MLB Slugfest 2003
2002 video game
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MLB Slugfest 2003, often stylized as MLB Slugfest 20-03, is a baseball video game published by Midway Sports in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. It is the first game in the MLB Slugfest series. Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers is the cover athlete.
| MLB Slugfest 2003 | |
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| Developers | Midway Sports (PS2) Gratuitous Games (GC, Xbox) |
| Publisher | Midway Sports |
| Series | MLB Slugfest |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
| Release | PlayStation 2 Xbox
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| Genre | Sports (baseball) |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GameCube | PS2 | Xbox | |
| AllGame | N/A |   [6] | [7] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 7.17/10[8] | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | 7.75/10[9] | N/A |
| GameRevolution | N/A | B[10] | N/A |
| GameSpot | 8.1/10[11] | 8.1/10[12] | 8.1/10[11] |
| GameSpy |  [13] | 73%[14] | N/A |
| GameZone | 8.6/10[15] | 8.2/10[16] | 8.4/10[17] |
| IGN | 8.2/10[18] | 8.3/10[19] | 8.1/10[20] |
| Nintendo Power | 3.8/5[21] | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [22] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 8.6/10[23] |
| X-Play | N/A | [24] | N/A |
| Maxim | N/A | N/A | [25] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4][5] Maxim gave the Xbox version universal acclaim in its early review, nearly three months before said console version was released Stateside.[25]
The game was nominated for the "Best Alternative Sports Game on GameCube" and "Best Alternative Sports Game on Xbox" awards at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, both of which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.[26][27]
