Sega Sports NFL 2K3
Sega Sports NFL 2K3by Sega of America, Inc.
Platform: PlayStation2
ESRB Rating: Everyone
ASIN: B000066TSE
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Features:
• ESPN-style presentation
• All-new Franchise Mode
• Effective audible system
• Improved play calling
• 1-2 players; online enabled
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
Amazon.com Product Description: NFL 2K3 features ESPN broadcast presentation, with player introductions, game highlights, replays, and scores displayed in the famous ESPN style. The all-new franchise mode lets you track comprehensive player stats and make shrewd trades as you build your franchise and develop your current team. An intuitive visual presentation makes it easier than ever to be a general manager. And the audible system lets you call plays just before the snap to catch your opponent off guard.
NFL 2K3 eliminates the complexity of previous versions, making it simple to call a blitz or take advantage of a defensive mismatch. Computer opponents now use more smarts when calling plays, including making tough defensive stands when you're attacking in the red zone. And gamers now have the ability to draft senior college players from NCAA College Football 2K3 and have them play in the next season on NFL 2K3. Players look genuine and lifelike, with more facial models and expressions that let you recognize your favorite NFL stars. Every NFL stadium is here, authentically reproduced in 3-D. From the cheap seats to sidelines crowded with players, coaches, and camera crews, no detail is overlooked.
Customer Reviews:
This game rocks!...Almost as good as NFL 2K2!, December 4, 2002
Reviewer: jdring2002 from Vienna, VA USA
"Sega Sports: NFL 2K3" is, next to the prior one "Sega Sports: NFL 2K2", the coolest and most realistic football game EVER! With cooler tackles, new plays, updated rosters, cooler & newer 'create a team' uniform style types, more realistic animations, and cooler'touchdown celebrations', this game is extremely awesome!! :) However, some parts of the game, especially while playing on the field, still aren't AS GOOD as NFL 2K2...However, with the ability to create your OWN coach & name him, AND with a realistic ESPN SportsCenter broadcast-style game-show, and more realistic half-time, post-game, and pre-game reports--THIS is a true football-lover's video game for all NFL fans!! :) :)
Da Best NFL game yet, December 3, 2002
Reviewer: badguyj from los angeles, ca United States
I dont know what else i can say, This Game Rocks. So realistic, so much depth in franchise mode. The only thing is the review of plays. I havent seen how to do so but it is still a very good game.
A must-have for any sports fan, November 22, 2002
Reviewer: Lisa from Massachusetts
Talk about an alphabet soup! NFL 2K3 on the PS2 or XBox is great on its own, and is even better when you go on line with your console to play teams around the world!
We play both the Madden and NFL series of football games, and while both have come out with really amazing graphics and gameplay recently, there are definitely areas that NFL 2K3 shines in.
First, the graphics. Football games on the PS2 and XBox both have pretty amazing graphics this year. The helmets reflect light, the uniforms and body shapes are right on, each character is properly modelled based on the real person. Add on to that great movement animation and even facial expressions after plays. The stadiums all look very realistic. You could probably fool someone into believing this was a real game at first glance, if they wandered into the room.
Gameplay is great, and we really enjoy the play selection method. It's extremely easy to understand, and the graphics make it clear exactly what the players will be doing on each play. There's a good playbook to choose from, and you can design your own if you wish. In addition to the base plays, you can also do things like hurry up the team, to a fake pass and so on. During the play, your runner can hurdle over downed players and push himself for that extra burst of speed. It's great!
As much as I enjoyed the fun of hearing Madden give commentary on the Madden version, it gets old VERY quickly. That is definitely not a problem here. You get to hear commentary from Dan Stevens and Peter O'Keefe of ESPN (as well as music and other such). Instead of the same thing over and over again, you actually hear things that relate to the plays, and they have a GIANT collection so that you rarely hear the same thing twice. And that would only be if you did the exact same thing two times!
In addition to just playing a game, there are many other ways of playing NFL 2K3. You can own a franchise, and control everything from player contracts to the draft to swapping players mid-season. You can choose to play the games or just have the computer play them for you as you do a 'top-down' approach. You can also play a 'season' where you go from pre-season through the superbowl. Other options are tournament, where you create your own tournament of up to 16 teams, and practice, to help you understand plays in your playbook. There's even a situation mode, where you can create any situation you want. Want to figure out what to do on 3rd down, 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter in the rain? This is the way to do it!
There are many options in gameplay, besides just the teams and stadiums. You can set the weather, from no precipitation to 100%. You can set the temperature from 0-100F, which might turn that precipitation into snow. You can play in the daytime, evening or night. You can deal with injuries, fatigue, windspeed. You have your entire little world to customize!
And if somehow all of that isn't enough for you, both the XBox and PS2 versions of the came can be played ON LINE. This means, if you have the adaptor for your system to connect to the internet, that you can play thousands of other players around the world, any time of the day or night! Players are ranked according to ability, so you can find an opponent well matched to you. See how well you rank against other real humans if you're feeling good about your skills!
Highly recommended for any sports fan!
WOW - Great Game, November 20, 2002
Reviewer: William Koch from Atascocita, TX
This game really makes things a bit more lifelike. I have played both the Madden and the NFL 2K3. And honestly they both are GREAT games but with their own personality! But this game is a MUST have!
NFL 2K3: The best of the best..., November 19, 2002
Reviewer: A gamer from SouthbounD,TN.
Sega has out done it's self...
NFL2K2 was not really what I expected on the PS2,but luckily sega has gotten there act together for the follow up year of the (greatest sport on earth!!!) Excellent features, franchise, great graphics, and damn-it IT's FOOTBALL!!!!
Way better than Madden, November 11, 2002
Reviewer: An 11-year old gamer
Nfl 2k3 is a lot better than Madden.The graphics are the best I ever saw.The franchise mode is the best in the game.You could play this game over and over and you wont get bored.Madden cant even compete with 2k3
horrible game, October 26, 2002
Reviewer: Sean Folger from Bayonne, NJ United States
This game is very bad.The graphics look like a 2 year old scribbled on it.The computer always breaks your first tackles.The gameplay options are poor.You cannot create a player or a team.The only descent thing about this game was the pre game and during game introductions.I would much rather have Madden 2003 instead of this game because of its better optiong and graphics.
THGIT!, October 15, 2002
Reviewer: Danzel Williams from APO, AE United States
This game has no potential like it's big brother NBA 2K3, i'm suprised they were made by the same company!
A football disaster!, October 9, 2002
Reviewer: Baker Geist from Colorado
I, like many people who bought this game was looking for a possible competitor to "Madden 2003." I had previously played Sega's football games on Dreamcast and decided to try it out for PS2. I feel like an idiot! When I popped the game into my system I liked the ESPN "sportscenter" type feel and I thought this game looked pretty decent. When I picked my team (Bears)I liked the different rooms they put you in to handle different aspects of your franchise. ie,computer in coaches room etc. The Franchise setup was good except for the fact that you could have many losing seasons and not be fired! All was good until I got to the actual game. Actually I was kind of angered before my first preseson game because it didn't have the actual preseason schedule on it! Anyway, all started off good until I started playing. Their was no way to get a close up version the closest camera set you to far off the feild. You couldn't look at the play once you got to the line of scrimage which enabled you to read the opposing defense. Secondly, the players were all blocky with no porportion between each other. ie, QB has the same size arms as the lineman. You also can't put your guys in motion, the Qb does it for you which gives you little control over the setup of your play. Lastly,the gameplay was slow. The players didn't blink and the celebrations were embarassing. The referees were small almost like midgets and they didn't have as much vocal detail when describing penalties and their was no chance to challenge a call. The announcers had more things to say but they had less detail than John Madden. The only reason why I gave it one star was due to the Espn setup.
If your looking for a competitor to "Madden 2003" and EA stop now because their isn't one. EA really is, "in the game."
nfl 2k3 awsome, October 8, 2002
Reviewer: A gamer from Orlando, FL
I have always been a big football game fan, and I must say that NFL 2k3 is the best football game by far. The game play beats madden 2k3 by far...the franchise mode in nfl 2k3 is great, you can scout rookies ever year and resign retired and free agent players. Before you buy either game thought go rent them both and see how much better nfl 2k3 is.
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