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Madden NFL 2002
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
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Based on 3 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: Electronic Arts - Tiburon
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: November 18, 2001
Summary
The most realistic-looking player faces and bodies provide the best on-field action. Create your own team and stadium and pit them against real NFL squads and players. The new Two-Minute Drill lets you earn points for Madden Cards. Training Mode helps you to hone your skills with help from Madden himself. [EA Sports]
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What The Critics Said
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But what really takes Madden forward are the great extras, which this year include a Two-Minute Drill mini-game, create-a-player, -team, or –league modes, Coach’s Challenge, and more.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
Madden NFL 2002 not only plays an incredibly deep and solid game of football, but it showcases the system's versatility for handling a fast-paced sports simulation.
Read Full Review >Nintendojo
Its game play is just sick and that’s combined with some fine graphics and awesome off field depth.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
Graphically, it is a step above the PS2 as there is less flicker in the background and less aliasing in general. It is missing the graphical improvements given the Xbox version, however.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
It's so comfortable! When I fire up the PS2 version, I find myself wishing there was a way to connect the GCN Controller. [Nov 2001, p.141]
Game Informer
But believe it or not, I had a problem with GC’s controller. [Feb 2002, p.87]
GameZone
Harder to control than it should be. I love both the Xbox and GC controllers (a rarity, since most gamers like one, but hate the other), but Madden was not developed for either of them.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
It takes sound football strategy and patience to be successful, so when you finally beat the game on All-Pro mode, you know you’ve accomplished something big. [Feb 2002, p.164]
IGN
A port of the already-released PlayStation 2 game, but for once it's an improved version at that.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
As great a game of football as nearly any fan of the series could hope for, and while it focuses on technical and simulation elements a bit more than the other games on the market, the game stays true to the Madden name.
Read Full Review >Cloudchaser
The worst thing about this game is that saving a season fills up every last inch of space on the ill-named Memory Card 59.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
If you have the PS2 version of the game, it may not be money well spent trying to gain some visual improvements at the cost of some game speed and a more convoluted control scheme.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Justin gave it a 10:
this is an awEsome game. If you like football games, buy this one. i still play it all the time and I've had it for quite a while.
