• Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Sep 7, 2000
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Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critics What's this?

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: In the end, NFL 2K1 is a deeper, more refined version of the original game.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. 100
    Not enough for you? If this isn't the ultimate football game, you need to suit up and play for real.
  2. 100
    Never before in any other football game have I witnessed such natural and smart AI.
  3. So vastly improved over its predecessor that it easily wrests away the title of "Best Football Videogame of All Time" and easily scores a direct hit.
  4. 100
    Not only is this the first console game that allows you to go online and play against other people, it's also the best sports game I have ever played.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. JonathanD.
    9
    I think this game is much better than any playstation 2 football game I've played.Besides the fact that the players can go through each other, the graphics rock. Expand
  2. JoelL.
    8
    Great graphics and great gameplay make this one a definite keeper. I can always go back to this one for some good old school fun, and I usually hate sports games! Expand
  3. J.Stone
    8
    This game still holds its own after four years, a testiment to its quality. The graphics are top-notch, even topping the Madden 2001 released at the same time for PC/PS2, and the gameplay is more polished and realistic than Visual Concepts first outing. For all the visual, sounds, and gameplay you get in this game, I have found it in stores for 75 cents! Overall, buy this NFL 2K game or the more recent 2K2 for Dreamcast: 2K is old news (literally), thanks to this gem. Expand