NBA Live 2003

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NBA Live 2003
NBA Live 2003 cover.jpg
Cover art with Jason Kidd
Developer(s) EA Canada
NuFX (PS)
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Series NBA Live
Platform(s) PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows
Release
October 8, 2002
  • PlayStation, PS2, Xbox
    • NA: October 8, 2002 [1]
    • AU: November 25, 2002 (PS) [2]
    • AU: November 27, 2002 (Xbox) [3]
    • AU: November 29, 2002 (PS2) [4]
    • EU: November 29, 2002 [5]
    GameCube
    • NA: October 8, 2002 [1]
    • AU: November 29, 2002 [6]
    • EU: December 6, 2002
    Windows
    • NA: November 14, 2002
    • AU: November 21, 2002 [7]
    • EU: November 29, 2002 [5]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

NBA Live 2003 is the 2002 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Jason Kidd as a member of the New Jersey Nets. The game was developed by EA Canada and released on October 8, 2002 for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube consoles and November 14, 2002 for Microsoft Windows. It was the last NBA Live game to be released on the original PlayStation. The game includes a soundtrack, which is the first video game soundtrack in history to be certified Platinum by the RIAA, selling over 1,300,000 copies worldwide. [8]

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Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [9] [10] [11] [12] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was released on November 28, 2002, Famitsu gave that console version a score of 32 out of 40. [16] NBA Live 2003 was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Sports Game on PC" award, which went to Madden NFL 2003 . It was also nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube" award, but lost to NFL 2K3 . [41] During the AIAS' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, NBA Live 2003 received a nomination for "Computer Sports Game of the Year", yet ultimately lost to Madden NFL 2003 . [42]

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