Sega Sports(tm) NHL® 2K3

Publisher: SEGA

Developer: Visual Concepts/Treyarch

# of Players: 1-8

Category: Sports

Release Dates

N Amer - 11/12/2002

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News

SEGA Sports NHL 2k3 ships on XBox
The Most Realistic Hockey Simulation Makes Its Debut on Xbox

SEGA Sports NHL 2K3 Ships for PS2
The Most Accurate Hockey Simulation Delivers Exclusive Features, ESPN Telecast-Style Presentation and Lifelike Realism Never Before Seen in Hockey Video Games

Reactive Goalie Positioning Announced for "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3"
"SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" is revolutionizing the way hockey is played with new features not found in other hockey video games.

SEGA ANNOUNCES NINTH ONLINE TITLE FOR 2002: SEGA SPORTS NHL 2K3 F OR XBOX
SEGA Expands Breadth of Online Offerings to Include Critically Acclaimed Hockey Simulation

Jeremy Roenick Joins Sega Sports
Philadelphia Flyers Star is Recruited to be the Official Spokesperson for SEGA Sports NHL 2K3

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Description

"SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" uses an advanced physics-based gameplay system and unprecedented Artificial Intelligence (AI) to more accurately simulate the NHL. Unlike other hockey games that are based on percentages, the goalies, players and the puck in "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" are all governed by the game's sophisticated physics engine, allowing for more realistic shooting, checking, skating and goaltending. Melding flawlessly with the game's physics is an adaptive AI system that allows each player to react to hundreds of unique on-ice situations. When setting up for a save, goalies will dynamically react to the puck and positioning of the opposing forwards, while AI teams will execute realistic power-plays, forechecks, perform odd-man breaks and line changes.

While other hockey games feature goalies without specific player attributes, who attempt saves with limited movements, "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" shows goalies playing the position as it is meant to be played. In "NHL 2K3," the new Reactive Goalie Positioning lets goalies move side-to-side, and from dive to save, without ever having to return to a center or idle position, allowing them to make save upon save with the most realistic maneuvers of any hockey video game. Also new in "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" is Complete Lines Control, which gives gamers the ability to rotate offensive, defensive, power play and penalty kill lines independently and set strategies for each of these lines on the fly. Along with this ability is Board Pinning, where gamers can pin players against the boards and dig for the puck with multiple control options, bringing yet another level of realism to hockey video games.