Defective Batch of Games

[jhawkmike]

I bought mine from the Sam's Club in Topeka, KS. I couldn't even get the game to load; it would freeze up before it got to the main menu. When I examined the disc carefully, I noticed a slight discoloration near the center. It sort of looks like a big smudge, but it's not. I returned it and my second copy had the same issue. I tried it on two different Xbox360s, and same problem. And all my other games worked, so I knew nothing was wrong with my 360.

So I got my money back from Sam's, and bought a copy from Gamestop. This copy also has the discoloration issue, but it's even more noticeable than the first 2. But for whatever reason, my Xbox can read this one. All three of these games had Michael Crabtree as the cover athlete.

So anyways, if you notice a discoloration on your disc, you might want to install it to your HD just to verify that it's completely readable.

[zrowe]

I had the same problem. Everything you described in your post happened to me. Sad thing is that it took me 3 exchanges at wal-mart to get a disc that would work.