Madden NFL 2002

Madden NFL 2002
North American cover art for PS2 featuring Daunte Culpepper.
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon, Budcat Creations
Publisher(s)	NA / EU: EA Sports JP: Electronic Arts Square
Series	Madden NFL
Platform(s)	PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance
Release	August 13, 2001 PlayStation NA: August 13, 2001 PlayStation 2 NA: August 19, 2001 EU: October 12, 2001 JP: January 31, 2002 Windows NA: August 20, 2001 EU: September 21, 2001 Game Boy Color NA: September 2001 Nintendo 64 NA: September 12, 2001 Xbox NA: October 29, 2001 GameCube NA: November 17, 2001 Game Boy Advance NA: November 20, 2001
Genre(s)	Sports (American football)
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer (online support)

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. Notably, it did not feature the Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady, who was included on later editions of the game as a roster update.

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 Seattle 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.