Software:FIFA Football 2003

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FIFA Football 2003
FIFA Football 2003 UK cover.jpg
PAL region cover art, featuring (left to right) Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos, Manchester United's Ryan Giggs and Juventus's Edgar Davids
Developer(s)EA Canada, Exient Entertainment (GBA)
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Artist(s)Ali Kojori(Animation Director)
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)PlayStation
Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Advance
GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Mobile phone
Release
Genre(s)Sports game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer, online multiplayer

FIFA Football 2003, known as FIFA Soccer 2003 in North America, and simply FIFA 2003 is a football simulation video game produced by Electronic Arts and released by EA Sports. It was released in 2002.

FIFA 2003 is the tenth game in the FIFA series and the eighth to be produced in 3D.

Gameplay

A number of new features were added to improve upon the previous version. Club Championship Mode was introduced with the feature of playing against 17 of Europe's top clubs in their own stadiums and the fans singing their unique chants and songs. A TV-style broadcast package gives highlights at half-time and full-time, as well as comprehensive analysis. One of the most anticipated new features was EA Sport's "Freestyle Control" which allows the user to flick the ball on and lay it off to team mates. Other additions include greater likenesses of some of the more well-known players such as Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho, as well as realistic player responses.

Players

The European cover features Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs, and Edgar Davids, representing Brazil, Manchester United and Juventus respectively. In the United States , Landon Donovan appeared on the cover alone.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAGCPCPSPS2Xbox
AllGameN/AN/A3.5/5 stars[1]3.5/5 stars[2]4/5 stars[3]N/A
Eurogamer6/10[4]N/AN/AN/A9/10[5]N/A
Game InformerN/A8/10[6]N/AN/AN/AN/A
GameProN/A5/5 stars[7]N/AN/A5/5 stars[7]5/5 stars[7]
GameSpotN/A8.6/10[8]9.1/10[9]N/A8.6/10[8]8.6/10[8]
GameSpy2.5/5 stars[10]4/5 stars[11]3/5 stars[12]N/A4.5/5 stars[13]4/5 stars[14]
GameZoneN/A9.3/10[15]9.4/10[16]N/A8.2/10[17]9/10[18]
IGN8.8/10[19]8.4/10[20]7/10[21]N/A8.3/10[22]8.4/10[23]
Nintendo Power3.9/5[24]3.9/5[25]N/AN/AN/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/AN/A3.5/5 stars[26]5/5 stars[27]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8.8/10[28]
PC Gamer (US)N/AN/A78%[29]N/AN/AN/A
BBC SportN/AN/AN/AN/A86%[30]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic76/100[31]86/100[32]83/100[33]70/100[34]88/100[35]88/100[36]

Upon release, FIFA 2003 was initially outsold by Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (PES2) in October 2002, but FIFA 2003 later overtook PES by December 2002, when FIFA had sold 2.5 million copies across Europe.[37] The PlayStation 2 version of FIFA Football 2003 received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[38] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[39]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PlayStation version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[31][32][33][34][35][36] FIFA Football 2003 was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Sports Game on PC" award, which went to Madden NFL 2003.[40]

References

  1. ↑ Hoogland, Mark. "FIFA Soccer 2003 (PC) – Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=40604&tab=review. 
  2. ↑ Hoogland, Mark. "FIFA Soccer 2003 (PS) – Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=40608&tab=review. 
  3. ↑ Hoogland, Mark. "FIFA Soccer 2003 (PS2) – Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=40606&tab=review. 
  4. ↑ Reed, Kristan (7 February 2003). "FIFA Football 2003 (GBA)". Gamer Network. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_fifa2003_gba. 
  5. ↑ Reed, Kristan (28 October 2002). "FIFA Football 2003 versus Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (PS2)". Gamer Network. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_fifa2003vsproevo2_ps2. 
  6. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2003 (GC)". Game Informer (GameStop) (116): 130. December 2002. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Tokyo Drifter (1 November 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/26891.shtml. Retrieved 31 March 2015. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Varanini, Giancarlo (18 November 2002). "FIFA [Soccer 2003 Review (GC, PS2, Xbox)"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-2003-review/1900-2897907/. 
  9. ↑ Goble, Gord (5 November 2002). "FIFA [Soccer 2003 Review (PC)"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-2003-review/1900-2896691/. 
  10. ↑ Murphy, Kevin (11 December 2002). "GameSpy: FIFA Soccer 2003 (GBA)". GameSpy. http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/fifa-soccer-2003/562950p1.html. 
  11. ↑ Murphy, Kevin (21 January 2003). "GameSpy: FIFA Soccer 2003 (GCN)". Ziff Davis. http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/fifa-soccer-2003/5549p1.html. 
  12. ↑ Abner, William (7 November 2002). "GameSpy: FIFA [Soccer 2003 (PC)"]. Ziff Davis. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/fifa-soccer-2003/547882p1.html. 
  13. ↑ Althof, Jeremy (7 November 2002). "GameSpy: FIFA [Soccer 2003 (PS2)"]. Ziff Davis. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/fifa-soccer-2003/577332p1.html. 
  14. ↑ Murphy, Kevin (21 January 2003). "GameSpy: FIFA Soccer 2003 (Xbox)". Ziff Davis. http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/fifa-soccer-2003/5550p1.html. 
  15. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (24 November 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 – GC – Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_2003_gc_review. 
  16. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (26 November 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 Review – PC". http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20573.htm. 
  17. ↑ Krause, Kevin (5 December 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 – PS2 – Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_2003_ps2_review. 
  18. ↑ Surette, Tim (3 December 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 – XB – Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_2003_xb_review. 
  19. ↑ Schneider, Peer (3 February 2003). "FIFA Soccer 2003 (GBA)". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/03/fifa-soccer-2003-2. 
  20. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (31 October 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 Review (GCN)". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/31/fifa-soccer-2003-review. 
  21. ↑ Jones, Mark (1 November 2002). "FIFA [Soccer 2003 (PC)"]. Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/01/fifa-2003-2. 
  22. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (1 November 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 (PS2)". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/01/fifa-soccer-2003. 
  23. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (30 October 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 Review (Xbox)". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/30/fifa-soccer-2003-review-2. 
  24. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2003 (GBA)". Nintendo Power 165: 161. February 2003. 
  25. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2003 (GC)". Nintendo Power 163: 214. December 2002. 
  26. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2003 (PS1)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis): 180. December 2002. 
  27. ↑ Davison, John (December 2002). "FIFA Soccer 2003 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis): 160. http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1495371,00.asp. Retrieved 31 March 2015. 
  28. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2003". Official Xbox Magazine (Future plc): 74. January 2003. 
  29. ↑ Smith, Rob (February 2003). "FIFA [Soccer 2003"]. PC Gamer (Future plc): 63. http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/fifa_2003.html. Retrieved 31 March 2015. 
  30. ↑ Gibbon, David (30 October 2002). "Let's play: Fifa 2003 [sic (PS2)"]. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/2372485.stm. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "FIFA Soccer 2003 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-soccer-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "FIFA Soccer 2003 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-soccer-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. 
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "FIFA Soccer 2003 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-soccer-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "FIFA Soccer 2003 for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-soccer-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation. 
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "FIFA Soccer 2003 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-soccer-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "FIFA Soccer 2003 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-soccer-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 
  37. ↑ "FIFA 2003 outselling competition in Europe". GameSpot. December 18, 2002. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fifa-2003-outselling-competition-in-europe/1100-2902060/. 
  38. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945. 
  39. ↑ Caoili, Eric (26 November 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". UBM plc. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php. 
  40. ↑ GameSpot Staff (30 December 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/. 

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