FIFA Football 2003

FIFA Football 2003
UK cover art, featuring (from the left) Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs, and Edgar Davids
Developer(s)	EA Canada, Exient Entertainment (GBA)
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	FIFA
Platform(s)	PlayStation Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox Mobile phone
Release date(s)	October 25, 2002 PlayStation 2 PAL: October 25, 2002 NA: November 14, 2002 Windows PAL: November 1, 2002 NA: November 2, 2002 PlayStation PAL: November 1, 2002 NA: November 11, 2002 Xbox PAL: November 1, 2002 NA: November 12, 2002 GameCube PAL: November 1, 2002 NA: November 14, 2002 Game Boy Advance PAL: November 15, 2002 NA: November 19, 2002 Mobile NA: August 27, 2003
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer, Online multiplayer

FIFA Football 2003, known as FIFA Soccer 2003 in North America, is an association football 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 seventh to be produced in 3D. 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.

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 in Roberto Carlos' place. The game received average reception, with reviewers praising the improved player likenesses and gameplay but criticising the lack of a creation mode.

Reception

Reception

Review scores Publication Score GBA GC PC PS PS2 Xbox AllGame N/A N/A [1] [2] [3] N/A Eurogamer 6/10[4] N/A N/A N/A 9/10[5] N/A Game Informer N/A 8/10[6] N/A N/A N/A N/A GamePro N/A [7] N/A N/A [7] [7] GameSpot N/A 8.6/10[8] 9.1/10[9] N/A 8.6/10[8] 8.6/10[8] GameSpy [10] [11] [12] N/A [13] [14] GameZone N/A 9.3/10[15] 9.4/10[16] N/A 8.2/10[17] 9/10[18] IGN 8.8/10[19] 8.4/10[20] 7/10[21] N/A 8.3/10[22] 8.4/10[23] Nintendo Power 3.9/5[24] 3.9/5[25] N/A N/A N/A N/A OPM (US) N/A N/A N/A [26] [27] N/A OXM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.8/10[28] PC Gamer (US) N/A N/A 78%[29] N/A N/A N/A BBC Sport N/A N/A N/A N/A 86%[30] N/A Aggregate scores GameRankings 72.80%[31] 81.40%[32] 83.50%[33] 70%[34] 82.90%[35] 86.33%[36] Metacritic 76/100[37] 86/100[38] 83/100[39] 70/100[40] 88/100[41] 88/100[42]

The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 86.33% and 88 out of 100 for the Xbox version;^[36][42] 83.50% and 83 out of 100 for the PC version;^[33][39] 82.90% and 88 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;^[35][41] 81.40% and 86 out of 100 for the GameCube version;^[32][38] 72.80% and 76 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version;^[31][37] and 70% and 70 out of 100 for the PlayStation version.^[34][40]

References

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28. "FIFA Soccer 2003". Official Xbox Magazine: 74. January 2003.
29. Smith, Rob (February 2003). "FIFA [Soccer] 2003". PC Gamer: 63. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
30. Gibbon, David (October 30, 2002). "Let's play: Fifa 2003 [sic] (PS2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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External links

• FIFA 2003 website
• FIFA Soccer 2003 at MobyGames