FIFA 2002

by EA

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005N7YO
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 31, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,571 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #20 in Video Games > PC Games > Sports > Soccer
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

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With tightened passing, more options, and greater customization, FIFA Soccer 2002 is sure to please any soccer fanatic. Following the format of the hugely popular series, FIFA Soccer 2002 includes everything you've come to expect from Electronic Arts in a soccer game.

Broken down in a number of areas, you have the chance to either join in the action straightaway in the form of a friendly match, challenge yourself over a season, enter a knockout tournament, or even tackle the World Cup.

As with previous versions of the game, the gameplay and graphics are very impressive. And this is a soccer game in which you have to think about your state of play rather than simply rushing down the left wing and popping the ball in the back of the net.

With more than 16 national licensed leagues, including leagues in Germany, Brazil, and, of course, England, the game offers the opportunity to play with your favorite team. Failing that, you can always build your own team through the use of a player and team editor and see how it fares against the likes of Manchester United.

This is more than just a kick around the park; this is the ideal soccer game for people looking for some thought rather than pure on-the-ball action. --Jason Denwood

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fall from Grace, December 1, 2001

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REV (Yonkers, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2002 (CD-ROM)

Why can't we finally get a defintive FIFA game? This game is loaded with problems.

1. Teams...
Yeah, I know that there are hundreds of club teams, but in "1998 Road to the World Cup," EA sports managed to include EVERY team in the qualifying rounds. They even had the names of all they players! You could even play Puerto Rico vs. Domincan Republic. Now, the African and Oceania groups are AWOL, and many players names are represented by numbers.

2. Stadiums...
Only five! In "1998," there was stadiums from all over the world with intro videos to the country. Match-ups between smaller teams had smaller crowds. It was much more realistic to use the "Trinidad & Tobago" stadium when using smaller clubs. I just can't play MLS games in "2002" in front of 80,000 fans. It just doesn't seem believable. Plus, you don't have a consistent stadium for your "home" club games.

3. AI
Unfair and unrealistic. You have a choice: you can either blow away competition at the "Amateur" level, or you can lose 1-0 moral victories in which your team manages 2 shots on goal. I'm afraid to try the "World Class." The computer anticipates all of your passes, wins 90% of the air balls, and makes it generally impossible for you to get any offensive flow.

4. Gameplay
Ohh, this burns me. A lot of the skill moves in the past apparently are not available. For example, you can no longer dive to draw fouls. Everytime the computer falls after a sliding tackle is a foul. It's so irritating. The players only shoot with one foot.

Yes, there are improvements, but in some ways this game feels like a step backward. With the World Cup in the near future, we deserved something better.

Don't believe the hype. Don't waste your money.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huge Improvement!, November 6, 2001

By 

Angela M. Healey "AngelaMHealey" (Hull) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2002 (CD-ROM)

This game has improved greatly from FIFA 2001. Before it came out I considered not buying it because of the slight improvements in the older versions, but I played the demo and they proved me wrong!

Reasons:

On FIFA 2001 it was impossible to score from long range in open play. On FIFA 2002 you can score if you get the power of the shot right.

New Passing and Shooting Systems make it more realistic to play. You can now pass the ball into space and make players without the ball run onto the ball.

More skill moves. What I want to see! It hasn't caught up to the International Superstar Soccer Series yet, where you can do rainbow kicks, tap-ip's, and trademark moves, but it's getting there.

So, buy FIFA 2002 now because it's a great game and it has improved a LOT from FIFA 2001.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, November 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2002 (CD-ROM)

Not bad; the best since FIFA 98 RTWC...Cheezy that they leave out the actual World Cup; rather the game just allows World Cup Qualifying (although the Custom tournament mode allows fo rthe creation of a World Cup, but the lack of African teams disturbs me greatly...again, though, I can "create" them too if I want...all this is because, like EA's World Cup 98, they will be putting out a game just prior to World Cup 2002 that will focus upon the teams and venuew fro specifically World Cup...but still...)

the graphics are okay; with a GeForce 3 they are superb. Crowd reactions were supposed to be revamped; if they were, I don't really see it.

Gameplay is very good, except that the passing model, while much better, is a little artificially achieved in that one must be at one of the eight gamepad angles to effectively deliver a pass (no analog). Other than that, the adjustability of the experience is a key update.

Not bad; much MUCH better than FIFA 2000 and 2001.

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