''NHL 2K3'' is a
hockey
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...
video game
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developed for the
GameCube,
PlayStation 2, and
Xbox
Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. The brand consists of five video game consoles, as well as applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox network, and the development arm by the ...
by
Treyarch
Treyarch Corporation ( ; formerly Treyarch Invention LLC) is an American video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü, it was acquired by Activision in 2001. The studio is known for ...
and published by
Sega. It features
Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Shaffer Roenick
( ; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chica ...
on the cover. It is the only game in the ''NHL 2K'' series to be released on the GameCube.
''NHL 2K3'' utilizes
ESPN
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's presentation and was the first hockey game developed to utilize the
Xbox Live and the
PS2 Online
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online
service. The rosters are from the
2002–2003 NHL season.
Reception
The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the
review aggregation
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website
Metacritic
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.
[ 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.]
See also
*''NHL 2K
''NHL 2K'' was a series of hockey games developed by Visual Concepts. It was published by Sega Sports from 2000 to 2004, and 2K Sports from 2005 to 2014. The games are officially licensed from the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association ...
''
References
External links
Treyarch's Official WebsiteSega's Official WebsiteAtari's Official Website
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03
2002 video games
GameCube games
PlayStation 2 games
Treyarch games
Xbox games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games set in 2002
Video games set in 2003
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