Sega's hard-hitting football series is ready for the 2002-03 season. Are you? Step out onto the gridiron for the most realistic football imaginable, enjoying full NFL rosters, detailed stadiums, and more. Using its new ESPN endorsement, the game presents its action in full television style, complete with spinning graphics, awesome slow-motion replays, stats, analysis, and the rest of the fixings. With better player models and more focused physics, NFL 2K3 takes on the feel of the pros, and new motion-capture animations further articulate the game-day action; one-handed tips, animated coaches, hurried throws, and other brilliant minutia are at play throughout the games, and team AI has been honed to perfection. Franchise mode puts you in the role of GM, challenging you to make good draft decisions and smart trades all from within the strict confines of a salary cap. Of course, you can always play a single game or enjoy a full season as well, and there are plenty of other goodies for pigskin fans, too.

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Reviews

NFL 2K3 - August 9, 2002
The best football videogame yet? Read the full review to find out.

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Previews

E3 2002: NFL 2K3 Footage - May 23, 2002
Sixty seconds of NFL 2K3 sweetness! See the new E3 video footage now.

Features

Sports: Michael Strahan Through The (Madden) Years - January 28, 2008
We review Michael Strahan's 15-year career through Madden, GameDay, 2K, and even Joe Montana Football.

Insider: NFL 2K3: Head-to-Head - August 21, 2002
We'll help you sort out the best of the best... Find out which version of 2K3 triumphs.

Insider: Sega High-Res Footage #3 - June 12, 2002
More sports: football, hockey, and soccer.

Insider: SEGA: E3 Booth Report - May 22, 2002
A return to prominence parallels SEGA's rise to power as a third party developer. This fun, well-attended booth was evidence that Sonic's House is back in order.

Insider: Roundtable #6: Sega as a Third Party - May 15, 2001
How will the creator of Sonic do in the competitive console marketplace.

News

Sega Earnings Revision - November 7, 2002
Big drop in expected profits.

NFL 2K3 Screens - August 8, 2002
10 new captures.

NFL 2K3 Exclusive GCN Movies, New Screens - July 3, 2002
See the first GCN movies of 2K3 in motion, plus 15 new screenshots!

Urlacher to Cover NFL 2K3 - May 13, 2002
Chicago Bears Linebacker becomes frontman for Sega Sports.

Sega Sports Summit Report - September 6, 2001
With the creed of "all sports, all platforms", the Sega Sports Summit entertained and informed.

Games: Sega's NFL 2K3 Launches on GCN - August 20, 2002
Includes new franchise mode and ESPN licence.

Games: Chicago Bears Pro Bowl Linebacker Brian Urlacher Joins Sega Sports For NFL 2K3 - May 13, 2002
Becomes official spokesperson.

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