Software:All-Star Baseball 2003

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Short description: Baseball video game
All-Star Baseball 2003
All-Star Baseball 2003.jpg
Developer(s)Acclaim Studios Austin
Software Creations (GBA)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment[lower-alpha 1]
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

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAGCPS2Xbox
AllGame3/5 stars[3]N/A3.5/5 stars[4]3.5/5 stars[5]
EGMN/A7/10[6]N/A7/10[6]
FamitsuN/A25/40[7]N/A26/40[8]
Game Informer8/10[9]9/10[10]9/10[11]9/10[12]
GameProN/A4.5/5 stars[13]N/AN/A
GameRevolutionN/AN/AN/AB+[14]
GameSpot7.3/10[15]8/10[16]8.6/10[17]8.4/10[18]
GameSpyN/A67%[19]N/A68%[20]
GameZone8.2/10[21]7/10[22]8.5/10[23]7.4/10[24]
IGN7.8/10[25]8.3/10[26]8.9/10[27]8.9/10[28]
Nintendo PowerN/A3.2/5[29]N/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/A3.5/5 stars[30]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/A6.2/10[31]
Aggregate score
Metacritic77/100[32]83/100[33]81/100[34]79/100[35]

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". February 28, 2002. http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/ASB2003Ships.html. 
  2. Harris, Craig (May 7, 2002). "Acclaim Ships All-Star 2003 GBA". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/07/acclaim-ships-all-star-2003-gba. 
  3. Marriott, Scott Alan. "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GBA) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38003&tab=review. 
  4. Marriott, Scott Alan. "All-Star Baseball 2003 (PS2) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=37835&tab=review. 
  5. Marriott, Scott Alan. "All-Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=37836&tab=review. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 EGM staff (June 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GC, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (155): 118. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "オールスター ベースボール 2003 [ゲームキューブ"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14268&redirect=no. Retrieved July 9, 2020. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "オールスター ベースボール 2003 [Xbox"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14209&redirect=no. Retrieved July 9, 2020. 
  9. Reiner, Andrew (July 2002). "All Star Baseball 2003 (GBA)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (111): 93. http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200207/R03.0731.1650.16099.htm. Retrieved July 9, 2020. 
  10. "All Star Baseball 2003 (GC)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (108): 79. April 2002. 
  11. "All Star Baseball 2003 (PS2)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (108): 76. April 2002. 
  12. "All Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (108): 83. April 2002. 
  13. Bro Buzz (March 26, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review for GameCube on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/21931.shtml. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  14. Dodson, Joe (April 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox)". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34397-all-star-baseball-2003-review. 
  15. Villoria, Gerald (July 3, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2003/1900-2873460/. 
  16. Satterfield, Shane (March 11, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2003-review/1900-2854217/. 
  17. Satterfield, Shane (March 14, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (PS2)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2003-review/1900-2855158/. 
  18. Satterfield, Shane (March 14, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2003-review/1900-2855160/. 
  19. Sabine, Mike (April 1, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GCN)". IGN Entertainment. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/march02/asb2003gcn/. 
  20. Sabine, Mike (March 27, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox)". IGN Entertainment. http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/asb2003/xbox/. 
  21. Lafferty, Michael (June 15, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GBA)". http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19312_GBA.htm. 
  22. Lafferty, Michael (March 25, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review - GameCube". http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19312.htm. 
  23. Romano, Natalie (March 22, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review - PlayStation 2". http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19312.htm. 
  24. Lafferty, Michael (April 12, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review - Xbox". http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19312.htm. 
  25. Harris, Craig (June 5, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GBA)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/05/all-star-baseball-2003. 
  26. Casamassina, Matt (March 8, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GCN)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/08/all-star-baseball-2003-2. 
  27. Goldstein, Hilary (March 1, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/01/all-star-baseball-2003-3. 
  28. Goldstein, Hilary (March 1, 2002). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/01/all-star-baseball-2003-review. 
  29. "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GC)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 156: 134. May 2002. 
  30. "All-Star Baseball 2003". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (56): 99. May 2002. 
  31. "All-Star Baseball 2003". Official Xbox Magazine (Imagine Media): 78. June 2002. 
  32. 32.0 32.1 "All-Star Baseball 2003 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. 
  33. 33.0 33.1 "All-Star Baseball 2003 for GameCube Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. 
  34. 34.0 34.1 "All-Star Baseball 2003 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  35. 35.0 35.1 "All-Star Baseball 2003 for Xbox Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 
  36. "オールスター ベースボール 2003 [PS2"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13293&redirect=no. Retrieved July 9, 2020. 
  37. IGN staff (February 19, 2003). "Acclaim Refutes Midway's Claim". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/19/acclaim-refutes-midways-claim. 
  38. GameSpot staff (February 18, 2004). "All-Star Baseball 2005 Q&A [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-star-baseball-2005-qanda/1100-6089561/. 
  1. Released under the Acclaim Sports label.

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