If you fit into the latter category, and play videogames, youve probably purchased a copy of EAs excellent NCAA 2004. This years edition is even better than last years stellar effort. College Classics have been added to allow avid football fans to relive the biggest moments in college pigskin history. EA Sports Bio has also arrived, adding yet another wrinkle to the single player experience. AI on both sides of the ball has been tightened, and the Dynasty Mode is deep as ever.

The end result is that NCAA 2004 is the toughest, most expansive version yet. Theres so much to see and do here Luckily, youve got IGN Guides on the sidelines with you. This is the biggest NCAA guide weve ever done. Weve built on previous guides to make this the ultimate resource. The Dynasty and Features sections have been completely reworked, there are new tips on Offense and Defense, the links to Roster-building sites have been updated, and weve dedicated entirely new sections of the guide to the College Classics and Top 25 Teams. In addition, youll be able to find quick answers to your pressing questions in the Q&A section.

Unlock Stuff With EA Sports Bio
To unlock specific pennants in the game, complete levels of your EA Sports Bio. Heres what each level gets you: Level 2: Rose Bowl Pennant (unlocks stadium) Level 4: Butter Fingers Pennant (unlocks cheat) Level 8: Orange Bowl Pennant (unlocks stadium) Level 12: Tostitos Bowl Pennant (unlocks stadium)

Hint: Easy EA Bio Growth
Once you create an EA Sports Bio, just leave the system on with the game running, and you will log hours to grow the levels of your EA Sports Bio.

Unlock Classic Teams
To unlock the teams involved in some of the biggest college football games in history, beat College Classic games.

All Stadium Pennants
A complete list of all 30 unlockable stadiums:

Unlockable All-Time Teams
A complete list of all 37 unlockable All-Time Teams:

Touchdown Celebrations
After you score a touchdown, press these button combos to see the specific celebration. (This could result in a penalty). R+A: Throw ball into crowd. R+B: Dunk over goal post. R+Y: Display ball. R+X: Kick ball into crowd. L+A: Heisman pose. L+B: Spike ball. L+Y: Bow. L+X: Spike ball, then shrug.


Hint: Easier College Classics
To ensure your success at the College Classics challenges, start a game, then go to the AI Settings in the Settings menu (from the pause screen). Set all of the CPUs offensive and defensive skills as low as they can go. You can also change any penalties youd like. We suggest turning off defensive pass intereference if the Classic youre trying to beat involve any sort of pass defense.

Rivalry Trophies

Hint: SMU vs. BYU Made Easy
In the College Classic Mode, make the SMU Vs. BYU game much easier by turning off penalties in the Pause Menu. This way, you can kick very short onside kicks (which are easier to recover) and not get penalized.

Hint: Five Year Plan
It is possible to get five full years of eligibility for any of your players in dynasty mode. Begin by recruiting a player but do not
redshirt him during freshman year.

Now before you end the season go to your rosters and use "Formation Subs" to sub the player into as many formations as you will want to use him in the next year.

Advance to the new season after doing all the normal off-season tasks. Go to the "Preseason Options" menu. Redshirt the player that you formation subbed. Exit the menu, set up your schedule and start playing.

The player that you redshirted will be in all the formations that you subbed him into. He will not appear on the depth chart and you will not be able to sub him into any other positions, but you will be able to use him and build up stats. So, when he is done with his redshirt season he will be a RS Sophomore but have played for two years with three more years possible (Sophomore, Junior, and Senior) for a total of five years of eligibility.