ESPN NFL Football

ESPN NFL Football (alternatively known as NFL 2K4) is the first Sega football game using the ESPN in the name. It is published by Sega and developed by Visual Concepts. It was released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Warren Sapp is featured on the cover.

ESPN NFL Football
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	NA: September 2, 2003[1] AU: November 27, 2003[2] EU: November 28, 2003[3]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

In line with other online-enabled games on the Xbox, multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until April 15, 2010. ESPN NFL Football is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers called Insignia.^[4][5]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	91/100[6]	91/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	8/10[8]	N/A
Game Informer	9.25/10[9]	9.25/10[10]
GamePro	[11]	[11]
GameRevolution	B+[12]	B+[12]
GameSpot	9.3/10[13]	9.3/10[13]
GameSpy	[14]	[15]
GameZone	9.4/10[16]	9.2/10[17]
IGN	9.3/10[18]	9.3/10[19]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[20]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	9.3/10[21]
BBC Sport	87%[22]	N/A
The Cincinnati Enquirer	[23]	[23]

Reception

The game received "universal acclaim" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[6][7] GameSpot named it the best Xbox game of September 2003.^[24]