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RedCard 2003
2002 video game

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.

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Reception

ReceptionAggregate score
AggregatorScore
GCPS2Xbox
Metacritic71/100173/100267/1003
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPS2Xbox
FamitsuN/A26/404N/A
Game InformerN/A8/105N/A
GameRevolutionN/AB6N/A
GameSpot7.5/1077.8/1087.5/109
GameSpyN/A80%1011
GameZone7.8/10128.8/10137.6/1014
IGN7.2/10157.2/10166.4/1017
Nintendo Power4.2/518N/AN/A
Official U.S. PlayStation MagazineN/A19N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)N/AN/A6.5/1020
BBC SportN/A77%21N/A
PlayboyN/A75%22N/A

The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.232425 In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported for release under the name RedCard (レッドカード, ReddoKādo) on June 27, 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.26

Maxim gave the PS2 version four stars out of five, saying, "Nothing jazzes up a sport better than flagrant infractions."27 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."28 Playboy gave it 75%, saying, "The game's too footloose for FIFA fans, not outrageous enough for Blitz devotees."29

References

  1. "RedCard 20-03 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.metacritic.com/game/redcard-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube ↩

  2. "RedCard 20-03 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.metacritic.com/game/redcard-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 ↩

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  5. "RedCard 20-03 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 109. FuncoLand. May 2002. p. 83. /wiki/Game_Informer ↩

  6. Dodson, Joe (May 15, 2002). "Redcard 2003 [sic] Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/35942-redcard-2003-review ↩

  7. Gerstmann, Jeff (June 27, 2002). "RedCard 2003 Review [sic] (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redcard-2003-review/1900-2872691/ ↩

  8. Gerstmann, Jeff (April 17, 2002). "RedCard 2003 Review [sic] (PS2) [date mislabeled as "June 27, 2002"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redcard-soccer-2003-review/1900-2861732/ ↩

  9. Gerstmann, Jeff (June 28, 2002). "RedCard 2003 Review [sic] (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redcard-2003/1900-2872851/ ↩

  10. Rice, Kevin (May 15, 2002). "RedCard 20-03 (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20050217152236/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/may02/redcardps2/ ↩

  11. Meston, Zach (July 21, 2002). "GameSpy: RedCard 20-03 (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 2, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20051102092529/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/redcard-20-03/606645p1.html ↩

  12. Lafferty, Michael (July 22, 2002). "RedCard 20-03 Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070309045829/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19681.htm ↩

  13. Tha Wiz (May 2, 2002). "RedCard 20-03 Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070416120746/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19681.htm ↩

  14. Zacarias, Eduardo (July 31, 2002). "RedCard 20-03 Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070101001345/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19681.htm ↩

  15. Dunham, Jeremy (June 25, 2002). "RedCard Soccer 20-03 [sic] (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/25/redcard-soccer-20-03 ↩

  16. Dunham, Jeremy (April 16, 2002). "RedCard 20-03 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/16/redcard-20-03-2 ↩

  17. Boulding, Aaron; Dunham, Jeremy (June 26, 2002). "RedCard 20-03 (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/26/redcard-20-03 ↩

  18. "RedCard 20-03". Nintendo Power. Vol. 159. Nintendo of America. August 2002. p. 143. /wiki/Nintendo_Power ↩

  19. "RedCard 20-03". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 57. Ziff Davis. June 2002. p. 99. /wiki/Official_U.S._PlayStation_Magazine ↩

  20. "RedCard 20-03". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. October 2002. p. 108. /wiki/Official_Xbox_Magazine ↩

  21. Gibbon, David (June 6, 2002). "Let's play: Red Card [sic] (PS2)". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2020. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/2028971.stm ↩

  22. "RedCard 20-03 (PS2)". Playboy. Playboy Enterprises. 2002. /wiki/Playboy ↩

  23. "RedCard 20-03 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.metacritic.com/game/redcard-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube ↩

  24. "RedCard 20-03 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.metacritic.com/game/redcard-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 ↩

  25. "RedCard 20-03 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.metacritic.com/game/redcard-20-03/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox ↩

  26. "Red Card （レッドカード） [PS2]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9773&redirect=no ↩

  27. Boyce, Ryan (April 25, 2002). "Red Card Soccer 20-03 [sic] (PS2)". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved August 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20020606005739/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_3096.html ↩

  28. Gibbon, David (June 6, 2002). "Let's play: Red Card [sic] (PS2)". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2020. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/2028971.stm ↩

  29. "RedCard 20-03 (PS2)". Playboy. Playboy Enterprises. 2002. /wiki/Playboy ↩