All-Star Baseball 2003
{{short description|2002 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2025}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = All-Star Baseball 2003.jpg
| developer = Acclaim Studios Austin
Creations (GBA)
| publisher = Acclaim Entertainment{{efn|Released under the Acclaim Sports label.}}
| engine =
| series = All-Star Baseball
| platforms = GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
| released = GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox{{vgrelease|NA|March 7, 2002{{cite web | url=http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/ASB2003Ships.html | title=ACCLAIM SPORTS SHIPS 'ALL-STAR BASEBALL 2003' ACROSS ALL NEXT-GENERATION GAMING PLATFORMS | website=Acclaim Entertainment | date=February 28, 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031210113756/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/ASB2003Ships.html | archive-date=December 10, 2003 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 10, 2020}}|EU|May 31, 2002 (Xbox)|EU|June 7, 2002 (PS2)|JP|August 8, 2002 (Xbox, Gamecube)|JP|November 14, 2002 (PS2)}}Game Boy Advance
{{vgrelease|NA|May 7, 2002{{cite web | last=Harris | first=Craig | date=May 7, 2002 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/07/acclaim-ships-all-star-2003-gba | title=Acclaim Ships All-Star 2003 GBA | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | access-date=July 9, 2020}}}}
| genre = Sports game
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
All Star Baseball 2003 is a 2002 baseball video game developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment. 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
{{Video game reviews
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| Allgame_GBA = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | last=Marriott | first=Scott Alan | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38003&tab=review | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 (GBA) - Review | website=AllGame | publisher=All Media Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115031500/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38003&tab=review | archive-date=November 15, 2014 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 9, 2020}}
| EGM_NGC = 7/10{{cite magazine | author=EGM staff | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 (GC, Xbox) | magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly | publisher=Ziff Davis | issue=155 | date=June 2002 | page=118}}
| Fam_NGC = 25/40{{cite magazine | url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14268&redirect=no | title=オールスター ベースボール 2003 [ゲームキューブ] | language=Japanese | magazine=Famitsu | publisher=Enterbrain | access-date=July 9, 2020 | archive-date=July 11, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711123057/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14268&redirect=no | url-status=live }}
| GI_GBA = 8/10{{cite magazine | last=Reiner | first=Andrew | url=http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200207/R03.0731.1650.16099.htm | title=All Star Baseball 2003 (GBA) | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=FuncoLand | issue=111 | date=July 2002 | page=93 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050225162515/http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200207/R03.0731.1650.16099.htm | archive-date=February 25, 2005 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 9, 2020}}
| GI_XBOX = 9/10{{cite magazine | title=All Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox) | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=FuncoLand | issue=108 | date=April 2002 | page=83}}
| GamePro_NGC = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine | author=Bro Buzz | date=March 26, 2002 | url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/21931.shtml | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 Review for GameCube on GamePro.com | magazine=GamePro | publisher=IDG Entertainment | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041222023507/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/21931.shtml | archive-date=December 22, 2004 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 10, 2020}}
| GameRev_XBOX = B+{{cite web | last=Dodson | first=Joe | date=April 2002 | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34397-all-star-baseball-2003-review | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox) | website=GameRevolution | publisher=CraveOnline | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907220129/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/all-star-baseball-2003 | archive-date=September 7, 2015 | url-status=live | access-date=July 10, 2020}}
| GSpot_GBA = 7.3/10{{cite web | last=Villoria | first=Gerald | date=July 3, 2002 | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2003/1900-2873460/ | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] | website=GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=July 9, 2020 | archive-date=December 31, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231145815/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2003/1900-2873460/ | url-status=live }}
| GSpy_NGC = 67%{{cite web | last=Sabine | first=Mike | date=April 1, 2002 | url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/march02/asb2003gcn/ | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 (GCN) | website=GameSpy | publisher=IGN Entertainment | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112002937/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/march02/asb2003gcn/ | archive-date=January 12, 2005 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 10, 2020}}
| GSpy_XBOX = 68%{{cite web | last=Sabine | first=Mike | date=March 27, 2002 | url=http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/asb2003/xbox/ | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 (Xbox) | website=SportPlanet | publisher=IGN Entertainment | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212195642/http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/asb2003/xbox/ | archive-date=December 12, 2003 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 10, 2020}}
| NP_NGC = 3.2/5{{cite magazine | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 (GC) | magazine=Nintendo Power | publisher=Nintendo of America | volume=156 | date=May 2002 | page=134}}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 | magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | publisher=Ziff Davis | issue=56 | date=May 2002 | page=99}}
| OXM_XBOX = 6.2/10{{cite magazine | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 | magazine=Official Xbox Magazine | publisher=Imagine Media | date=June 2002 | page=78}}
| MC_GBA = 77/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance | title=All-Star Baseball 2003 for Game Boy Advance Reviews | website=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=July 7, 2020}}
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The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the GameCube and Xbox versions were ported for release on August 8, 2002, followed by the PS2 version on November 14, 2002,{{cite magazine | url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13293&redirect=no | title=オールスター ベースボール 2003 [PS2] | language=Japanese | magazine=Famitsu | publisher=Enterbrain | access-date=July 9, 2020 | archive-date=July 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709183924/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13293&redirect=no | url-status=live }} Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40 for the GameCube version, and 26 out of 40 for the Xbox version.
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.{{cite web | author=IGN staff | date=February 19, 2003 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/19/acclaim-refutes-midways-claim | title=Acclaim Refutes Midway's Claim | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | access-date=July 10, 2020 | archive-date=December 31, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231145822/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/19/acclaim-refutes-midways-claim | url-status=live }} The game sold over 600,000 copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling title in the series.{{cite web | author=GameSpot staff | date=February 18, 2004 | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-star-baseball-2005-qanda/1100-6089561/ | title=All-Star Baseball 2005 Q&A [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] | website=GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=July 10, 2020 | archive-date=August 12, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812195017/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-star-baseball-2005-qanda/1100-6089561/ | url-status=live }}
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- {{moby game|id=/all-star-baseball-2003}}
- {{moby game|id=/gameboy-advance/all-star-baseball-2003_|name=All-Star Baseball 2003 (Game Boy Advance)}}
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Category:Acclaim Entertainment games
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Category:All-Star Baseball video games
Category:Game Boy Advance games
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Category:Video games developed in the United States