World Series Baseball 2K3

2003 video game
  • NA: March 11, 2003[1]
PlayStation 2
  • NA: March 18, 2003[2]
Genre(s)SportsMode(s)Single player, multiplayer

World Series Baseball 2K3 is a sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the successor to World Series Baseball 2K2 and the last to carry the World Series Baseball name. It was released in March 2003 prior to the start of the 2003 Major League Baseball season. It was originally developed for the GameCube, but was ultimately canceled.[3] Entertainment Weekly gave the same console version universal acclaim despite the fact that it was canceled months ago.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
PS2Xbox
Metacritic87/100[5]89/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2Xbox
Electronic Gaming MonthlyN/A8/10[7]
Game Informer6.75/10[8]7/10[9]
GamePro[10][11]
GameRevolutionA−[12]A−[13]
GameSpot8.9/10[14]9.1/10[15]
GameSpy[16][17]
GameZone9/10[18]9.3/10[19]
IGN9/10[20]9.1/10[21]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine[22]N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)N/A8.8/10[23]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]A[4]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms, both a few points shy of "universal acclaim", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6]

GameSpot named the Xbox version the best game of March 2003.[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Series Baseball 2K3 Ships - XboxAddict News". xboxaddict.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (March 18, 2003). "Now shipping". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. ^ GameSpot staff (January 23, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 canceled for the GameCube". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Walk, Gary Eng (May 2, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3". Entertainment Weekly. No. 708. Time Inc. p. 79. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "World Series Baseball 2K3 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "World Series Baseball 2K3 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  7. ^ EGM staff (April 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 165. Ziff Davis. p. 132.
  8. ^ "World Series Baseball 2K3 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. April 2003. p. 83.
  9. ^ Brogger, Kristian (April 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. p. 70. Archived from the original on April 29, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  10. ^ Atomic Dawg (March 19, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Bro Buzz (March 11, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  12. ^ Dodson, Joe (March 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Dodson, Joe (March 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 - Xbox Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on April 19, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  14. ^ Provo, Frank (March 25, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Provo, Frank (March 19, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "March 25, 2003"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  16. ^ Pavlacka, Adam (March 19, 2003). "GameSpy: World Series Baseball 2K3 (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  17. ^ Pavlacka, Adam (March 19, 2003). "GameSpy: World Series Baseball 2K3 (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Romano, Natalie (March 21, 2003). "Sega Sports(tm) World Series® Baseball 2K3 Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  19. ^ Surette, Tim (March 26, 2003). "Sega Sports(tm) World Series® Baseball 2K3 Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  20. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 10, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  21. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 10, 2003). "World Series Baseball 2K3 Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "World Series Baseball 2K3". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 67. Ziff Davis. April 2003. p. 97. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "World Series Baseball 2K3". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. April 2003. p. 80.
  24. ^ GameSpot staff (2003). "GameSpot's Month in Review: March 2003 (Xbox)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on September 27, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

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