NHL 2K3

NHL 2K3 is a hockey video game developed for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox by Treyarch and published by Sega in the United States, and Atari in Europe. It features Jeremy Roenick on the cover.

Released: 10 November 2002
Platforms: GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox
Genres: Ice hockey Sports
Developers: Treyarch
Publishers: —
Series: NHL 2K
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

NHL 2K3 is an ice hockey video game developed for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox by Treyarch and published by Sega. Jeremy Roenick is on the cover. It is the only game in the NHL 2K series to be released for GameCube. NHL 2K3 uses ESPN's presentation and was the first hockey game with support for PS2 Online and Xbox Live online services. The rosters are from the 2002–2003 NHL season.

Keywords

ice hockey
difficulty level
training mode
montreal canadiens
new york rangers
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. 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. It was also a nominee for "Console Sports Game of the Year" at the AIAS' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which ultimately went to Madden NFL 2003.