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2002 FIFA World Cup
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 19 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 15 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Sports
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: April 22, 2002
Summary
The official soccer game of the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup features new "Air Play" gameplay with intuitive one-button headers, volleys, scissor kicks, juggling and showboating. New player-to-player animations allow for agressive jostling for the ball on the ground and in the air. The Tournament Mode features a seven game series beginning with round-robin play, followed by playoffs leading to the final match with a progressive story line and a rising intensity as you advance. [EA Sports]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
G4 TV
From the opening sweeps to the penalty kicks, this game engages and entertains. For the PlayStation 2 there is no better soccer title to own.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
It's fun, it's exciting, and it's challenging -whether played against the artificial intelligence or your big sister.
Read Full Review >PSX Nation
Despite not going anywhere near as deep as it’s MLS brother, FIFA World Cup 2002 is simply a joy to play.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Easy controls. Great sound. Outstanding graphics. Original commentary. Challenging gameplay.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Frankly, I'd save the extra 20 bucks and pick up FIFA 2002 on the cheap.
Read Full Review >IGN
Rewarding an experience as it may be, the precedence set by MLS 2002 was so high, that a list [of modes] as barren as this one seems almost insulting.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The game looks so freaking pretty, it blows away past version. [July 2002, p.99]
TotalGames.net
If you’re after the best PS2 football game on the market then you’ll have to look elsewhere. If however, you’re simply hankering for a game that will mimic the forthcoming World Cup then this is worth investigating.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
While 2002 World Cup offers stadiums and an interface that are specific to the event, the game lacks many of the features found in FIFA 2002, making it difficult to recommend to anyone but World Cup fanatics.
Read Full Review >Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
By focusing on the Michael Owens, EA've forgotten the Gary Nevilles - capturing the magic, but fluffing the basics. [PSM2]
netjak
A minor disappointment, but easily one of the better soccer game experiences I've had.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
This game is lacking most of the extraordinary depth that gave the first "FIFA 2002" so much replayability. [July 2002, p.40]
GamePro
Without any new gameplay developments beyond the Cup (which, in all fairness, should’ve been in FIFA 2002 in the first place), there’s little justification for its full-price $50 tag—it’s more like a $25 add-on pack.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
Certain key footballers like Beckham, Owen, Carlos or Figo have been designated as star players, granting them extra abilities like speed, strike power, free kick magic or skill on the ball. This prevents most of the matches ending too predictably.
Read Full Review >Operation Sports
I’m sorry to say but FIFA World Cup 2002 is game to catch consumers when they get cup fever rather a game to provide the ultimate World Cup experience.
Read Full Review >Total Video Games
In terms of the gameplay the changes are minimal and comparing this game to "Pro Evolution Soccer" is a joke, Konami's title is just a different class.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
It's too bad World Cup's gameplay is so slow an ddeliberate, because I like other parts of it. [July 2002, p.115]
Sports Gaming Network
What's the difference between EA Sports' Fifa series and a dairy cow? A dairy cow is only milked for 3 years...
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 5.2 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jimmy M. gave it a2:
EA games are usually great, and I've really enjoyed previous versions of FIFA, but FIFA 02 Major League Soccer is probably the worst game I've ever tried to play on my PC. The game engine is lame, the AI is about the most predictable thing I've ever played against, and the game seems to choose where to pass the ball regardless of what direction I attempt to send it in. I'm waiting for a few years to buy another version, because I really can't stand this one.
Tyson B. gave it a 7:
Fifa soccer 2002 is a solid game but Fifa soccer 2001 still is a little better.
Bazz Z. gave it a 0:
Pro Evo is the king and this miserable game is its slave!
Ziggy Stardust gave it a 4:
On it's own it's not terrible, but considering it's basically fifa 2002 except with a bunch less gameplay modes, and options world cup is a huge rip off. while i like the direction the fifa series is going on the whole (more realism... less magnetic ball to foot physics). again it's just fifa 2002 at more than double the price with less features.
David H. gave it an 8:
Great game, and the World Class level is much more challenging than in prior FIFA games. Many players actually look like the real ones. The graphics are great, but the game sort of moves kind of slow at times when the ball is in the air. A must buy if you don't own FIFA 2002 already.
Kristofer H. gave it a 10:
This game is the bomb.
Joe J. gave it a 9:
What are these people talking about! This game rocks, as have most of them except 2001.
