2002 video game
2002 video game
NBA Live 2003 Developer(s) EA Canada NuFX (PS) Publisher(s) EA Sports Series NBA Live Platform(s) PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , GameCube , Windows Release
PlayStation, PS2, Xbox NA : October 8, 2002[ 2] AU : November 25, 2002 (PS) [ 1] AU : November 27, 2002 (Xbox) [ 3] AU : November 29, 2002 (PS2) [ 4] EU : November 29, 2002[ 5] GameCube NA : October 8, 2002[ 2] AU : November 29, 2002[ 6] EU : December 6, 2002Windows NA : November 14, 2002AU : November 21, 2002[ 7] EU : November 29, 2002[ 5]
Genre(s) Sports Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer
NBA Live 2003 is the 2002 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Jason Kidd as a member of the New Jersey Nets . The game was developed by EA Canada and released on October 8, 2002, for the PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , and GameCube consoles and November 14, 2002, for Microsoft Windows . It was the last NBA Live game to be released on the original PlayStation. The game includes a soundtrack, which is the first video game soundtrack in history to be certified Platinum by the RIAA, selling over 1,300,000 copies worldwide.[ 8]
Reception
The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic .[ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was released on November 28, 2002, Famitsu gave that console version a score of 32 out of 40.[ 12] NBA Live 2003 was a runner-up for GameSpot ' s annual "Best Sports Game on PC" award, which went to Madden NFL 2003 . It was also nominated for GameSpot ' s annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube" award, but lost to NFL 2K3 .[ 41] During the AIAS ' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards , NBA Live 2003 received a nomination for "Computer Sports Game of the Year ", yet ultimately lost to Madden NFL 2003 .[ 42]
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^ "NBA Live 2003 Soundtrack goes Platinum" . GameZone. March 14, 2003. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Hoogland, Mark. "NBA Live 2003 (PS2) - Review" . AllGame . Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ EGM staff (December 2002). "NBA Live 2003 (PS2)" . Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 161. p. 212. Archived from the original on January 12, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ "NBA Live 2003 (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 161. December 2002. p. 258.
^ a b "プレイステーション2 - NBAライブ2003". Famitsu . Vol. 915. June 30, 2006. p. 83.
^ Leeper, Justin (November 2002). "NBA Live 2003 (PS2)" . Game Informer . No. 115. p. 119. Archived from the original on November 14, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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^ Satterfield, Shane (November 3, 2002). "GameSpy: NBA Live 2003 (Xbox)" . GameSpy. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015 .
^ Surette, Tim (November 6, 2002). "NBA Live 2003 - GC - Review" . GameZone. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Romano, Natalie (October 22, 2002). "NBA Live 2003 - PS2 - Review" . GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Surette, Tim (October 28, 2002). "NBA Live 2003 - XB - Review" . GameZone. Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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^ Zuniga, Todd (December 2002). "NBA Live 2003" . Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . p. 171. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ "NBA Live 2003". Official Xbox Magazine . December 2002. p. 108.
^ Salkmoor, Bert (February 2003). "NBA Live 2003" . PC Gamer : 76. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ a b c Boyce, Ryan (October 16, 2002). "NBA Live 2003 (GC, PS2, Xbox)" . Maxim . Archived from the original on October 17, 2002. Retrieved May 1, 2015 .
^ a b "NBA Live 2003 for GameCube Reviews" . Metacritic . Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ a b "NBA Live 2003 for PC Reviews" . Metacritic . Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ a b "NBA Live 2003 for PlayStation 2 Reviews" . Metacritic . Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ a b "NBA Live 2003 for Xbox Reviews" . Metacritic . Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot ' s Best and Worst of 2002" . GameSpot . Archived from the original on February 7, 2003.
^ "2003 Awards Category Details Computer Sports Game of the Year" . interactive.org . Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . Retrieved 8 August 2023 .
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