FIFA Soccer 2003

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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  • Summary: The World of Soccer: Play with all the best clubs, players and national teams. Powerhouse Detail: The Club Championship highlights the top 18 club teams with intense detail, including team-specific stadiums and chants. Total Ball Control: Use your feet and head to control the ball like neverThe World of Soccer: Play with all the best clubs, players and national teams. Powerhouse Detail: The Club Championship highlights the top 18 club teams with intense detail, including team-specific stadiums and chants. Total Ball Control: Use your feet and head to control the ball like never before. New Set Pieces: Use free kicks and corner kicks to set up a shot or even score directly. Game-changing AI: Computer opponents will adopt tactics based on the real game situations. [EA Games]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GamePro
    100
    Totally revamped from the ground up, and it shows. Great graphics and the best gameplay the series has seen in years.
  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    100
    The controls have been totally overhauled, and you now have an unprecedented level of influence over the ball. [Dec 2002, p.160]
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  3. Play Magazine
    100
    The most realistic and technically advanced soccer game to date. It's almost too real. [Dec 2002, p.91]
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  4. GameSpot
    86
    An excellent game that will appeal to any soccer fan who prefers realism to the fast-paced, high-scoring style of other soccer games.
  5. IGN
    83
    The new look, improved AI, updated rosters and better physics are definitely worth the price of admission.
  6. GameZone
    82
    A new control scheme has been put into place that greatly affects how FIFA is played, but it doesn't quite deliver.
  7. GameCritics
    65
    A fun game. But it is not as good a simulation of soccer as it could be. Too much of the gameplay feels scripted, and although you can pull off some beautiful moves, the unexpected occurs far too seldom.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 6 out of 21
  1. KomolS.
    Dec 10, 2002
    10
    This game is hectic, and the graphics just kill it!
  2. StevenM.
    Feb 26, 2003
    10
    I just sold my old school genesis, but played the FIFA 1994 release Man! Have they come a long way (I felt like I was playing pong in the I just sold my old school genesis, but played the FIFA 1994 release Man! Have they come a long way (I felt like I was playing pong in the 1994 version. I have played all the others including EVO. There is no comparison to FIFA 2003! 70% of the game has been revamped which means they only have 30% more to go through before next Xmas.… Expand
  4. Smokesumon
    May 28, 2003
    10
    You're all on crack. This game is the sh.t. This sh.t is the sh.t. You guys must not play soccer in real life because if you did then You're all on crack. This game is the sh.t. This sh.t is the sh.t. You guys must not play soccer in real life because if you did then you would know that this game is the best one out.… Expand
  5. NickM.
    Dec 29, 2002
    9
    This game is the sh.t. I've played PES2 and I don't find it so superior to FIFA. I can see why some like another more but i bought This game is the sh.t. I've played PES2 and I don't find it so superior to FIFA. I can see why some like another more but i bought FIFA cause it provides much more challenge and entertainment.… Expand
  6. RhinoL.
    Nov 18, 2002
    8
    I really liked Fifa 2003. It lets you play faster, it a little bit difficult to score but is nice. The only think I did not like is that in I really liked Fifa 2003. It lets you play faster, it a little bit difficult to score but is nice. The only think I did not like is that in Corner Kicks and Free Kicks you can not move the receptor. … Expand
  7. HarryS.
    Dec 4, 2002
    5
    Does not even compare to the Pro Evolution Soccer series.
  8. PESgod
    Nov 23, 2002
    1
    PES and PES 2 are light years above this game!!

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Awards & Rankings

15
#15 Best PS2 Game of 2002
31
#31 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002