NFL 2K3
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| NFL 2K3 | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art, featuring Brian Urlacher | |
| Developer(s) | Visual Concepts |
| Publisher(s) | Sega[a] |
| Series | NFL 2K |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
| Release | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube |
| Genre(s) | Sports (American football) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
NFL 2K3 is a 2002 American football video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. It is the fourth installment of Sega's NFL 2K series, as well as the only game in the series to be released for the GameCube. The game was followed by ESPN NFL Football in 2003.
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GameCube | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 92/100[3] | 93/100[4] | 92/100[5] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GameCube | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 9/10[6] | N/A |
| Famitsu | N/A | 33/40[7] | N/A |
| Game Informer | 9/10[8] | 9/10[9] | 9.5/10[10] |
| GamePro |  [11] | [11] | [11] |
| GameRevolution | A−[12] | A−[13] | A−[14] |
| GameSpot | 9.1/10[15] | 9.6/10[16] | 9.1/10[17] |
| GameSpy |  [18] | N/A | [19] |
| GameZone | 8.8/10[20] | 9.3/10[21] | 8.9/10[22] |
| IGN | 9/10[23] | 9.2/10[24] | 9.1/10[25] |
| Nintendo Power | 4.1/5[26] | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [27] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 9.3/10[28] |
| Maxim | 9/10[29] | 9/10[29] | 9/10[29] |
The game received "universal acclaim" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4][5] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was localized for release on December 26, 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 33 out of 40.[7]
GameSpot named NFL 2K3 the best Xbox game, and second-best PlayStation 2 game, of August 2002.[30] It won the publication's annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube" and "Best Traditional Sports Game on Xbox" awards, and was a runner-up for "Best Online Game on Xbox", "Best Online Game on PlayStation 2" and "Game of the Year on Xbox".[31]