ESPN NFL Football

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ESPN NFL Football
ESPN NFL Football cover art.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Visual Concepts
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: September 2, 2003 [1]
  • AU: November 27, 2003 [2]
  • EU: November 28, 2003 [3]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

ESPN NFL Football (alternatively known as NFL 2K4) is the first Sega football game using the ESPN in the name. It is published by Sega and developed by Visual Concepts. It was released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Warren Sapp is featured on the cover.

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Reception

The game received "universal acclaim" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] GameSpot named it the best Xbox game of September 2003. [22]

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