NHL 2K3

Sega Sports' NHL 2K3
Sega Sports' NHL 2K3
	North American cover art for Xbox
Developer(s)	Treyarch
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	NHL 2K
Engine	Treyarch NGL
Platform(s)	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	NA: November 10, 2002 (PS2); NA: November 19, 2002 (Xbox); NA: December 11, 2002 (GC); EU: March 28, 2003;
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

NHL 2K3 is a hockey video game developed for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox by Treyarch and published by Sega. It features Jeremy Roenick on the cover. It is the only game in the NHL 2K series to be released on the GameCube.

NHL 2K3 utilizes ESPN's presentation and was the first hockey game developed to utilize the Xbox Live and the PS2 Online online service. The rosters are from the 2002–2003 NHL season.

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Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	GC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	89/100^[22]	89/100^[23]	89/100^[24]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	GC	PS2	Xbox
AllGame	^[1]	^[1]	^[2]
EGM	N/A	9.17/10^[3]	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	N/A	9.25/10^[4]
GamePro	^[5]	^[5]	^[5]
GameRevolution	N/A	B+^[6]	N/A
GameSpot	8.6/10^[7]	8.6/10^[8]	8.8/10^[9]
GameSpy	^[10]	^[11]	^[12]
GameZone	9/10^[13]	8.8/10^[14]	9/10^[15]
IGN	8.8/10^[16]	8.7/10^[17]	8.9/10^[18]
Nintendo Power	3.6/5^[19]	N/A	N/A
OPM (US)	N/A	^[20]	N/A
OXM (US)	N/A	N/A	8.9/10^[21]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[22]^[23]^[24] 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.^[25]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Hoogland, Mark. "NHL 2K3 (GC, PS2) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Hoogland, Mark. "NHL 2K3 (Xbox) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ EGM staff (January 2003). "NHL 2K3 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (162): 176. Archived from the original on January 23, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Reiner, Andrew (December 2002). "NHL 2K3 (Xbox)". Game Informer (116): 142. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Air Hendrix (December 5, 2002). "NHL 2K3". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ G-Wok (January 2003). "NHL 2K3 Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Beers, Craig (December 17, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Beers, Craig (November 19, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Beers, Craig (November 19, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Nam, Michael J. (January 11, 2003). "GameSpy: NHL 2K3 (GCN)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Steinberg, Steve (December 5, 2002). "GameSpy: NHL 2K3 (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Steinberg, Steve (December 11, 2002). "GameSpy: NHL 2K3 (Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Knutson, Michael (December 26, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NHL[® 2K3 - GC - Review]". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Romano, Natalie (November 23, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NHL[® 2K3 - PS2 - Review]". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
^ Zacarias, Eduardo (December 3, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NHL[® 2K3 - XB - Review]". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
^ Goldstein, Hilary (November 11, 2002). "NHL 2K3 (GCN)". IGN. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Goldstein, Hilary (November 11, 2002). "NHL 2K3 (PS2)". IGN. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Goldstein, Hilary (November 11, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ "NHL 2K3". Nintendo Power. 163: 216. December 2002.
^ Zuniga, Todd (January 2003). "NHL 2K3". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 134. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ "NHL 2K3". Official Xbox Magazine: 65. January 2003.
^ ^a ^b "NHL 2K3 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "NHL 2K3 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "NHL 2K3 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003.

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Preceded by NHL 2K2	NHL 2K3 2002	Succeeded by ESPN NHL Hockey

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[Allgame-1] Hoogland, Mark. "NHL 2K3 (GC, PS2) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[2] Hoogland, Mark. "NHL 2K3 (Xbox) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[3] EGM staff (January 2003). "NHL 2K3 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (162): 176. Archived from the original on January 23, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[4] Reiner, Andrew (December 2002). "NHL 2K3 (Xbox)". Game Informer (116): 142. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[GamePro-5] Air Hendrix (December 5, 2002). "NHL 2K3". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[6] G-Wok (January 2003). "NHL 2K3 Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[7] Beers, Craig (December 17, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[8] Beers, Craig (November 19, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[9] Beers, Craig (November 19, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[10] Nam, Michael J. (January 11, 2003). "GameSpy: NHL 2K3 (GCN)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[11] Steinberg, Steve (December 5, 2002). "GameSpy: NHL 2K3 (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[12] Steinberg, Steve (December 11, 2002). "GameSpy: NHL 2K3 (Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[13] Knutson, Michael (December 26, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NHL[® 2K3 - GC - Review]". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[14] Romano, Natalie (November 23, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NHL[® 2K3 - PS2 - Review]". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

[15] Zacarias, Eduardo (December 3, 2002). "Sega Sports(tm) NHL[® 2K3 - XB - Review]". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

[16] Goldstein, Hilary (November 11, 2002). "NHL 2K3 (GCN)". IGN. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[17] Goldstein, Hilary (November 11, 2002). "NHL 2K3 (PS2)". IGN. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[18] Goldstein, Hilary (November 11, 2002). "NHL 2K3 Review (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[19] "NHL 2K3". Nintendo Power. 163: 216. December 2002.

[20] Zuniga, Todd (January 2003). "NHL 2K3". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 134. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[21] "NHL 2K3". Official Xbox Magazine: 65. January 2003.

[MCGC-22] "NHL 2K3 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[MCPS2-23] "NHL 2K3 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[MCXB-24] "NHL 2K3 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[bestworst2002-25] GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003.

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