2002 FIFA World Cup (video game)

2002 FIFA World Cup

North American PC cover art
Developer(s) EA Canada (all platform)
Acclaim Studios Manchester (all platform)
Intelligent Games (PS2, Xbox, Windows, GameCube)
Tose Software (GameCube ports)
Publisher(s)

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Series FIFA World Cup
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, GameCube
Release date(s)

PlayStation 2 & Xbox
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  • NA: 22 April 2002
  • EU: 26 April 2002

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  • JP: 2 May 2002

PlayStation & Windows
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  • EU: 26 April 2002

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  • NA: 30 April 2002

GameCube
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  • NA: 30 April 2002

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  • JP: 2 May 2002

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  • EU: 3 May 2002
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

2002 FIFA World Cup, sometimes known as FIFA World Cup 2002, was the second EA Sports official World Cup video game developed by EA Canada and Acclaim Studios Manchester for all platform Intelligent Games for PS2, Xbox, Windows, and GameCube platform and Tose Software for GameCube ported and published by EA Sports in North America and Europe and published by Electronic Arts Square in Japan.

An amalgamation between the game engines of FIFA Football 2002 and FIFA Football 2003, the game still incorporates the power bar for shots and crosses but with a steeper learning curve and customisation of the chances of being penalised by the match referee. Some kits are licensed, along with player likeness and the stadia of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Unlike the previous games in the FIFA series, the game had an original soundtrack performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. It was released for Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox.

Teams

The game features each of the 32 teams that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and 9 teams that did not qualify.

Qualified teams:

Teams that did not qualify:

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 79%[1]
(PS2) 76.58%[2]
(Xbox) 76.05%[3]
(GC) 73.59%[4]
(PS) 68.75%[5]
Metacritic(PC) 80/100[6]
(Xbox) 79/100[7]
(GC) 78/100[8]
(PS) 77/100[9]
(PS2) 73/100[10]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM5.5/10[11]
Eurogamer6/10[12]
Famitsu30/40[13][14][15]
Game Informer8/10[16]
GamePro(Xbox) [17]
[18][19]
Game Revolution(Xbox) B[20]
(PS2) B−[21]
GameSpot(PC) 8.8/10[22]
(Xbox) 8/10[23]
7.4/10[24][25]
(PS) 6.8/10[26]
GameSpy(GC) 85%[27]
(Xbox) 83%[28]
GameZone(PC) 9.2/10[29]
8.5/10[30][31]
(GC) 8/10[32]
IGN(PC) 9.3/10[33]
(PS2) 8.3/10[34]
8.2/10[35][36]
Nintendo Power4.3/5[37]
OPM (US)[38][39]
OXM8.3/10[40]
PC Gamer (US)56%[41]

2002 FIFA World Cup was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 79% and 80 out of 100 for the PC version;[1][6] 76.58% and 73 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[2][10] 76.05% and 79 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[3][7] 73.59% and 78 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[4][8] and 68.75% and 77 out of 100 for the PlayStation version.[5][9] In Japan, Famitsu gave the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox versions each a score of 30 out of 40.[13][14][15]

Lawsuit

Bayern Munich and German international goalkeeper Oliver Kahn successfully sued Electronic Arts for their inclusion of him in the game without his prior consent despite EA reaching an agreement with FIFPro, the body that represents all FIFA players. As a result, EA was banned from selling copies of the game in Germany and was forced to financially compensate Kahn.[42]

See also

References

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  13. 1 2 "=ニンテンドーゲームキューブ - 2002 FIFA ワールドカップ". Famitsu. 915: 102. June 30, 2006.
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  34. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (April 23, 2002). "2002 FIFA World Cup (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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  37. ↑ "2002 FIFA World Cup". Nintendo Power. 156: 133. May 2002.
  38. ↑ "2002 FIFA World Cup (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 99. July 2002.
  39. ↑ "2002 FIFA World Cup (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 103. July 2002.
  40. ↑ "2002 FIFA World Cup". Official Xbox Magazine: 78. July 2002.
  41. ↑ Smith, Rob (August 2002). "2002 FIFA World Cup". PC Gamer: 67. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  42. ↑ Oliver Kahn wins case against EA - uib.no 29 april 2003

External links

Preceded by
World Cup 98		 FIFA World Cup Official Licensed Video Game
2002 		Succeeded by
2006 FIFA World Cup
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