NHL 2K3

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Sega Sports' NHL 2K3
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North American Xbox cover art
Developer(s) Treyarch
Publisher(s) Sega
Series NHL 2K
Engine Treyarch NGL
Platform(s) GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: November 12, 2002 (PS2) [1]
  • NA: November 19, 2002 (Xbox) [2]
  • NA: December 10, 2002 (GC) [3]
  • EU: March 28, 2003
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

NHL 2K3 is an ice hockey video game developed for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox by Treyarch and published by Sega. Jeremy Roenick is on the cover. It is the only game in the NHL 2K series to be released for GameCube. NHL 2K3 uses ESPN's presentation and was the first hockey game with support for PS2 Online and Xbox Live online services . The rosters are from the 2002–2003 NHL season.

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Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] [6] It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube", "Best Traditional Sports Game on Xbox" and "Best Online Game on Xbox" awards. [28] It was also a nominee for "Console Sports Game of the Year" at the AIAS' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which ultimately went to Madden NFL 2003 . [29]

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