NHL Hitz 2003
The NHL Hitz series has been on all next-generation consoles since the early days of the 32-bit era. With that said, its no surprise that Midway brings NHL Hitz 20-03 to GameCube, with Hitz' trademark 'On-Fire…
NHL Hitz 2003 is a sport developed by Black Box Games, released 16 September 2002 on Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What NHL Hitz 2003 is
NHL Hitz 2003 is a sport game developed by Black Box Games and released in 2002. It was published by Midway Games. It is available on Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The NHL Hitz series has been on all next-generation consoles since the early days of the 32-bit era. With that said, its no surprise that Midway brings NHL Hitz 20-03 to GameCube, with Hitz' trademark 'On-Fire Mode', over-the-top animations, and fully 3D crowds. Like all NHL Hitz games, NHL Hitz 20-03 features gameplay modes for up to 6 players, in-game fights and hidden teams, players and stadiums. The game will also feature Create-A-Player modes and mini-games.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the NHL series
NHL Hitz 2003 is the 50th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. It arrived 6 months after NHL 2002. The next entry was NHL 2003 in 2002. Its critic score of 60 is 14 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is NHL 09 at 90.
How it was received
NHL Hitz 2003 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 8 points below the year average.
What it launched against
NHL Hitz 2003 launched on 16 September 2002, within three weeks of Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts and Mafia. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts, Mafia.
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