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2002 FIFA World Cup cube Game Reviews
2002 FIFA World Cup
Critic Score
Metascore: 78 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.0 out of 10
based on 9 reviews
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The official soccer game of the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup features new "Air Play" gameplay with intuitive one-button headers, volleys, scissor kicks, juggling and showboating. New player-to-player animations allow for agressive jostling for the ball on the ground and in the air. The Tournament Mode features a seven game series beginning with round-robin play, followed by playoffs leading to the final match with a progressive story line and a rising intensity as you advance. [EA Sports]

PUBLISHER: Electronic Arts
DEVELOPER: EA Sports
GENRE(S): Sports
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2002

What The Critics Said

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86
Nintendo Power
The matches all feel important, which is totally cool in a World Cup setting. [May 2002, p.133]
85
GameSpy
Probably the coolest new feature of 2002 FIFA World Cup is the inclusion of juggling. A player who masters juggling can truly be devastating on the field.
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84
GameCube Europe
2002 FWC suffers from a lack of teams, little weather and time of day conditions and the frustrating inability to change the stadium and match duration while setting up a game, this has to be done in the options.
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82
IGN
The game controls, looks, and sounds better than FIFA 2002, but with only two modes and very few options it feels a whole lot more limited.
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80
Nintendojo
You only get two play modes with this game, friendly and tournament, and that just isn’t enough...Having said all that, this game kicks its predecessor in the ass. It looks better, plays better, sounds better and damnit, it just feels right.
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80
GameZone
An excellent game, but lack of game modes and teams limits its possibilities.
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74
GameSpot
If you already own FIFA 2002, then there really isn't any reason to own 2002 FIFA World Cup, and if you don't own FIFA 2002 but are looking for a soccer game, you should get that game instead.
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72
TotalGames.net
Cumbersome at the best of times, it takes a lot more effort on the player’s part than it should to control the ball as they would wish. Not good for a fast-paced sports title.
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70
GamePro
Last year’s installment still has a lot more replay value and there are plenty of noteworthy soccer alternatives for the GameCube that you can spend your money on.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Daniel M. gave it a 7:
Surprisingly pretty good and a decent lifespan.

Ben S. gave it a 9:
Great game! the new passing system gives you more control and allows you to play some of the best (european) football on this planet!

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