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90You know this gameplay: There’s been a lot of excellent tuning but no mammoth overhauls.
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What accounts for the less-than-perfect score is the extreme amount of tweaking it takes to get everything just the way you like it.
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87Just maintains at the status quo level. True, that's a high level, but it isn't the marked improvement we were hoping for.
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85With sports games, it all comes down to control, and EA’s NHL 2003 is one of the best in the business.
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The only downside to the visual experience is the terrible crowd – but the game is so fast your eye is on the puck at all times so you won’t notice it too much unless you’re into watching replays a lot.
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84A no-brainer for hockey fans. The gameplay is completely customizable, the controls are tight, and the franchise mode is fairly deep.
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82There are only a few improvements to help distinguish it from NHL 2002, but these changes further increase the realism of what is considered the best hockey simulation on the market.
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82I daresay that NHL 2003 is a step down from last year’s installment in terms of fun and playability. All told, while it might be comparing apples and oranges to a degree, I enjoyed playing the PC version of NHL 2002 much more.
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There’s a lot crammed in that small GCN disc, so if you get the game, don’t forget to browse around and find the neat additions.
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Deke moves and a new Game Breaker feature put the focus on finesse. [Dec 2002, p.216]
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67It’s not sim enough to match up with Sega’s offering, and Midway has a faster, more fun arcade hockey game in NHL Hitz.
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As always, the graphics in NHL 2003 are exceptional... There were times when I thought I was watching an actual hockey game. [Nov 2002, p.88]
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An uninspiring, tedious, dull game unworthy of your money, unless deeply into Ice Hockey.
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