating when Madden will come out and like last year will have a different configuration then NCAA. I dont know how many times I try and throw a pass out of bounds only to take the icons down and then get sacked for a major loss.
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<BR>I agree with needing the same button (or at least the same configuration) but I dont think that it will happen anytime soon.
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<BR>Easiest thing for friends that dont play much is viewing the controller options once your in the game. Its a quick pause for the user and while he is switching players or looking at his depth charts its just as quick to see what buttons are used where. They can change them as well during the game at the same time.
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<BR>I do this with my 8 yr old since he forgets all the time which buttons do what.
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I rented NCAA 2K3 the other night, and it´s almost certainly based on the NFL 2K1 engine -- 2 years old!
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<BR>Visual Concepts clearly shot its wad on NFL 2K3 for the Xbox -- a spectacular game -- and farmed out NCAA 2K3 to Avalanche Software. Avalanche did a decent job on NCAA 2K3, if it was 2000.
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<BR>But it´s now 2002, and NCAA 2K3 can´t match up with NCAA 2003 on any front: gameplay, graphics, depth, etc.
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<BR>A shame. The race for NFL supremacy this year is tight as hell between Madden and NFL 2K3. The race for the college title is already over -- NCAA 2003 in a landslide.
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<BR>Take care,
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I too rented NCAA 2k3 and it´s a decent game at best. The game just doesn´t capture the pageantry of NCAA 2003. It plays a pretty good game of football but besides that it doesn´t come close to NCAA 2003. From the NCAA 2k3 interviews their project manager, Happy Keller, kept pointing to NCAA 2k4 as the year they give EA a run for their money. It clearly seems that they didn´t put too much of an effort into NCAA 2k3. From a source I talk to I hear that Avalance Software is not a very good group of people and that could be a reason NCAA 2k3 came out pretty lame.

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Sorry if I created a bit of confusion w/my original post.. I was talking about EA´s NCAA game.. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_razz.gif">

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