NFL 2K3

by GameCube

Product Features

• This item is in Like New condition with all original artwork and materials. This item may never have been used, but does not meet our criteria for Brand New.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000066TSG
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 20, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,025 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: GameCube

Amazon.com Review

Look no further than Sega Sports’ NFL 2K3 if you're seeking a more than worthy alternative to the established Madden football franchise. The game’s superb graphics alone are enough to draw in any fan, but its in-depth gameplay realism and ESPN broadcast presentation easily rank this as the finest football game Sega has released to date.

Thanks to its smarter-than-average artificial intelligence, NFL 2K3 sports a somewhat steep learning curve that requires sound football simulation instincts. Knowing your team’s strengths and weaknesses will ultimately be a big help if you hope to win at the game’s advanced levels. Be prepared to mix up your play calling and make adjustments instead of thinking the same old reliable plays will get the job done. Of course, practice mode is always there if you need to work the kinks out of your game plan and master the multitude of offensive and defensive sets at your disposal.

Graphically, sports games don’t come much better looking than NFL 2K3. Among the highlights: player animations are amazingly realistic and lifelike, and a wide array of facial emotions appear that are relative to game scenarios; stadiums are painstakingly re-created to take on almost postcardlike feel; and replays access a wide variety of angles to put you right on the field or in the stands.

One area in which NFL 2K3 easily aces Madden is its game commentary. As part of the game’s ESPN broadcast presentation, announcers Dan Stevens and Peter O’Keefe call every bit of the action in varied detail. Their comments are far removed from stale Maddenisms, offering worthwhile play breakdowns, player assessments, and quips that don’t make you wince in disgust (at least not too often). Stevens and O’Keefe, along with the crowd, will let you hear about it when you bite it on the field. --Larry White

Pros

• Superb graphics in most areas
• Commentators sound realistic and rarely repeat themselves
• Challenging AI forces you to adapt your game plan

Cons

• Receivers can't be put in motion
• Slow, lofting quality of the passes
• No ability to challenge plays
• Often unrealistic player animations

(This review refers to the PlayStation2 version of this game)

Product Description

MODEL- 61017 VENDOR- Sega FEATURES- NFL 2K3 Sports - Football NFL 2K3 approaches the 2002 season destined for greatness. Building upon championship-caliber gameplay and presentation, NFL 2K3 raises the bar with new lifelike player animations, convincing play-calling intelligence, an on-the-fly audible system and a brand new ESPN broadcast system with the famous overlays, scores and highlights beloved by all sports fans. NFL 2K3s new easy-to-use Franchise mode gives you total team control as player, coach, and general manager - track the best players, make the smartest trades, and build the most dominant team in the league. Complete with all of the updates rosters, new NFL re-alignment changes, and authentic stadiums redesigned in full 3D for the 2002 season, NFL 2K3 will deliver the most exhilarating gridiron action available. * ESPN Broadcast Presentation -- Replays, scores, music, and more are displayed in the famous ESPN style. * All New Franchise Mode -- Track comprehensive player stats and make shrewd trades as you build your franchise, while developing your current team and performing on the field each week. An intuitive visual presentation makes being a General Manager easier than ever before. * Effective Audible System -- Call plays just before the snap to catch y

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NFL 2k3-a gaming odessey 3 years late, November 21, 2003

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"redruffing" (Louisville, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NFL 2K3 (Video Game)

As a avid nintendo fan, i didnt know much about the "2k" series that was extremly popular on the Dreamcast and PS2. So, I didnt buy it when it came out. So this past August i was in the local blockbuster and used stuff was 25% off. I saw this game, NFL 2k3, sitting right there on the shelf, i picked it up and thought what the heck, couldnt hurt. The best 7.50 I ever spent. The Franchise mode is genious, it gave me a realistic shot of getting my much maligned Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl. The trading is well done, the free-agency isnt too complicated and the draft is smooth with little problem. Although you may curse at your players who wont take a 50k cut from their salary so you have enough room under the cap, you get used to it. Player progression is one of the most interesting parts of the Franchise Mode. A older player tends to get worse and a younger tends to get better, however this isnt certain. For example, Morten Andersen, my kicker, who has been playing for 22 years improved and Michael Vick whose been playing for 2 got worse. If you can get them go after cheap veterans who nobody wants, this is a great tip for success. The gameplay is smooth and easy to grasp, while i complain that the Falcons playbook has no 4-3 defense in it, most playbooks have great varieties of plays including some trick plays like flea-flickers. It takes about 3 to 5 games to learn how to play but once you get the hang of it, its very simple. Unlike a lot of football games, the pass and the run are about equally effective. For example, in my old QB Club 2000 game the passing game is awful and all you can possibly do is run the football. In some games, although i dont have an example off-hand some games the run is impossible and the pass is all you can do. Not this one. Great mix, hats off to sega for the good work there. The defense, stopping the run is a sinch if you figure out "the ot secret" i dont want to give it away because it could ruin the realism. The pass defense is pretty much up to the comp. Other modes include: Season, Practice, Exhibition and Situation. All are very interesting.

SO BUY THIS GAME! 10 BUCKS! if you like football, youll like this game

peace

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars the good the badd and the cruddy, September 11, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: NFL 2K3 (Video Game)

Ok all you football gamers heres the lowdown. The ESPN feature is AWESOME. Commentary is smooth and presentation is super realistic. So why isn't there a 5 up at the top of your screen? Gameplay is dissapointing. A.I. is too difficuld and players slow down and speed up at uneven rates.
BOTTOM LINE: Not the years best football game but certainly better than 2K2.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars madden to shame, September 2, 2002

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troy holroyd (roslyn, pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NFL 2K3 (Video Game)

Sega has finally mastered the flow of non-clunky player models and a realistic running game to capture the true essence of football....Yes. Madden die hards will always look at this as a second cousin of a great football franchise but NFL2K3 is starting to set the standard in football video games...This game this year is down and the best football sim you can buy its quick moving and the off season franchise mode is just as engrossing as the on-field action...Madden cannot touch it in those areas....though graphically it lacks somewhat behind madden, the player models and close ups of faces are dead on while the madden players seem a little washed out and generic...plus the thousands of in play animations run better than maddens which can be a repetitive mess...if you want true football action this is the game of the year

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