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• ASIN: B00005QI67
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 13, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,396 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

• This is item 11 in The Madden Series.

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With incremental improvements over last year's strong version, Madden NFL 2002 is shaping up as more evolutionary than revolutionary. The graphics receive a minor facelift. Players' faces are more detailed, while their bodies are properly proportioned--last year's players appeared too stocky. Hundreds of new player animations allow movement to appear far more fluid and natural. While we didn't get to go through the entire playbook of every team, last year's cheap "money" plays are no longer unstoppable. Although the PlayStation2 version was the furthest in development, the GameCube beta sported the nicest graphics.

Players can practice late-game offense and defense in two-minute drill mode. Create-a-team allows players to start a new franchise, selecting helmets, uniforms, logos, stadiums, and players. Training mode consists of John Madden coaching gamers on the various plays, helping them understand what each X and O in the playbook does. The new Houston Texans franchise is included, and the game supports widescreen TVs, allowing players to see more of the field. --Raymond M. Padilla

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Madden 2002

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ADDICTIVE GAME!, December 1, 2001

By	Robert Ernst (new york) - See all my reviews

I have Madden 2000 and have played 2001 many times and the game itself hasn't improved much. But maybe they kept it the same because that's what has made Madden so successful in the past.

Graphics-5.0
The Instant Replays are amazing! It seems like you're watching a real game. The coaches on the sideline look exactly the same as they do in real life and the crowd is actually people instead of a blob of colors.

Sound-4.0
I would think they'd put more commentary lines in 2002. But it has been a week and a half and I'm already hearing repeats. I like summerall and madden's commentary over anyone else's though. Its just tht they sometime make mistakes. Ex. Schleishnger ran for a first down when i was playing and madden says "that james stewart is one good runner." ????

Control-4.5
Nothing wrong here. Its just a little hard to navigate through the screens with the analog stick. I suggest using the d-pad for the mode screens and the analog stick for the games.

Fun Factor-4.5
The only reason why this isnt a 5 is because the game takes up a whole memory card for season or franchise mode. that sucks because i have other games and only one memory card. What makes this so fun is that you can create your own team-choose their name, logo, stadium conditions, and jersey colors. Then you can enter them into your league as an expansion team!

Overall this really is a 4.5 but the amazon people don allow that. Madden still beats out competitors and is a must buy.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best..., October 27, 2001

By	Regi Davis (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

I had the pleasure of attending E3 (friends in low places) and one of the first games I wanted to get my hands on was Madden 2002. As I walked into the main display floor the first thing I saw was the EA booth and there, side-by-side on three plasma screens, was Madden on Playstation 2, X-Box and Gamecube. So, it was easy to compare the three versions of the game on three different platforms. The first thing that jumped out was the attention to detail. The players, the stadiums, the lighting effects, the sounds and the animations were all incredible. Player movements were very smooth in all phases of the game. There was so much detail in the player models that you could identify players by the way they moved. The video game version of Chris Carter actually moved like the real one. In terms of control and gameplay, I walked right up to the Gamecube version of the game and started completing passes almost immediately. It's very easy to navigate, but it also has enough play options to keep you inside your house for months. You have to get this game!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing game, but memory card issues..., November 21, 2001

By	Brian Rosenberg (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

the game is incredible. having played the cube version and PS2, id say the cube version is slightly better; slightly more realisitc graphics, a little better game play. the only downfall of madden is that it takes up an entire memory card. since franchising is such a huge part of the game, you really should have 2 memory cards; one for madden, and one for the rest of your games. hope this is helpful. happy holidays!