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Madden NFL 2002

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Game Info

Publisher: EA Sports

Developer: Electronic Arts - Tiburon

Genre(s): Sports

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: August 22, 2001

Summary

New physics, collision, time-of-day changes and a new graphics engine are a few of the additions to this EA staple which allows you to create your own team and go online to challenge other Madden-heads over the net.

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What The Critics Said

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Gamezilla!

A total blast to play online.

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GameZone

This is probably the most beautiful display of 3-D graphics you will find in any sports game to date. This is of course if your PC has a lot under the hood, especially a good video card.

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Sports Gaming Network

Great graphics, boring commentary, good sound effects, good gameplay with a few major problems in the game play and ability to run online leagues. I would only suggest this game if you plan to play the game online if you can overlook some of the stuff I mentioned.

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PC Gamer

Undoubtedly fun for the run-and-shoot fans, but a low-impact port all the same.

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Adrenaline Vault

It has the eye-popping graphics of the PS2 version of "Madden 2001," but it uses a poor interface, has modest AI, and doesn't provide enough new features to differentiate it from last year's offering.

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IGN

It's an okay, but unfulfilling experience that really could've and should've been much better.

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Gamer's Pulse

No difference [in gameplay] from last year's version, except in running. And even that needs more help.

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GameSpot

MN 2002 will wear out its welcome in short order if you have any demands on the game as a serious simulation of the sport. Most will want to move on to the current PS2 version of the game, which represents a year of design improvements that this dated port does not.

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Computer Games Magazine

It's better to have not played a game that teases you such as this than to have played it and pulled your hair out in frustration.

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Yahoo! Games

Gameplay here packs about as much depth as a thimble, with an offensive mode that rewards you for playing a limited style of game that features nothing but long passes.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

OMG gave it a2:
Terrible running AI - guys fall down just touching a D player sometimes. WRs run out of bounds for no reason. QBs always underthrow deep balls so WRs have to run backwards to catch it - it bounces off the back of DBs repeatedly. Terrible AI. Pure suck.

Matt J. gave it a 10:
Great game. No better football game on earth. Can't wait untill 2003!

Tim P. gave it a 10:
Love the graphics. Gameplay is awesome.

Baby Joker gave it a 10:
This game is off the hizzy for shizzy sun!! The best graphics and sound I ever seen and heard son.

Ben M. gave it a 10:
Great options & graphics especially for the PC.

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