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| NCAA College Basketball 2K3 | |
|---|---|
 Xbox cover art with Jay Williams | |
| Developer(s) | Kush Games Visual Concepts |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (PS2, GC: 2 players, Xbox: 2-4) |
NCAA College Basketball 2K3 is an American college basketball video game released by Sega in December 2002 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. It is the only game in the series that uses the "College Basketball" designation rather than "College Hoops". Former Duke Blue Devils guard Jay Williams is on the cover. NCAA College Basketball 2K3 is the only game in the series to appear on the GameCube.
Gameplay
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Reception
[edit]Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | (Xbox) 84.59%[3] (PS2) 83.05%[4] (GC) 83%[5] |
| Metacritic | (Xbox) 84/100[6] (PS2) 83/100[7] (GC) 82/100[8] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Game Informer | 5.75/10[9] |
| GamePro |   [10] |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10[11][12] (GC) 7.3/10[13] |
| GameSpy |  [14][15][16] |
| GameZone | (GC) 9/10[17] (PS2) 8.9/10[18] |
| IGN | 8.6/10[19] (GC) 8.5/10[20] |
| Nintendo Power | 3.5/5[21] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [22] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 8.5/10[23] |
| X-Play | [24] |
The game was met with positive reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 84.59% and 84 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[3][6] 83.05% and 83 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[4][7] and 83% and 82 out of 100 for the GameCube version.[5][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sega Sports ships NHL 2K3, NCAA Basketball 2K3 [date mislabeled "March 19, 2003"]". GameSpot. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "Press release: 2002-12-03: SEGA Sports NCAA College Basketball 2K3 Ships for PlayStation 2". Sega Retro. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ a b "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 117. January 2003. p. 96.
- ^ Tokyo Drifter (December 11, 2002). "NCAA College Basketball 2K3". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (December 5, 2002). "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (December 16, 2002). "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (December 16, 2002). "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Nam, Michael J. (January 5, 2003). "GameSpy: NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Steinberg, Steve (December 22, 2002). "GameSpy: NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Nam, Michael J. (January 8, 2003). "GameSpy: NCAA [College] Basketball 2K3 (GCN)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 26, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Hopper, Steven (December 28, 2002). "SEGA Sports(tm) NCAA® College Basketball 2K3 Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Romano, Natalie (December 17, 2002). "SEGA Sports(tm) NCAA® College Basketball 2K3 Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (November 26, 2002). "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (Xbox, PS2)". IGN. Archived from the original on May 24, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (November 26, 2002). "NCAA College Basketball 2K3 (GCN)". IGN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA College Basketball 2K3". Nintendo Power. Vol. 163. December 2002. p. 214.
- ^ "NCAA College Basketball 2K3". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2003. p. 139. Archived from the original on April 6, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA College Basketball 2K3". Official Xbox Magazine. January 2003. p. 70.
- ^ Schkloven, Emmett (January 22, 2003). "'NCAA College Basketball 2K3' (PS2) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on January 24, 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
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