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More than just familiar faces and numbers, Sega Sports NHL 2K3 delivers player realism down to size, skill, and behavior, resulting in individuals that exhibit accurate styles of play. Now grinders battle for pucks in the corners, elite players see the ice and create opportunities, and fast skaters exploit their speed. The all-new Franchise Mode lets you capitalize on player accuracy to develop a team that plays your brand of hockey. Now you can draft hotshot rookies, trade for players who compliment your team, compensate for injured players, and more. Then put that precision to work on the ice by anchoring lines with key players and rotating those lines to create the match-ups you want. Bringing it all together is a new ESPN broadcast system where scores, highlights, and more are presented in the network's famous style. [Sega]
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Sega of America
Sports
Players: 4
E (Everyone)
Developer: Visual Concepts / Treyarch
Released December 10, 2002
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Critic Reviews
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Yahoo! Games
Treyarch has done a masterful job with this game, satisfying the needs of serious hockey fans without losing sight of the fact that a sports game has to be fun.
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| 100 |
GamePro
If you’re looking to play hockey of the NHL variety, to tackle pro challenges and use real-life strategies, NHL 2K3 will thrill you as much as watching your team heroically survive a five-on-three penalty kill.
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| 92 |
Nintendojo
Treyarch and Sega have created the "Madden" of hockey with this title. It just needs some aural and visual polish to become something amazing.
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| 90 |
GameZone
It plays like a dream.
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| 90 |
Sports Gaming Network
The most realistic playing hockey title to date and a fun one at that.
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| 89 |
GameSpy
The only way to get closer to pro hockey is to be drafted by an NHL team.
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| 88 |
IGN
If you are a fan of hockey or if you want to try hockey on a level beyond "Hitz" and "NHL 2003," then this is absolutely the way to go.
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| 86 |
GameSpot
The GameCube version of NHL 2K3 is hurt somewhat by its lack of online support, but if you don't have an Xbox, then don't let that dissuade you from picking up this otherwise excellent game.
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| 85 |
Armchair Empire
With a such a wealth of options, NHL 2K3 is about as deep a hockey game as any fan could wish for.
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| 80 |
Play Magazine
NHL 2K3's biggest accomplishment is without question the AI: it is absolutely brilliant - especially the goalie. [Jan 2003, p.84]
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| 72 |
Nintendo Power
Improved graphics, advanced physics and more control features contribute to a solid hockey sim. [Dec 2002, p.216]
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