ESPN NFL Football
2003 video game
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ESPN NFL Football (alternatively known as NFL 2K4) is a 2003 American football video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the fifth installment of Sega's NFL 2K series, although it does not use "2K" in the title and uses the name of sports cable network ESPN. The game was followed by ESPN NFL 2K5 in 2004.
| ESPN NFL Football | |
|---|---|
North American cover art, featuring Warren Sapp | |
| Developer | Visual Concepts |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Series | NFL 2K |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release | |
| Genre | Sports (American football) |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
In line with other online-enabled games on the Xbox, multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until April 15, 2010. However, online play for ESPN NFL Football has since been restored on the replacement Xbox Live servers called Insignia.[4][5]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 91/100[6] | 91/100[7] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | Xbox | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10[8] | N/A |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10[9] | 9.25/10[10] |
| GamePro |  [11] | [11] |
| GameRevolution | B+[12] | B+[12] |
| GameSpot | 9.3/10[13] | 9.3/10[13] |
| GameSpy |  [14] | [15] |
| GameZone | 9.4/10[16] | 9.2/10[17] |
| IGN | 9.3/10[18] | 9.3/10[19] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |  [20] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | 9.3/10[21] |
| BBC Sport | 87%[22] | N/A |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | [23] | [23] |
The game received "universal acclaim" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7] GameSpot named it the best Xbox game of September 2003.[24]