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

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

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

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

  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.
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  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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