Software:NFL Blitz 2003

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NFL Blitz 2003
Developer(s)Midway Amusement Games
Point of View
OutLook Entertainment (GBA)
Publisher(s)Midway Sports
Director(s)Mike Michaels
Producer(s)Mark Flitman
Mark Smith
Designer(s)Dan Baker
Mark Turmell
John Walsh
Programmer(s)Thomas Rolfe
Josh Williams
Aaron Walker
Artist(s)Eddie Rainwater
Tim Holtermann
Scott Rodenhizer
Alan Cruz
Composer(s)Rich Carle
Dan Forden
Rob Martino
SeriesNFL Blitz
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: August 12, 2002
Genre(s)Sports (American football)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NFL Blitz 20-03 is an American football video game published by Midway Sports for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2002.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAGCPS2Xbox
EGMN/AN/A7.17/10[1]N/A
Game InformerN/AN/A5.25/10[2]N/A
GameSpot7/10[3]8/10[4]8.3/10[5]8/10[6]
GameSpyN/AStarStarStar[7]StarStarStar[8][9]StarStarStar[10]
GameZoneN/AN/A9/10[11]N/A
IGN1/10[12]7.8/10[13]7.8/10[13]7.8/10[13]
Nintendo PowerN/A3.4/5[14]N/AN/A
Nintendo World ReportN/A7/10[15]N/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/AStarStarStarHalf star[16]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/A6.5/10[17]
MaximN/AStarStarStarHalf star[18]StarStarStarHalf star[18]StarStarStarHalf star[18]
Aggregate score
Metacritic33/100[19]72/100[20]73/100[21]72/100[22]

The game received "average" reviews on all platforms except the Game Boy Advance version, which received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[19][20][21][22]

It was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Game No One Played on GameCube" award, which went to Sega Soccer Slam.[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ EGM staff (November 2002). "NFL Blitz 20-03 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (160): 298. 
  2. ↑ "NFL Blitz 20-03 (PS2)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (114): 84. October 2002. 
  3. ↑ Provo, Frank (September 4, 2002). "NFL Blitz 2003 Review [sic (GBA)"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-blitz-2003-review/1900-2879282/. 
  4. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (August 29, 2002). "NFL Blitz 2003 Review [sic (GC)"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-blitz-2003-review/1900-2878818/. 
  5. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (August 12, 2002). "NFL Blitz 2003 Review [sic (PS2)"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-blitz-2003-review/1900-2877120/. 
  6. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (August 12, 2002). "NFL Blitz 2003 Review [sic (Xbox)"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-blitz-2003-review/1900-2877103/. 
  7. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (September 29, 2002). "GameSpy: NFL Blitz 20-03 (GCN)". IGN Entertainment. http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/nfl-blitz-20-03/592749p1.html. 
  8. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (September 22, 2002). "GameSpy: NFL Blitz 20-03 (PS2) [Incomplete"]. IGN Entertainment. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/nfl-blitz-20-03/593273p1.html. 
  9. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (September 22, 2002). "NFL Blitz 20-03 (PS2)". IGN Entertainment. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/september02/blitz2003ps2/. 
  10. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (September 16, 2002). "GameSpy: NFL Blitz 20-03 (Xbox)". IGN Entertainment. http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nfl-blitz-20-03/594758p1.html. 
  11. ↑ Tha Wiz (August 27, 2002). "NFL Blitz 2003 [sic Review - PlayStation 2"]. http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20157.htm. 
  12. ↑ Harris, Craig (August 13, 2002). "NFL Blitz 2003 [sic (GBA)"]. Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/13/nfl-blitz-2003. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Perry, Douglass C. (August 13, 2002). "NFL Blitz 2003 (GCN, PS2, Xbox)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/13/nfl-blitz-20-03. 
  14. ↑ "NFL Blitz 20-03 (GC)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 160: 162. September 2002. 
  15. ↑ Dursin, Andy (September 15, 2002). "NFL Blitz 20-03 (GC)". NINWR, LLC. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/3951/nfl-blitz-20-03-gamecube. 
  16. ↑ "NFL Blitz 20-03". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (60): 115. September 2002. 
  17. ↑ "NFL Blitz 20-03". Official Xbox Magazine (Imagine Media): 99. October 2002. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Boyce, Ryan (August 2002). "NFL Kickoff 2003". Maxim (Biglari Holdings). http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/articles/article_4754.html. Retrieved July 29, 2020. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "NFL Blitz 20-03 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-blitz-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "NFL Blitz 20-03 for GameCube Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-blitz-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "NFL Blitz 20-03 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-blitz-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "NFL Blitz 20-03 for Xbox Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-blitz-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 
  23. ↑ GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/. 
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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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