All-Star Baseball 2003

All Star Baseball 2003 is a baseball video game published by Acclaim Entertainment in 2002. The game features Derek Jeter on the cover.

All-Star Baseball 2003
Developer(s)Acclaim Studios Austin
Software Creations (GBA)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment[a]
SeriesAll-Star Baseball
Platform(s)GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
ReleaseGameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: March 7, 2002[1]
  • EU: May 31, 2002 (Xbox)
  • EU: June 7, 2002 (PS2)
  • JP: August 8, 2002 (Xbox, Gamecube)
  • JP: November 14, 2002 (PS2)
Game Boy Advance
Genre(s)Sports game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

There are several different modes of play, such as exhibition, managing an existing Major League Baseball team, creating a team or creating a player. Many United States cities are available for "expansion", in addition to Mexico City and Puerto Rico.

Reception

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The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[32][33][34][35] In Japan, where the GameCube and Xbox versions were ported for release on August 8, 2002,[7][8] followed by the PS2 version on November 14, 2002,[36] Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40 for the GameCube version,[7] and 26 out of 40 for the Xbox version.[8]

By the end of 2002, the game sold over 563,000 copies in North America, becoming the best-selling baseball game of the year in the region.[37] The game sold over 600,000 copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling title in the series.[38]

References

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  1. ^ "ACCLAIM SPORTS SHIPS 'ALL-STAR BASEBALL 2003' ACROSS ALL NEXT-GENERATION GAMING PLATFORMS". Acclaim Entertainment. February 28, 2002. Archived from the original on December 10, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Harris, Craig (May 7, 2002). "Acclaim Ships All-Star 2003 GBA". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GBA) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "All-Star Baseball 2003 (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "All-Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b EGM staff (June 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GC, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 155. Ziff Davis. p. 118.
  7. ^ a b c "オールスター ベースボール 2003 [ゲームキューブ]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "オールスター ベースボール 2003 [Xbox]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Reiner, Andrew (July 2002). "All Star Baseball 2003 (GBA)". Game Informer. No. 111. FuncoLand. p. 93. Archived from the original on February 25, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "All Star Baseball 2003 (GC)". Game Informer. No. 108. FuncoLand. April 2002. p. 79.
  11. ^ "All Star Baseball 2003 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 108. FuncoLand. April 2002. p. 76.
  12. ^ "All Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 108. FuncoLand. April 2002. p. 83.
  13. ^ Bro Buzz (March 26, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review for GameCube on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Dodson, Joe (April 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Villoria, Gerald (July 3, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Satterfield, Shane (March 11, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  17. ^ Satterfield, Shane (March 14, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  18. ^ Satterfield, Shane (March 14, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  19. ^ Sabine, Mike (April 1, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GCN)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  20. ^ Sabine, Mike (March 27, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox)". SportPlanet. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 12, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  21. ^ Lafferty, Michael (June 15, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GBA)". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  22. ^ Lafferty, Michael (March 25, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 31, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  23. ^ Romano, Natalie (March 22, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  24. ^ Lafferty, Michael (April 12, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  25. ^ Harris, Craig (June 5, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  26. ^ Casamassina, Matt (March 8, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  27. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 1, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  28. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (March 1, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  29. ^ "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GC)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 156. Nintendo of America. May 2002. p. 134.
  30. ^ "All-Star Baseball 2003". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 56. Ziff Davis. May 2002. p. 99.
  31. ^ "All-Star Baseball 2003". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. June 2002. p. 78.
  32. ^ a b "All-Star Baseball 2003 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  33. ^ a b "All-Star Baseball 2003 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  34. ^ a b "All-Star Baseball 2003 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  35. ^ a b "All-Star Baseball 2003 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  36. ^ "オールスター ベースボール 2003 [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  37. ^ IGN staff (February 19, 2003). "Acclaim Refutes Midway's Claim". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  38. ^ GameSpot staff (February 18, 2004). "All-Star Baseball 2005 Q&A [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  1. ^ Released under the Acclaim Sports label.
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