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NFL 2K3
Universal acclaim
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Game Info
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Visual Concepts
Genre(s): Sports, Football
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: August 20, 2002
Summary
Get ready for a crowd of new features and improvements, including a completely new Franchise mode, thrilling new offensive and defensive animations, and broadcast-quality commentary regarded as the best in all of sports video games. Complete with all the updated rosters, the new NFL alignment changes, and completely redesigned stadiums, its time to hit the line hard and remember winning isn't a sometime thing: it's an all-time thing. [Sega]
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What The Critics Said
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GameNow
The best looking, most fluid portrayal of football you can find. [A: Sept 2002, p.50]
GamePro
The game is a little more tuned toward hardcore players since there are few playcalling aids once your squad lines up a scrimmage, unlike "Madden NFL 2003" which displays play “overlays” to help you remember what to do.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
This might not be the year that Sega's series tops Madden in the sales charts, but we might look back at 2003 as the year Sega's NFL 2k3 became the better game.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
Despite being the weakest graphically of the three versions, Sega Sports' NFL 2K3 for the Gamecube is a great football game.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
NFL 2K3 delivers just about everything a football fan could want. There's a deep franchise mode, the gameplay is excellent, and the ESPN license has been integrated quite well.
Read Full Review >IGN
A football game arguably more feature-rich and detailed than the legendary Madden. Both games are amazing, but NFL 2K3 is a nice change of pace if you've been glued to the Madden franchise for years.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
Of course, this game keeps all its alluring features and great gameplay, but I consider it the weakest of all three NFL 2K3s. [Sept 2002, p.85]
netjak
"Madden 2003" is still the king this season, and NFL 2K3 will have to be second best for one more year.
Read Full Review >GameZone
A little rough around the edges, and not quite as polished as EA’s product.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Nintendo
To be totally honest, in my opinion the GCN controller is and always will be awkward for sports games. If the controller isn't a problem for you or if you find it awkward but can deal with it, you will enjoy NFL 2K3 a lot.
Read Full Review >Nintendophiles
Almost on par with the Madden series of football games. They are getting ever so close with the graphics, game play, sound, and presentation.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
Tight controls and realistic touches - such as weather and fatigue - make NFL 2K3 a touchdown for sim fans. [Sept 2002, p.163]
What Our Users Said
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