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NCAA Football 14
NCAA Football 14 game artwork featuring Denard Robinson.
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Director(s)Jeffrey Luhr
Producer(s)Jason French
SeriesNCAA Football
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleaseJuly 9, 2013
Genre(s)American football simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NCAA Football 14 is an American football video game published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. Part of the NCAA Football series, it is the successor to NCAA Football 13. Despite the game's positive critical and commercial reception, no sequel was produced the following year. Due to legal issues surrounding the game's use of college player likenesses, NCAA Football 14 was the last installment of the NCAA Football series until EA Sports College Football 25. The game remained popular for over a decade after its release. Unofficial roster updates were released reflecting subsequent seasons. Fans also created the unofficial College Football Revamped mod, updating the graphics, uniforms, and presentation to match modern times.[1][2]

Development

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NCAA Football 14 is part of Electronic Arts's NCAA Football video game series. Part of the game's development focused on improving its user interface and presentation, with a mantra to "keep things fast" and "keep things moving". The changes included a streamlined main menu (replacing a graphically intensive menu design modeled upon the ESPN College Football graphics package), a shorter pre-game segment, more varied in-game vignettes, and a new halftime show with ESPN's Rece Davis and David Pollack. The game featured Kirk Herbstreit and Brad Nessler as commentators.[3]

On March 10, 2013, it was announced that former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson would be the cover athlete for the game.[4] A fan vote beginning on December 5, 2012, allowed fans to choose what teams would be represented on the cover. After it was narrowed down to 32, a second round of voting narrowed it down to 16. A third round reduced it to 8 teams with players. Players also vying for the cover were Eddie Lacy, Kenjon Barner, Jarvis Jones, EJ Manuel, Ryan Swope, Andre Ware, John Simon, and Tyler Eifert.[5]

Reception

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NCAA Football 14 has an aggregate score for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions on Metacritic of 77. The aggregate score on Gamerankings for the PS3 version is 77.27%, and for Xbox 360 it is 78.42%.

The game received mixed to positive reviews. GameSpot gave the game a 6/10, praising the on-field action but criticizing the unnecessary experience system, the recruiting process, and the lack of significant changes from NCAA Football 13. IGN, who gave the game a 7.4/10, had similar comments, praising the fun running game and improvements to Dynasty Mode, but criticizing online servers, the dated visuals, and the "generic" feel to the game.[7]

NCAA Football 14 was a commercial success, selling over 1 million copies.[1]

Due to the 11-year gap between this game and EA Sports College Football 25, the game remained popular throughout the years, with various mods and unofficial roster updates. Fans remained hopeful a new college football game would be produced, but not until real-life NCAA regulations over key issues were changed (name, image, and likeness being paramount) would another college football game be feasible.

New features

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On July 5, 2013, the new features for the game were announced.[8]

  • Acceleration Burst
  • Ball Hawk Pass Defense Assist
  • New combo moves
  • Force impact ball carrier moves
  • Force impact tackling
  • Hard Cuts
  • New hurdle interactions
  • Revamped option types
  • Nike Skills Trainer
  • New run blocking AI
  • New stamina system
  • Stumble recovery
  • New camera angles
  • Ultimate Team
  • Power Recruiting
  • Neutral site games
  • Coach Skills
  • Coach Contracts
  • 2013 Season Mode
  • New Commentary, Pregame and Halftime Show
  • Streamlined Menus
  • New chants, fight songs, and Iowa wave

New teams

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Three new NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams were added to NCAA Football 14: Georgia State, Old Dominion, and South Alabama. South Alabama joined the FBS in 2012 but had been left out of NCAA Football 13.[9] Georgia State and South Alabama joined the Sun Belt while Old Dominion was soon to join Conference USA. This brought the total number of teams in the game up from 123 to 126.

Teams and ratings

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Team Overall Offense Defense
Air Force 70 68 71
Akron 63 61 65
Alabama 99 99 99
Arizona 86 86 88
Arizona State 84 86 83
Arkansas 88 88 87
Arkansas State 77 79 76
Army 72 72 73
Auburn 88 88 90
Ball State 79 86 73
Baylor 90 90 88
Boise State 86 90 82
Boston College 86 86 85
Bowling Green 74 75 75
Buffalo 79 81 78
BYU 83 84 83
California 84 86 83
Central Michigan 72 72 71
Cincinnati 81 81 83
Clemson 93 95 90
Colorado 79 81 78
Colorado State 72 74 73
Connecticut 81 84 80
Duke 79 79 78
ECU 84 86 83
Eastern Michigan 65 68 65
Florida 90 90 92
Florida Atlantic 75 77 76
FIU 79 77 80
Florida State 91 93 92
Fresno State 81 84 78
Georgia 91 95 88
Georgia State 60 60 60
Georgia Tech 86 83 88
Hawai'i 77 77 76
Houston 84 86 83
Idaho 63 67 61
Illinois 83 86 80
Indiana 81 83 82
Iowa 88 88 90
Iowa State 81 81 83
Kansas 79 83 78
Kansas State 86 91 83
Kent State 74 75 75
Kentucky 84 84 83
Louisiana Tech 74 75 73
Louisville 90 93 88
LSU 93 93 92
Marshall 74 77 73
Maryland 86 86 85
Memphis 70 72 70
Miami 90 91 88
Miami University 72 74 71
Michigan 91 91 92
Michigan State 91 90 93
Mid Tenn State 74 75 75
Minnesota 79 79 80
Mississippi State 88 90 85
Missouri 88 90 87
Navy 74 74 75
NC State 84 84 85
Nebraska 88 91 85
Nevada 75 77 73
New Mexico 65 67 66
New Mexico State 65 68 65
North Carolina 91 91 90
North Texas 72 72 75
Northern Illinois 79 83 78
Northwestern 86 86 87
Notre Dame 93 93 93
Ohio 79 83 76
Ohio State 95 97 92
Oklahoma 91 97 88
Oklahoma State 91 93 92
Old Dominion 70 74 68
Ole Miss 90 91 88
Oregon 95 99 92
Oregon State 84 86 83
Penn State 83 83 85
Pittsburgh 77 77 80
Purdue 84 84 85
Rice 75 75 76
Rutgers 84 86 82
San Diego State 84 84 83
San Jose State 77 81 76
SMU 81 83 78
South Alabama 68 67 70
South Carolina 88 86 90
Southern Miss 74 72 75
Stanford 91 91 93
Syracuse 81 83 80
TCU 84 86 85
Temple 81 81 82
Tennessee 86 84 88
Texas 93 95 93
Texas A&M 91 95 88
Texas State 68 67 70
Texas Tech 86 90 83
Toledo 81 84 78
Troy 75 75 75
Tulane 72 77 68
Tulsa 79 84 75
UAB 68 68 68
UCF 83 86 82
UCLA 86 86 87
UL Lafayette 77 81 75
UL Monroe 75 79 75
UMass 61 61 65
UNLV 72 75 70
USC 91 95 90
USF 84 81 87
Utah 86 84 87
Utah State 75 77 75
UTEP 75 77 73
UTSA 68 68 70
Vanderbilt 83 84 82
Virginia 84 86 83
Virginia Tech 93 91 95
Wake Forest 83 83 85
Washington 91 91 90
Washington State 79 81 80
West Virginia 84 83 83
Western Kentucky 75 72 78
Western Michigan 70 72 71
Wisconsin 88 88 88
Wyoming 75 77 75

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Scarborough, Alex (July 12, 2018). "'A labor of love' keeps NCAA Football video game alive". ESPN. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Mendoza, Jordan. "How hardcore 'NCAA Football 14' fans have kept popular series alive eight years after last release". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Sarkar, Samit (April 18, 2013). "NCAA Football 14 dev looking to freshen up stagnant presentation elements". Polygon. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Denard Robinson Wins NCAA Cover Vote". August 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "Eight Potential Cover Athletes Named". August 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "NCAA Football 14 Review". GameSpot.com. July 5, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "NCAA Football 14 Review". IGN. July 5, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Mazique, Brian. "NCAA Football 14: Release Date, New Features, Rosters and Game Preview". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  9. ^ Kirk, Jason (June 8, 2012). "NCAA Football 13 Doesn't Include New FBS Team South Alabama". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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