9.2 /10 1 Votes
4.6/5 Emuparadise Initial release date 13 August 2001 | 9.2/10 GameSpot 4.6/5 Let's Play GBA Series Madden NFL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer (online support) Genre Sports game (American football) Platforms PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, Microsoft Windows Publishers EA Sports, Electronic Arts Developers EA Tiburon, Budcat Creations Similar Madden NFL games, EA Sports games, American football games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Madden NFL 2002 (also known as Madden 2002) is an American football video game. It features former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper on the cover. Pat Summerall and John Madden are the commentators. The Madden NFL 2002 commercial first aired during Super Bowl XXXVI, three days after Madden NFL 2002 started selling in Japan by Electronic Arts Square.
Contents
Madden nfl 2002 intro
Features
Madden NFL 2002 features play now, season, franchise, tournament, create-a-player and create-a-team modes. It also has the Madden Card feature. It is also a GameCube and Xbox Launch title as well as one of the last titles released on the Nintendo 64, as well as the Game Boy Color. This is the first Madden to feature the Houston Texans in the team select. It was also bundled with NBA Live 2002 and NASCAR Thunder 2002 as part of the EA 2002 collector's edition for the PlayStation. Also the game featured the 2002 Expansion Draft where the player can add the 32nd team into the league but it will force the Seahawks to move into the NFC.
The Baltimore Ravens had the best team overall in the game with the score of 99. The worst team in the game belongs to the Houston Texans with the score of 39. The best offense in the game belongs to the St. Louis Rams with the score of 96. The best defense in the game belongs to the Baltimore Ravens with the score of 96. The best special teams in the game belongs to seven different teams (Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos) all with scores of 99.
Reception
The game was met with universal acclaim to mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 92.32% and 94 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version; 90.39% and 89 out of 100 for the GameCube version; 88.72% and 90 out of 100 for the Xbox version; 85.08% and 88 out of 100 for the PlayStation version; 79.83% and 78 out of 100 for the Nintendo 64 version; 72.27% and 71 out of 100 for the PC version; 68.67% for the Game Boy Color version; and 62.67% and 76 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS2 version a score of 33 out of 40.
