NBA 2K3

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NBA 2K3
NBA 2K3 frontcover.jpg
Xbox cover art featuring Allen Iverson
Developer(s) Visual Concepts
Publisher(s) Sega
Series NBA 2K
Platform(s) GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: October 7, 2002 [1]
  • EU: March 28, 2003
  • EU: April 17, 2003 (Xbox)
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

NBA 2K3 is a 2002 sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Contents

It was the first of three consecutive NBA 2K games to be produced with licensing from ESPN (however, the ESPN logo appear on the front cover until the series' next installment). The ESPN licensing coincided with its, and sister network ABC's, takeover of the national broadcast TV rights from NBC that occurred at the start of the 2002–03 season. And it was also the last NBA 2K game to be released on a Nintendo platform until NBA 2K10.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [3] [4] [2] It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube" award, but lost to NFL 2K3 . [25]

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