RedCard 2003
{{short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = RedCard 2003
| image = RedCard.jpg
| caption = PAL region cover art for the Xbox
| developer = Point of View
| publisher = Midway Sports
| released = PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|April 16, 2002{{Cite web |date=2006-11-08 |title=Midway Press Release: PR 2002-04-15 A |url=http://www.midway.com/rxpage/mpr_1112.html |access-date=2023-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108215126/http://www.midway.com/rxpage/mpr_1112.html |archive-date=2006-11-08 }}|PAL|May 17, 2002}}GameCube, Xbox
{{vgrelease|NA|June 25, 2002{{Cite web |date=2006-11-10 |title=Midway Press Release: PR 2002-06-25 A |url=http://www.midway.com/rxpage/mpr_1075.html |access-date=2023-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110070501/http://www.midway.com/rxpage/mpr_1075.html |archive-date=2006-11-10 }}|PAL|July 5, 2002 (GC)|PAL|July 12, 2002 (Xbox)}}
| genre = Sports
| engine = RenderWare
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
}}
RedCard 2003, known as RedCard in Europe, is a video game based on association football, released in 2002 by Point of View. The game follows most of the rules of football, but allows for heavy tackles and special moves once the player has charged up a special meter.
The game, released on the Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2, allows the player to compete across all the continents (including Antarctica) in a world conquest mode, which in turn unlocks the finals mode (World Cup). On each continent, the player begins against an easy team and faces increasingly more difficult opponents.
Brian McBride is depicted in the game's American cover art. He is replaced by a recreation of an iconic photo of Vinnie Jones gripping the groin of Paul Gascoigne on the PAL version.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| NGC = true
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| MC_NGC = 71/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/redcard-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=RedCard 20-03 for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=August 10, 2020}}
| Fam_PS2 = 26/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9773&redirect=no |title=Red Card （レッドカード） [PS2] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=August 10, 2020 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409184001/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9773&redirect=no |url-status=live }}
| GI_PS2 = 8/10{{cite magazine |title=RedCard 20-03 (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=109 |date=May 2002 |page=83}}
| GameRev_PS2 = B{{cite web |last=Dodson |first=Joe |date=May 15, 2002 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/35942-redcard-2003-review |title=Redcard 2003 [sic] Review (PS2) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911165709/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/redcard-2003 |archivedate=September 11, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=August 10, 2020}}
| GSpot_NGC = 7.5/10{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |date=June 27, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redcard-2003-review/1900-2872691/ |title=RedCard 2003 Review [sic] (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=August 10, 2020}}
| GSpy_PS2 = 80%{{cite web |last=Rice |first=Kevin |date=May 15, 2002 |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/may02/redcardps2/ |title=RedCard 20-03 (PS2) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217152236/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/may02/redcardps2/ |archivedate=February 17, 2005 |accessdate=August 10, 2020}}
| IGN_NGC = 7.2/10{{cite web |last=Dunham |first=Jeremy |date=June 25, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/25/redcard-soccer-20-03 |title=RedCard Soccer 20-03 [sic] (GCN) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=August 10, 2020}}
| NP_NGC = 4.2/5{{cite magazine |title=RedCard 20-03 |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=159 |date=August 2002 |page=143}}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |title=RedCard 20-03 |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=57 |date=June 2002 |page=99}}
| OXM_XBOX = 6.5/10{{cite magazine |title=RedCard 20-03 |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Imagine Media |date=October 2002 |page=108}}
| rev1 = BBC Sport
| rev1_PS2 = 77%{{cite news |last=Gibbon |first=David |date=June 6, 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/2028971.stm |title=Let's play: Red Card [sic] (PS2) |newspaper=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |accessdate=August 10, 2020 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409184002/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/2028971.stm |url-status=live }}
| rev2 = Playboy
| rev2_PS2 = 75%{{cite magazine |title=RedCard 20-03 (PS2) |magazine=Playboy |publisher=Playboy Enterprises |year=2002}}
}}
The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported for release under the name {{nihongo|RedCard|レッドカード|ReddoKādo}} on June 27, 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.
Maxim gave the PS2 version four stars out of five, saying, "Nothing jazzes up a sport better than flagrant infractions."{{cite web |last=Boyce |first=Ryan |date=April 25, 2002 |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_3096.html |title=Red Card Soccer 20-03 [sic] (PS2) |website=Maxim |publisher=Biglari Holdings |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606005739/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_3096.html |archivedate=June 6, 2002 |accessdate=August 10, 2020}} BBC Sport gave it 77%, saying, "While this is definitely not a game to for serious fans, for those who want a half decent footie title with lots of fun extras - then Red Card [sic] makes a great alternative." Playboy gave it 75%, saying, "The game's too footloose for FIFA fans, not outrageous enough for Blitz devotees."
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Category:Association football video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games set in 2003
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