NFL Fever 2002 is an American football video game published and developed by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox video game console. The game was preceded by NFL Fever 2000 (which was for Microsoft Windows only), and was followed by NFL Fever 2003.
| NFL Fever 2002 | |
|---|---|
 Xbox cover featuring Peyton Manning | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Series | NFL Fever |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |    [3] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6/10[4] |
| Game Informer | 8.25/10[5] |
| GameRevolution | B+[6] |
| GameSpot | 7.9/10[7] |
| GameSpy | [8] |
| GameZone | 8.5/10[9] |
| IGN | 7.9/10[10] |
| Next Generation | [11] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 9.1/10[12] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] NextGen said that the game "might be the 'out of nowhere' system seller that NFL 2K1 was for Dreamcast."[11]
By July 2006, the game had sold 600,000 copies and earned $26 million in the U.S. NextGen ranked it as the 99th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of the NFL Fever series reached 1.2 million units in the United States by July 2006.[13]
References edit
- ^ IGN staff (November 2, 2001). "NFL Fever 2002 (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "NFL Fever 2002 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "NFL Fever 2002 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ EGM staff (January 2002). "NFL Fever 2002". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 150. Ziff Davis. p. 229.
- ^ Kato, Matthew (December 2001). "NFL Fever 2002". Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. p. 104. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Silverman, Ben (December 2001). "NFL Fever 2002 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Ryan (November 9, 2001). "NFL Fever 2002 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Wyss, Tony (November 15, 2001). "GameSpy: NFL Fever 2002". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (November 23, 2001). "NFL Fever 2002 Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Boulding, Aaron (November 12, 2001). "NFL Fever 2002". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "NFL Fever 2002". NextGen. No. 85. Imagine Media. January 2002. p. 36. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "NFL Fever 2002". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. December 2001.
- ^ Campbell, Colin; Keiser, Joe (July 29, 2006). "The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century". NextGen. Future US. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007.
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