All-Star Baseball 2003
2002 video game
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All Star Baseball 2003 is a 2002 baseball video game developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The game features Derek Jeter on the cover.
Creations (GBA)[citation needed]
| All-Star Baseball 2003 | |
|---|---|
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| Developers | Acclaim Studios Austin Creations (GBA)[citation needed] |
| Publisher | Acclaim Entertainment[a] |
| Series | All-Star Baseball |
| Platforms | GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance |
| Release | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox Game Boy Advance |
| Genre | Sports game |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
There are several different modes of play, such as exhibition, managing an existing Major League Baseball team, creating a team or creating a player. Many United States cities are available for "expansion", in addition to Mexico City and Puerto Rico.
Reception
| Publication | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBA | GameCube | PS2 | Xbox | |
| AllGame |   [7] | N/A |  [8] | [9] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 7/10[10] | N/A | 7/10[10] |
| Famitsu | N/A | 25/40[11] | N/A | 26/40[12] |
| Game Informer | 8/10[13] | 9/10[14] | 9/10[15] | 9/10[16] |
| GamePro | N/A | [17] | N/A | N/A |
| GameRevolution | N/A | N/A | N/A | B+[18] |
| GameSpot | 7.3/10[19] | 8/10[20] | 8.6/10[21] | 8.4/10[22] |
| GameSpy | N/A | 67%[23] | N/A | 68%[24] |
| GameZone | 8.2/10[25] | 7/10[26] | 8.5/10[27] | 7.4/10[28] |
| IGN | 7.8/10[29] | 8.3/10[30] | 8.9/10[31] | 8.9/10[32] |
| Nintendo Power | N/A | 3.2/5[33] | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | N/A | [34] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.2/10[35] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4][5][6] In Japan, where the GameCube and Xbox versions were ported for release on August 8, 2002,[11][12] followed by the PS2 version on November 14, 2002,[36] Gamespot praised the game for being an improvement over their prior year's entry, stating "All-Star Baseball 2003 is what last year's game would have become if it hadn't been rushed out the door to make the GameCube's launch."[20] Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40 for the GameCube version,[11] and 26 out of 40 for the Xbox version.[12]
By the end of 2002, the game sold over 563,000 copies in North America, becoming the best-selling baseball game of the year in the region.[37] The game sold over 600,000 copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling title in the series.[38]