NHL 2003

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NHL 2003
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North American PlayStation 2 box art featuring Jarome Iginla
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNHL series
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows
Release
  • NA: September 30, 2002
  • NA: October 9, 2002 (Xbox)
  • EU: October 18, 2002 (PS2)
  • EU: October 25, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NHL 2003 is an ice hockey video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. It was released in 2002 as the successor to NHL 2002. Jarome Iginla appears as the cover athlete and spokesperson of the game. Iginla appears in the Behind The Scenes video to show the player how the game was made. It was the first installment of the NHL series to be released on GameCube.

Features[]

NHL 2003 introduced a new feature: the GameBreaker. It is activated once a player performs enough "dekes" and it is used to help change the momentum of the game, such as scoring a big goal, delivering a big hit or winning a big fight.

Commentary[]

The commentary in NHL 2003 is voiced by Jim Hughson and Don Taylor. Hughson has been the NHL series announcer since NHL '97, while Taylor first appeared in the previous year's version.

Reception[]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[26][27][28][29]

References[]

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  22. ^ Zuniga, Todd (December 2002). "NHL 2003". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 164. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  23. ^ "NHL 2003". Official Xbox Magazine: 133. December 2002.
  24. ^ Morris, Dan (December 2002). "NHL 2003". PC Gamer: 114. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  25. ^ Gibbon, David (October 23, 2002). "Let's play: NHL 2003 (PS2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
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  27. ^ Jump up to: a b "NHL 2003 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
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  29. ^ Jump up to: a b "NHL 2003 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

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