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

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	91/100[4]	91/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	8/10[6]	N/A
Game Informer	9.25/10[7]	9.25/10[8]
GamePro	[9]	[9]
GameRevolution	B+[10]	B+[10]
GameSpot	9.3/10[11]	9.3/10[11]
GameSpy	[12]	[13]
GameZone	9.4/10[14]	9.2/10[15]
IGN	9.3/10[16]	9.3/10[17]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[18]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	9.3/10[19]
BBC Sport	87%[20]	N/A
The Cincinnati Enquirer	[21]	[21]

Reception

The game received "universal acclaim" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[4][5] GameSpot named it the best Xbox game of September 2003.^[22]

References

1. IGN PS2 (2003-10-01). "Game of the Month: September 2003". IGN. Retrieved June 30, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. "ESPN NFL Football 2K4". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on December 14, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
3. "2003 Release Dates". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on December 7, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
4. "ESPN NFL Football for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
5. "ESPN NFL Football for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
6. EGM staff (September 2003). "ESPN NFL Football (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 170. Ziff Davis. p. 125. Archived from the original on January 1, 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
7. Kato, Matthew (September 2003). "ESPN NFL Football (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 125. GameStop. p. 106. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
8. "ESPN NFL Football (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 125. GameStop. September 2003. p. 117.
9. Bro Buzz (September 2, 2003). "ESPN NFL Football". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
10. Dodson, Joe (September 16, 2003). "ESPN NFL Football Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
11. MacDonald, Ryan (September 4, 2003). "ESPN NFL Football Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
12. Althof, Jeremy (September 22, 2003). "GameSpy: ESPN NFL Football (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
13. Althof, Jeremy (September 21, 2003). "GameSpy: ESPN NFL Football (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
14. Lafferty, Michael (September 11, 2003). "ESPN NFL Football - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
15. Surette, Tim (September 14, 2003). "ESPN NFL Football - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
16. Carle, Chris (September 5, 2003). "ESPN NFL Football (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
17. Carle, Chris (September 4, 2003). "ESPN NFL Football Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
18. Baker, Chris (September 2003). "ESPN NFL Football". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 72. Ziff Davis. p. 98. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
19. "ESPN NFL Football". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. October 2003. p. 73.
20. Beevis, Paul (December 17, 2003). "Let's play: ESPN NFL Football (PS2)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
21. Saltzman, Marc (September 16, 2003). "Football video game competition heats up on the field - and online". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
22. The Editors of GameSpot (October 1, 2003). "GameSpot's Month in Review: September 2003". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004.

External links

• ESPN NFL Football at MobyGames