Madden NFL 2003

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Platform: Nintendo GameCube
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Genre: Sports

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000690ZT
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 12, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,002 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

EA's Madden NFL 2003 maintains the series' status as one of the most engaging game franchises ever. This perennial favorite has updated everything from the spanking new venues (including the Seattle Seahawks Stadium) to the ability to now list pre-existing injuries to current players. If you haven't played previous versions, learning all the controls can be a daunting task. You can control everything from calling audibles to throwing a touch or bullet pass--all while the play clock runs down. But half the fun of this game is in the level of detail you can control, including off-season drafts and free-agent signings, game time, weather, and sensitivity to penalties. Madden NFL 2003 has taken video sports gameplay beyond the action on the field--although the gameplay is seamless and the graphics are impressive on the Xbox. They've created a world where you are equally the owner, general manager, coach, and player. The time and attention you must dedicate to creating your team, along with superbly realistic gameplay and sportscasting, immerse you in your team's fate, making the action all the more compelling. --Sung Nicholas Kim (This refers to the Xbox version of this game)

Product Description

Madden returns as king of the gridiron for another year of hard-hitting action. Put on your pads and helmets and get out on the gridiron; this is going to be the game of your life. It's never too early to start thinking Madden NFL 2003. This game may well be the competitive standard for interactive football gaming and it's going to be a very big year for football fans and video gamers everywhere!

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm learning football on this game., August 25, 2002

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P. Rownd (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Madden NFL 2003 (Video Game)

Last week I wouldn't have claimed to know very much about football. I won't insult all you veteran armchair quarterbacks by saying that I've figured the game out, either. But having spent one hour after another playing Madden NFL 2003 on the Gamecube, I must say that I'm quickly becoming a fan of football and am planning on sticking with the game through the 30-season "Franchise" mode. I having enjoyed using the "Football 101" mode (John Madden teaches the player every offensive play in the book) to hone my skills on the football field. Rather than jumping in and starting a losing season (because I stink at the game), I can practice, and earn tokens to buy Madden Cards in the meantime! The wealth of modes is indispensable to a guy like me who is new to the sport and who wants to build his skills. Basically, Madden 2003 is teaching me the game, and I am loving the experience. The reviewers before me hit all the other points. I just wanted to encourage you new players to learn the game with Madden.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Game, January 8, 2003

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Eric Gomez (Sherman Oaks, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Madden NFL 2003 (Video Game)

I recently got a Gamecube for X-mas and I thought about what games I wanted to buy. The first one I got was Madden 2003. It's a great game. I love the graphics. The game play is smooth and there are many added bonuses that I didn't have when I used to play the old Madden games on the SNES. The Mini-Camp is cool for the fact that you can hone your skills. Not just passing, but tackling, and kicking and such. Loved that. What I think I like best of the bonus stuff is Football 101. The average football fan, I think, knows the game pretty well. But, for those who are casual fans Football 101 will teach you all you need to know. It shows you plays and how they are supposed to be run. Then it's your turn. A great primer for a solid game. I liked the fact that I was able to create a team also. We don't have a team to root for in Los Angeles, so I just created one, uniforms, stadium and logo... and fielded them. We're in first place in the NFC west. Solid game.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Madden Classic, September 29, 2002

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Max Weinberg (Chicago, Ill Usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madden NFL 2003 (Video Game)

Madden is the best football series ever. No, it's the best sports series ever. No, it's the best series ever.

Madden 2003 is great. Madden 2002 and Madden 2003 are pretty much the same except they made somethings better.

Music

The music is much better in this than 2002

Anouncing

Pat Summeral isn't that bad but Al Micheals is a great improvement.

Franchise

More detailed franchise mode

Graphics

There hasn't been that much of a change but some quarterbacks throw sidearm. Better tackles and more players breaking tackles. Plus they've finally allowed two players to smash the quarter/running back. Interceptions are really cool in this game because when you pick it off you are either running it by huge guys that can't run or fast guys that can't tackle. Another thing I had gotten frusterated with was Kick returns. It seemed like you would never be able to get a good return but in this game. You always have a shot at going the distance.

Ya gotta get it if your a madden man