''NHL FaceOff 2003'' is an ice hockey

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made by SolWorks and published by

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, released on the

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. It features then-

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defenceman

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on its cover.

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and

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return from the game's predecessor, ''

NHL FaceOff 2001 ''NHL FaceOff 2001'' is an ice hockey video game developed by SolWorks for PlayStation and by 989 Sports for PlayStation 2, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America for both games in 2000–2001. On the cover is then-Toronto Maple Le ...

'', to provide commentary.

Features

New features in this installment of the

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series include a Career Mode, in which you control the General Manager of your favourite hockey team, doing managerial duties such as signing players, making trades and drafting. It also introduces a fully revamped game engine with over 700 new animations, as well as redesigned player and arena models. The game was also the first “FaceOff” to be made exclusively for the PlayStation 2, as well as the first one without a version for the original

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Reception

''NHL FaceOff 2003'' received "mixed" reviews according to the

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' Chris Roper said, "The career mode is there, but you have to actually play the game to use it. The game also supports eight players, but you'll have to find others who want to play it first."

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's Craig Beers said, "''NHL FaceOff 2003'' is a substandard hockey game ..Everything this game tries to do is done better in other hockey games like EA's NHL series."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:NHL FaceOff 2003 2002 video games NHL FaceOff North America-exclusive video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games developed in the United States

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