MLB Slugfest 2003

MLB Slugfest is a series of baseball games developed by Sports Mogul, Gratuitous Games and Midway Games, and released by Midway Games for major console systems such as PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Xbox. The game bills itself as a more "street" style baseball game, including more mature / aggressive themes, the ability to attack other players, and urban-styled in-game commentary.

Released: 24 June 2002
Platforms: GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox
Genres: Baseball Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: Midway Games
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

MLB Slugfest 2003, often stylized as MLB Slugfest 20-03, is a baseball video game published by Midway Sports in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. It is the first game in the MLB Slugfest series. Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers is the cover athlete.

Keywords

baseball
polygonal 3d
year in the title
san diego padres
baltimore orioles
commentary
penalties
renderware
xbox 360 backwards compatibility

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Maxim gave the Xbox version universal acclaim in its early review, nearly three months before said console version was released Stateside.

The game was nominated for the "Best Alternative Sports Game on GameCube" and "Best Alternative Sports Game on Xbox" awards at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, both of which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.