NCAA Football 99

NCAA Football 99
NCAA Football 99
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Release	PlayStation; NA: August 6, 1998; Windows; NA: September 4, 1998;
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer

NCAA Football 99 is a sports video game released by EA Sports in 1998, the 1999 installment of its college football game series. The cover features University of Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson.

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NCAA Football 99 includes the 1998 rosters of more than one hundred teams from division 1A and features stadiums, uniforms, and fight songs for the teams. The game includes 80 historical so that players can recreate past college football games. It also features an exhibition game between the 1997 AP Poll national champion team Michigan Wolverines against the 1997 Coaches Poll champion team Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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Aggregator	PC	PS
GameRankings	78%^[3]	83%^[4]

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Publication	Score
Publication	PC	PS
AllGame	^[5]	^[6]
CNET Gamecenter	8/10^[7]	8/10^[8]
Computer Games Strategy Plus	^[9]	N/A
Computer Gaming World	^[10]	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	8.625/10^[11]
Game Informer	N/A	7.75/10^[12]
GamePro	^[13]^[a]	^[14]^[b]
GameRevolution	C+^[15]	A−^[16]
GameSpot	6.7/10^[17]	7.8/10^[18]
IGN	7/10^[19]	7.8/10^[20]
Next Generation	N/A	^[21]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	^[22]
PC Accelerator	8/10^[23]	N/A
PC Gamer (US)	92%^[24]	N/A
The Cincinnati Enquirer	^[25]	N/A

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The game received favorable reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[3]^[4] Next Generation said of the PlayStation version, "Although it doesn't break any new ground, NCAA 99 has enough new features and improvements to make it a worthwhile purchase."^[21]

The staff of PC Gamer US nominated the PC version as the best sports game of 1998, although it lost to NBA Live 99. They wrote that the former "turned out to be the year's finest pigskin offering, despite a healthy challenge from EA Sports' own Madden NFL 99."^[26]

GamePro gave the PC version 3/5 for graphics, 4.5/5 for sound, 4/5 for control, and 3.5/5 for overall fun factor.
GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

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GameSpot staff (August 6, 1998). "Today's Releases". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 18, 1999. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[2]
GameSpot staff (September 4, 1998). "New and Upcoming Releases". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[3]
"NCAA Football 99 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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"NCAA Football 99 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[5]
Cook, Brad. "NCAA Football 99 (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[6]
Marriott, Scott Alan. "NCAA Football 99 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[7]
Falk, Hugh (October 13, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[8]
Brumley, Doug (November 17, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[9]
Weston, Al (October 13, 1998). "NCAA Football 99". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[10]
McCauley, Dennis (January 1999). "College Try (NCAA Football 99 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 174. Ziff Davis. pp. 350–51. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[11]
EGM staff (October 1998). "NCAA Football 99". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 111. Ziff Davis.
[12]
Anderson, Paul; Storm, Jon; Reiner, Andrew (September 1998). "NCAA Football [99] - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 65. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on September 30, 1999. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[13]
Morris, Daniel (1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[14]
The Rookie (September 1998). "NCAA Football '99 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 120. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[15]
Cooke, Mark (October 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[16]
Dick, Kevin (August 1998). "NCAA Football '99 - Playstation Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on December 1, 1998. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[17]
Kaiafas, Tasos (September 23, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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Kaiafas, Tasos (August 18, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[19]
Bates, Jason (September 11, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[20]
Perry, Douglass C. (August 28, 1998). "NCAA Football '99 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[21]
"NCAA Football 99 (PS)". Next Generation. No. 48. Imagine Media. December 1998. p. 130. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[22]
"NCAA Football 99". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 1. Ziff Davis. October 1998.
[23]
PCA staff (November 1998). "NCAA Football 99". PC Accelerator. No. 3. Imagine Media. p. 109. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[24]
Smolka, Rob (November 1998). "NCAA Football 99". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 11. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
[25]
Bottorff, James (1998). "EA gives the olf college try". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
[26]
PC Gamer staff (March 1999). "The Fifth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer. Vol. 6, no. 3. Imagine Media. pp. 64, 67, 70–73, 76–78, 84, 86–87.

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[14] GamePro gave the PC version 3/5 for graphics, 4.5/5 for sound, 4/5 for control, and 3.5/5 for overall fun factor.

[16] GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

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GameSpot staff (August 6, 1998). "Today's Releases". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 18, 1999. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[2] [2]
GameSpot staff (September 4, 1998). "New and Upcoming Releases". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[grpc-3] [3]
"NCAA Football 99 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[grps-4] [4]
"NCAA Football 99 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[5] [5]
Cook, Brad. "NCAA Football 99 (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[6] [6]
Marriott, Scott Alan. "NCAA Football 99 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[7] [7]
Falk, Hugh (October 13, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[8] [8]
Brumley, Doug (November 17, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[9] [9]
Weston, Al (October 13, 1998). "NCAA Football 99". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[10] [10]
McCauley, Dennis (January 1999). "College Try (NCAA Football 99 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 174. Ziff Davis. pp. 350–51. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[11] [11]
EGM staff (October 1998). "NCAA Football 99". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 111. Ziff Davis.

[12] [12]
Anderson, Paul; Storm, Jon; Reiner, Andrew (September 1998). "NCAA Football [99] - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 65. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on September 30, 1999. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[13] [13]
Morris, Daniel (1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[15] [14]
The Rookie (September 1998). "NCAA Football '99 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 120. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[17] [15]
Cooke, Mark (October 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[18] [16]
Dick, Kevin (August 1998). "NCAA Football '99 - Playstation Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on December 1, 1998. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[19] [17]
Kaiafas, Tasos (September 23, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[20] [18]
Kaiafas, Tasos (August 18, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[21] [19]
Bates, Jason (September 11, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[22] [20]
Perry, Douglass C. (August 28, 1998). "NCAA Football '99 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[ngen-23] [21]
"NCAA Football 99 (PS)". Next Generation. No. 48. Imagine Media. December 1998. p. 130. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[24] [22]
"NCAA Football 99". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 1. Ziff Davis. October 1998.

[25] [23]
PCA staff (November 1998). "NCAA Football 99". PC Accelerator. No. 3. Imagine Media. p. 109. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[26] [24]
Smolka, Rob (November 1998). "NCAA Football 99". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 11. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[27] [25]
Bottorff, James (1998). "EA gives the olf college try". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[28] [26]
PC Gamer staff (March 1999). "The Fifth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer. Vol. 6, no. 3. Imagine Media. pp. 64, 67, 70–73, 76–78, 84, 86–87.

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