<s>
MLB	B-Application
Slugfest	I-Application
2003	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
Slugfest	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxim	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
in	O
its	O
early	O
review	O
,	O
nearly	O
three	O
months	O
before	O
said	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Alternative	O
Sports	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Alternative	O
Sports	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
both	O
to	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
