MLB Slugfest 2003 | |
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Developer(s) | Midway Games (PS2) Gratuitous Games (GC, Xbox) |
Publisher(s) | Midway Home Entertainment |
Series | MLB Slugfest |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
Release | PlayStation 2 Xbox
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Genre(s) | Sports game |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
MLB Slugfest 2003 is a baseball video game published by Midway Home Entertainment in 2002. It is the first game in the MLB Slugfest series. Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers is the cover athlete.
Aggregator | Score | ||
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GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
Metacritic | 80/100 [3] | 77/100 [4] | 79/100 [5] |
Publication | Score | ||
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GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
AllGame | N/A | [6] | [7] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 7.17/10 [8] | N/A |
Game Informer | N/A | 7.75/10 [9] | N/A |
GameRevolution | N/A | B [10] | N/A |
GameSpot | 8.1/10 [11] | 8.1/10 [12] | 8.1/10 [11] |
GameSpy | [13] | 73% [14] | N/A |
GameZone | 8.6/10 [15] | 8.2/10 [16] | 8.4/10 [17] |
IGN | 8.2/10 [18] | 8.3/10 [19] | 8.1/10 [20] |
Nintendo Power | 3.8/5 [21] | N/A | N/A |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [22] | N/A |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 8.6/10 [23] |
Maxim | N/A | N/A | [24] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] [4] [5] Maxim gave the Xbox version universal acclaim in its early review, nearly three months before said console version was released Stateside. [24] It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Alternative Sports Game on GameCube" and "Best Alternative Sports Game on Xbox" awards, but lost both to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 . [25]
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