{{Short description|2002 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Links 2003 | image = Links 2003 cover art.jpg | alt = | developer = Microsoft | publisher = Microsoft Game Studios | series = ''Links'' | platforms = Windows | released = {{Video game release|US|September 19, 2002<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dubin |first=Jayson |date=September 19, 2002|title="Links 2003" Hits Store Shelves |url=https://www.gamezone.com/news/quot_links_2003_quot_hits_store_shelves/ |access-date=March 17, 2023|website=GameZone |language=en-US |archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317234657/https://www.gamezone.com/news/quot_links_2003_quot_hits_store_shelves/ |url-status=live }}</ref>|AU|September 24, 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Links 2003'' |url=http://www.gpstore.com.au/product.x?1457113 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030529201654/http://www.gpstore.com.au/product.x?1457113 |archive-date=May 29, 2003 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Gameplanet}}</ref>|UK|October 11, 2002<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 11, 2002|title=What's New? |language=en-gb |website=Eurogamer|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/article-46810 |access-date=March 17, 2023|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317213127/https://www.eurogamer.net/article-46810 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | genre = Sports | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | designer = Mark McArthur<ref name=credits>{{cite web |title=Links 2003 credits |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38362&tab=credits |work=AllGame |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115013954/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38362&tab=credits |archivedate=November 15, 2014}}</ref> | artist = Eric Parkinson<ref name=credits/> }} '''''Links 2003''''' is a golf video game developed by Microsoft and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is part of the ''Links'' series and was released for Windows in 2002. It follows ''Links 2001'' and was followed by ''Links 2004''. The game includes six courses, a course designer, and four professional golfers: David Toms, Jesper Parnevik, Sergio García, and Annika Sörenstam. ''Links 2003'' introduces a golf swing method that works in real time as the player makes the shot.
''Links 2003'' received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic. Critics praised the graphics, the game physics, the multitude of game options, and the introduction of a real-time swing. However, the game's environments were considered to be stagnant and lifeless.
==Gameplay== thumb|left|Putting ''Links 2003'' features six golf courses: Gleneagles, Ocean Club at Cabo del Sol, Lodge at Kauri Cliffs (New Zealand), Cambrian Ridge, The Tribute at Otsego Club, and the fictional oceanside location of Skeleton Coast set in Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/263048|title=Links: Master List of Available Courses|work=Microsoft.com|accessdate=July 16, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503232720/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/263048|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=GS/><ref name=GZ/> Courses from previous ''Links'' games can be converted for play in ''Links 2003''.<ref name=GSpy/><ref name=EP/> Nine golfers are featured, including five generic characters. The game includes four professional golfers: David Toms, Jesper Parnevik, Sergio García, and Annika Sörenstam.<ref name=GSpy/><ref name=IGN/> The player has various options for customizing the golfer.<ref name=GS/><ref name=IGN/><ref name=EP/><ref>{{cite news |last=Berman |first=Mike |title=Microsoft releases new golf game |url=https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2002/11-03/244176_microsoft_releases_new_golf_gam.html |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |work=Scripps Howard News Service |publisher=Kitsap Sun |date=November 3, 2002 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214054/https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2002/11-03/244176_microsoft_releases_new_golf_gam.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Links 2003'' also includes the Arnold Palmer Course Designer 1.5, allowing the player to create custom golf courses.<ref name=GZ/> The player can also add WAV sound files into the game.<ref name=GSpy/> Game modes include best ball, match, Nassau, scramble, skins, and stroke.<ref name=GS/><ref name=EP/> Also included is a career mode, in which the player works their way up from qualifying school to world champion.<ref name=GS/> The Mode of Play Designer gives the player numerous options for customizing the various game modes.<ref name=IGN/>
Several golf swing methods are featured, including traditional two-click and three-click options, and the PowerStroke option. The game introduces the Real-Time Swing (RTS), in which the player uses the motion of the computer mouse to simulate the swing, which is performed in real time as the player makes the shot.<ref name=GS/><ref name=GSpy/><ref name=IGN/> A colored grid and the Green Analyzer both aid the player when putting on the green.<ref name=IGN/><ref name=GSpy/><ref name=AG>{{cite web |last=Deci |first=T.J. |title=Links 2003 overview |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38362 |work=AllGame |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114122327/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38362 |archivedate=November 14, 2014}}</ref> ''Links 2003'' includes lessons for beginner players, and advice is offered throughout the game.<ref name=GS/><ref name=GSpy/><ref name=SGN/>
Various multiplayer options were offered at the time of the game's release, including Microsoft Gaming Zone, and tournaments arranged between players through e-mail.<ref name=GSpy/><ref name=IGN/> In addition, the online Links Tour allowed the player to compete against up to 63 other golfers in tournaments.<ref name=PCG/> A matchmaking service was also provided for players.<ref name=PCG/><ref name=GSpy/>
==Development and release== ''Links 2003'' was announced by Microsoft on February 27, 2002, at the International Games Festival in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ajami |first=Amer |title=IGF 2002: Microsoft announces Links 2003 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/news_2850850.html |work=GameSpot |date=February 27, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408025148/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/news_2850850.html |archivedate=April 8, 2005}}</ref> The game was developed by Microsoft.<ref name=AG/> The Arnold Palmer Course Designer 1.5 is the same tool used by the development team to create the game's six courses.<ref name=GSpy/><ref name=Hands/> In addition, the greens were recreated through 500 GPS points that were taken on the actual golf courses.<ref name=GZ/> The game features improved game physics over its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Dan |title=Doctors everywhere can get more done now as Links 2003 makes its way to the PC this coming holiday season |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/27/links-2003-2 |work=IGN |date=February 27, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214055/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/27/links-2003-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In an effort to achieve realism in the game, lead designer Mark McArthur said, "We had [programmers] with hard hats out in the driving range, and they would watch the balls fly toward them."<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Strokes of Genius, Utah programming teams lead the pack in contest for best PC golf game; Golf Simulation Programmers Vie in Utah |url=https://nl.newsbank.com/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |date=October 28, 2002 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604174101/http://nl.newsbank.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
It is the first game in the ''Links'' series to feature 3D polygonal golfers, rather than the digitized FMV golfers featured in previous games.<ref name=IGN/><ref name=AG/><ref name=Hands>{{cite web |last=Sulic |first=Ivan |title=Links 2003 Hands-On |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/23/links-2003-hands-on |work=IGN |date=July 23, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214053/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/23/links-2003-hands-on |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Park |first=Andrew |title=Links 2003 preview |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/preview_2874737.html |work=GameSpot |date=July 19, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404103639/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/preview_2874737.html |archivedate=April 4, 2005}}</ref> The golfers are made of approximately 7,500 polygons.<ref name=GSpy/> García and Parnevik participated in motion capture sessions to create their onscreen golfers.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Better Than the Real Thing? / Check That Swing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/284591193/ |work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |date=March 17, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214053/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/284591193/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |title=Links Linked to Linksman |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/08/links-linked-to-linksman |work=IGN |date=March 8, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214107/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/08/links-linked-to-linksman |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Trey |title=PGA star joins Links 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pga-star-joins-links-2003/1100-2853888/ |work=GameSpot |date=March 8, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214103/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pga-star-joins-links-2003/1100-2853888/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Each of the professional golfers also provided their voices for the game.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Marrin |first=John |date=October 2002 |title=Hands On Links 2003: Caddyhacking comes of age |magazine=Computer Gaming World |page=68}}</ref>
''Links 2003'' was completed in early September 2002,<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Sam |title=Links 2003 goes gold: Microsoft announces that the latest game in the acclaimed golf series is complete |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/links-2003-goes-gold/1100-2879474/ |work=GameSpot |date=September 5, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214100/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/links-2003-goes-gold/1100-2879474/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |title=Links 2003 Gold: Microsoft's golf franchise swings your way in a few weeks |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/09/links-2003-gold |work=IGN |date=September 9, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214055/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/09/links-2003-gold |url-status=live }}</ref> and was released in the United States later that month.<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Sam |title=Links 2003 demo |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/news_2881942.html |work=GameSpot |date=September 27, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404100241/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/news_2881942.html |archivedate=April 4, 2005}}</ref> It was published by Microsoft Game Studios.<ref name=AG/> ''Links 2003'' was accompanied by a separate game titled ''Links 2003 Championship Courses'', which features the same courses and also includes 20 courses from previous ''Links'' games.<ref>{{cite web |last=House |first=Michael L. |title=Links 2003 Championship Courses |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=41736 |work=AllGame |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114122308/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=41736 |archivedate=November 14, 2014}}</ref>
In the United Kingdom, ''Links 2003'' and ''Links 2003 Championship Courses'' were released on October 11, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gaming Life UK: Stuff Live report, games boycott, and more |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/07/gaming-life-uk-8 |work=IGN |date=October 7, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214053/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/07/gaming-life-uk-8 |url-status=live }}</ref> A bundle set, consisting of ''Links 2003'' and ''Links 2003 Championship Courses'', was released in 2003 under the title ''Links 2003 Championship Edition''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |title=Links 2003: The Championship Edition is in stores today |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/01/links-2003 |work=IGN |date=September 30, 2003 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214103/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/01/links-2003 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Burnes |first=Andrew |title=Gold Etc |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/30/gold-etc |work=IGN |date=September 30, 2003 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214055/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/30/gold-etc |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | title = | subtitle = <!--Formatting--> | state = <!--plain/collapsible--> | align = <!--left/right/none/inherit--> <!-- Aggregators --> | MC = 82/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |title=Links 2003 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/links-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |work=Metacritic |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921145626/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/links-2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- Reviewers --> | CGW = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lackey |first=Jeff |date=January 2003 |title=Links 2003: The king of golf sims gets a new swing |magazine=Computer Gaming World |page=114}}</ref><ref name=CGW>{{cite magazine |last=Lackey |first=Jeff |title=Links 2003 |url=http://www.computergaming.com/article2/0,2053,1516566,00.asp |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=January 1, 2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040629002445/http://www.computergaming.com/article2/0,2053,1516566,00.asp |archivedate=June 29, 2004}}</ref> | EuroG = 7/10<ref name=EG>{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |title=Links 2003 Review - Tom tees off with Microsoft's latest |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_links2003_pc |work=Eurogamer |date=August 22, 2006 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716221125/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_links2003_pc |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot = 8/1/10<ref name=GS>{{cite web |last=Goble |first=Gord |title=Links 2003 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/review.html |work=GameSpot |date=September 26, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050219191016/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/links2003/review.html |archivedate=February 19, 2005 |pages=1–2}}</ref> | GSpy = 91/100<ref name=GSpy>{{cite web |last=Mahood |first=Andy |title=Links 2003 (PC) |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/october02/links2003/ |work=GameSpy |date=October 10, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213171355/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/october02/links2003/ |archivedate=December 13, 2004 |pages=1–2}}</ref> | GameZone = 7.8/10<ref name=GZ>{{cite web |last=Lafferty |first=Michael |title=Links 2003 |url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19888.htm |work=GameZone |date=September 20, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108202858/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19888.htm |archivedate=January 8, 2005}}</ref> | IGN = 8.6/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=Sulic |first=Ivan |title=Links 2003 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/24/links-2003-review |website=IGN |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |date=September 24, 2002 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214054/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/24/links-2003-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | PCGUS = 89%<ref name=PCG>{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Dan |title=Links 2003 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/review_2003-01-03.html |work=PC Gamer |date=2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031209060039/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/review_2003-01-03.html |archivedate=December 9, 2003}}</ref> | PCZone = 8.2/10<ref name=PCZ>{{cite web |last=Pullin |first=Keith |title=Links 2003 |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=84186 |work=PC Zone |date=December 9, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212052219/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=84186 |archivedate=February 12, 2007}}</ref> <!-- Custom Reviewers limit is set to 10--> | rev1 = ''Extended Play'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=EP>{{cite web |last=Urbanek |first=AM |title='Link 2003' (PC) Review |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3404312,00.html |work=Extended Play |date=October 28, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201141026/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3404312,00.html |archivedate=February 1, 2003}}</ref> | rev2 = Sports Gaming Network | rev2Score = 85/100<ref name=SGN>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Chris |title=Links 2003 (PC) Review |url=http://www.sports-gaming.com/golf/links_2003/review.shtml |work=Sports Gaming Network |date=October 26, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419044826/http://www.sports-gaming.com/golf/links_2003/review.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- Awards No limit --> | award1Pub = | award1 = | award2Pub = | award2 = }} ''Links 2003'' received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic.<ref name=MC/> Some critics considered it the best golf game available.<ref name=EP/><ref name=GSpy/> The graphics were praised, especially the golfers.<ref name=EG/><ref name=GS/><ref name=GSpy/><ref name=GZ/><ref name=IGN/><ref name=PCG/><ref name=PCZ/><ref name=EP/><ref name=SGN/> The physics were also praised,<ref name=CGW/><ref name=GS/><ref name=GZ/><ref name=IGN/><ref name=PCZ/><ref name=EP/><ref name=SGN/> with Andy Mahood of GameSpy calling them the best of any golf game available.<ref name=GSpy/> Tom Bramwell of ''Eurogamer'' called it "unquestionably the most realistic golf simulation ever offered on any platform" and wrote that the game engine "allows for almost every variable - we couldn't think of anything it doesn't do."<ref name=EG/> Praise was given for the multitude of game options,<ref name=CGW/><ref name=GS/><ref name=GZ/><ref name=IGN/><ref name=SGN/> including the various multiplayer features,<ref name=CGW/><ref name=GZ/><ref name=PCG/><ref name=EP/> although some critics were disappointed by the limited number of professional golfers.<ref name=GS/><ref name=GSpy/>
Critics considered the game's environments to be stagnant and lifeless, particularly due to the stillness of water, clouds, and the golf crowd.<ref name=CGW/><ref name=GS/><ref name=GSpy/><ref name=GZ/><ref name=IGN/><ref name=EG/><ref name=EP/><ref name=SGN/> Ivan Sulic of ''IGN'' criticized the lack of flying birds, and wrote, "It's like playing in an episode of the ''Twilight Zone'' where nothing is alive".<ref name=IGN/> Gord Goble of ''GameSpot'' also criticized the lack of birds, and wrote, "Opposing players don't move a muscle when they're in view. Neither do the spectators, even when you can hear them applauding. Trees don't bend, tall grass doesn't sway, and clouds remain perfectly still."<ref name=GS/> Michael Lafferty of ''GameZone'' wrote, "The wind may be blowing, but tree branches are not moving. And there isn't a ripple on those beautiful, reflective water surfaces, nor do the clouds move. The gallery is a bunch of frozen folks that applaud without moving a muscle."<ref name=GZ/> Chris Johnson of Sports Gaming Network criticized the lack of an atmospheric golfing environment, and wrote, "This creates the rather odd predicament that ''Links 2003'' does some things much better than other golf simulations but fails miserably at others - so much so that it detracts greatly from the overall gameplay value."<ref name=SGN/> Bramwell wrote that the overall game "feels lifeless to play, even though it's one of the most calculating and downright realistic simulations of any sport to date - a real shame."<ref name=EG/> Mahood considered the only issue with the graphics to be the "decidedly static water renderings".<ref name=GSpy/> AM Urbanek of ''Extended Play'' called the game environments "excruciatingly static".<ref name=EP/>
The addition of a real-time swing was praised.<ref name=CGW/><ref name=GS/><ref name=GSpy/><ref name=EG/><ref name=PCG/> Mahood called it a "much overdue" feature, and Dan Morris of ''PC Gamer'' wrote, "With a mouse-swing as natural and lifelike as the one in Links 2003, the series is reawakened."<ref name=PCG/> Jeff Lackey of ''Computer Gaming World'' wrote that Microsoft "has delivered a solid game with ''Links 2003'', and with the new RTS, it has retained its title as the king of the golf sims."<ref name=CGW/> Critics were disappointed that the game's Dynamic camera view does not work when using the real-time swing.<ref name=CGW/><ref name=GS/><ref name=IGN/><ref name=SGN/>
Some critics were disappointed by the minimal ambient noise,<ref name=EG/><ref name=EP/> and the lack of golf commentary.<ref name=GS/><ref name=GSpy/> Urbanek considered the sound to be weakest aspect of the game, and wrote that "when playing along a coastal cliff, the absence of the roar of the surf is just strange."<ref name=EP/> Mahood stated that the audio clips of golfers' post-shot reactions did not always align well.<ref name=GSpy/> Goble stated that the applause and cheers from the crowd "are erratic--accompanying some shots, not accompanying other equally good shots, and suddenly pouncing at full blast rather than ebbing and flowing as real crowd reactions would do."<ref name=GS/> Johnson also complained of erratic crowd reactions, and stated that the audio "fails miserably when it tries to re-create the atmosphere of a tournament event."<ref name=SGN/>
Some critics noted issues in which the game would freeze,<ref name=EG/><ref name=GZ/> while other critics stated that the game played fine when tested on multiple computers.<ref name=CGW/><ref name=IGN/> Bramwell considered the lock-up glitches to be "easily the most damning thing" about the game.<ref name=EG/> Goble wrote that much of the game felt sluggish,<ref name=GS/> while Sulic stated that the game would play slowly on older computers.<ref name=IGN/> Johnson complained of slow screen redrawing,<ref name=SGN/> and Keith Pullin of ''PC Zone'' stated that the screen redraw could take up to 30 seconds on less-powerful computers.<ref name=PCZ/>
''Links 2003'' was nominated for ''PC Gamer''{{'}}s "2002 Best Sports Game" award, but lost to ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003''.<ref>{{cite journal |date=March 2003 | title=The Ninth Annual ''PC Gamer'' Awards | volume=10 | number=3 | pages=48–50, 54, 58, 60, 66, 68, 70 | journal=PC Gamer US | author=Morris, Dan }}</ref> It was also nominated for the 2003 Interactive Achievement Awards for "Computer Sports Game of the Year", but eventually lost to ''Madden NFL 2003''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Computer Sports Game of the Year |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2003&idGameAwardType=33 |work=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515073950/https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2003&idGameAwardType=33 |archivedate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/links-2003 ''Links 2003''] at MobyGames
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