NFL Fever 2004
{{Short description|2003 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = NFL Fever 2004
| collapsible =
| state =
| image = NFL Fever 2004.png
| caption = Xbox cover featuring Peyton Manning (North America)
| developer = Microsoft Game Studios
| publisher = Xbox Sports Network
| series = NFL Fever
| engine =
| released = {{Video game release|NA|August 28, 2003{{cite web|url=https://xboxaddict.com/news/3703/NFL-Fever-2004-Goes-Gold.html|title=NFL Fever 2004 Goes Gold|website=XboxAddict.com|date=August 14, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307231613/https://xboxaddict.com/news/3703/NFL-Fever-2004-Goes-Gold.html|archivedate=March 7, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}|EU|September 19, 2003}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
NFL Fever 2004 is an American football video game published and developed by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released in 2003 for the Xbox video game console. The game was preceded by NFL Fever 2003 and is the last entry in the series.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| MC = 74/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-fever-2004/|title=NFL Fever 2004|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205205145/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-fever-2004/|archivedate=February 5, 2025|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}
| EGM = 6.33/10{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e5/EGM_US_170.pdf|title=NFL Fever 2004|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|last1=Intihar|first1=Bryan|last2=Ford|first2=Greg|last3=Baker|first3=Chris|issue=170|date=September 2003|page=125|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530201751/https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e5/EGM_US_170.pdf|archivedate=May 30, 2024|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}{{efn|Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 6/10.}}
| GI = 7.5/10{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-125-september-2003/page/116/mode/2up|title=NFL Fever 2004|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop|last=Kato|first=Matthew|issue=125|date=September 2003|page=116|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113165143/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200309/R03.0821.0934.21410.htm|archivedate=November 13, 2004|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}
| GSpot = 7.3/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-fever-2004-review/1900-6073344/|title=NFL Fever 2004 Review|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|last=MacDonald|first=Ryan|date=September 3, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041211074528/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/nflfever2004/review.html|archivedate=December 11, 2004|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}
| GSpy = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nfl-fever-2004/6188p1.html|title=GameSpy: NFL Fever 2004|website=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|last=Althof|first=Jeremy|date=September 17, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108210406/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nfl-fever-2004/6188p1.html|archivedate=January 8, 2007|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}
| IGN = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/29/nfl-fever-2004-review|title=NFL Fever 2004 Review|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|last=Boulding|first=Aaron|date=August 29, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912181050/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/29/nfl-fever-2004-review|archivedate=September 12, 2024|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}
| JXV = 16/20{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003419_test.htm|title=Test: NFL Fever 2004|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|publisher=Webedia|author=Jihem|date=September 23, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125040126/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003419_test.htm|archivedate=November 25, 2013|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}
| OXM = 7.9/10{{cite magazine|title=NFL Fever 2004|magazine=Official Xbox Magazine|publisher=Future US|date=October 2003|page=74}}
| TX = 9.1/10{{cite web|url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/547/NFL-Fever-2004/p1/|title=NFL Fever 2004 Review (Xbox)|website=TeamXbox|publisher=IGN Entertainment|last=Soboleski|first=Brent|date=August 20, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414051044/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/547/NFL-Fever-2004/p1/|archivedate=April 14, 2009|accessdate=February 6, 2025}}
| XPlay = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3503188,00.html|title='NFL Fever 2004' (Xbox) Review|website=X-Play|publisher=TechTV|last=Rubenstein|first=Glenn|date=August 26, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030829003420/http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3503188,00.html|archivedate=August 29, 2003|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}
| rev1 = The Cincinnati Enquirer
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/091603_football.html|title=Football video game competition heats up on the field - and online|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|last=Saltzman|first=Marc|date=September 16, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104042424/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/091603_football.html|archivedate=November 4, 2007|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}
}}
NFL Fever 2004 received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the game was ported for release on October 23, 2003, Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens, one five, and one eight for a total of 27 out of 40. Atomic Dawg of GamePro called it "a game you can grow to love. In fact, Fever 2004 gives every indication that the 2005 edition is going to be some kind of Xbox monster... but that's a season away."{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b1/GamePro_US_181.pdf|title=NFL Fever 2004|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment|author=Atomic Dawg|issue=181|date=October 2003|page=111|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208041232/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/30872.shtml|archivedate=February 8, 2005|url-status=live|accessdate=February 5, 2025}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, 3.5/5 for control, and 4/5 for fun factor.}}
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Category:Video games developed in the United States
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