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NBA 2K3

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NBA 2K3
Xbox cover art featuring Allen Iverson
Developer(s)	Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	NBA 2K
Platform(s)	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	NA: October 7, 2002^[1] EU: March 28, 2003 EU: April 17, 2003 (Xbox)
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

NBA 2K3 is a 2002 sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

It was the first of three consecutive NBA 2K games to be produced with licensing from ESPN (however, the ESPN logo would not appear on the front cover until the series' next installment). The ESPN licensing coincided with its, and sister network ABC's, takeover of the national broadcast TV rights from NBC that occurred at the start of the 2002–03 season. It was also the last NBA 2K game to be released on a Nintendo platform until NBA 2K10.

Reception[edit]

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	GC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	84/100^[22]	89/100^[23]	87/100^[24]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	GC	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	9/10^[2]	9/10^[3]	9/10^[4]
Game Informer	N/A	9.25/10^[5]	N/A
GamePro	^[6]	^[6]	^[6]
GameRevolution	N/A	A−^[7]	A−^[8]
GameSpot	8.1/10^[9]	8.3/10^[10]	8.4/10^[11]
GameSpy	N/A	N/A	^[12]
GameZone	8.7/10^[13]	8.9/10^[14]	8.9/10^[15]
IGN	8.7/10^[16]	8.7/10^[17]	8.9/10^[18]
Nintendo Power	4.2/5^[19]	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	^[20]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	8.7/10^[21]

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.^[23]^[24]^[22] It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube" award, but lost to NFL 2K3.^[25]

References[edit]

^ I. G. N. Staff (2002-10-07). "Sega Ships NBA 2K3". IGN. Retrieved 2023-03-13.

^ "NBA 2K3 (GC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 161. December 2002. p. 236. Archived from the original on April 15, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ EGM staff (December 2002). "NBA 2K3 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 161. p. 204. Archived from the original on April 15, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ "NBA 2K3 (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 161. December 2002. p. 250. Archived from the original on March 30, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Leeper, Justin (November 2002). "NBA 2K3 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 115. p. 118. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ ^a ^b ^c Tokyo Drifter (October 8, 2002). "NBA 2K3 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Dr. Moo (October 2002). "NBA 2K3 Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Dr. Moo (October 2002). "NBA 2K3 (Xbox)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Varanini, Giancarlo (October 8, 2002). "NBA 2K3 Review (GC)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Varanini, Giancarlo (October 9, 2002). "NBA 2K3 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Varanini, Giancarlo (October 10, 2002). "NBA 2K3 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Villoria, Gerald (December 3, 2002). "GameSpy: NBA 2K3 (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Surette, Tim (November 6, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NBA 2K3 - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

^ Valentino, Nick (October 21, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NBA 2K3 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Surette, Tim (October 28, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NBA 2K3 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

^ Goldstein, Hilary (October 4, 2002). "NBA 2K3 (GCN)". IGN. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Goldstein, Hilary (October 7, 2002). "NBA 2K3 (PS2)". IGN. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ Goldstein, Hilary (October 4, 2002). "NBA 2K3 Review (Xbox)". IGN. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ "NBA 2K3". Nintendo Power. Vol. 162. November 2002. p. 224.

^ Zuniga, Todd (December 2002). "NBA 2K3". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 170. Archived from the original on May 25, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ "NBA 2K3". Official Xbox Magazine. December 2002. p. 108.

^ ^a ^b "NBA 2K3 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ ^a ^b "NBA 2K3 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ ^a ^b "NBA 2K3 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

^ GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003.

External links[edit]

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