2002 FIFA World Cup (video game)
| 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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North American PC cover art
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| Developer(s) |
EA Canada (all platform) Creations (all platform) Intelligent Games (PS2, Xbox, Windows, GameCube) Tose Software (GameCube ports) |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Series | FIFA World Cup |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, GameCube |
| Release |
PlayStation 2 & Xbox PlayStation & Windows GameCube |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 79% (PS2) 76.58% (Xbox) 76.05% (GC) 73.59% (PS) 68.75% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 80/100 (Xbox) 79/100 (GC) 78/100 (PS) 77/100 (PS2) 73/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| EGM | 5.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 6/10 |
| Famitsu | 30/40 |
| Game Informer | 8/10 |
| GamePro | (Xbox)   
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| Game Revolution | (Xbox) B (PS2) B− |
| GameSpot | (PC) 8.8/10 (Xbox) 8/10 7.4/10 (PS) 6.8/10 |
| GameSpy | (GC) 85% (Xbox) 83% |
| GameZone | (PC) 9.2/10 8.5/10 (GC) 8/10 |
| IGN | (PC) 9.3/10 (PS2) 8.3/10 8.2/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 4.3/5 |
| OPM (US) | |
| OXM (US) | 8.3/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 56% |
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 Creations, with Intelligent Games assisting for PS2, Xbox, Windows, and GameCube platform and Tose Software also assisting the GameCube version, the game was published by EA Sports in North America and Europe and published by Electronic Arts Victor 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.
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:
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; 76.58% and 73 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version; 76.05% and 79 out of 100 for the Xbox version; 73.59% and 78 out of 100 for the GameCube version; and 68.75% and 77 out of 100 for the PlayStation version. In Japan, Famitsu gave the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox versions each a score of 30 out of 40.
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