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Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best football game out! It's much better than NFL fever. It's more realistic and is a lot more fun. You should definitely consider buying this game while you can still get a hold of it.

The game is rigged...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game definetly has the graphic to be expected from the xbox, but the gameplay can be rather annoying sometimes when your star players just cant seem to catch the ball, where as, your opponent's players just wont drop it. Its still fun unless you have money on it or you and your friends like to watch each other get [ticked] off.

Fun, but you gotta be a hardcore sports fan...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Pretty sweet game. NFL Fever is a little better, but this ones fun too. The controls are ok I guess. The graphics are mind-healing. I love them. They are like looking at a hott girl in a bikini and then getting to be able to touch her. 2nd best sports game for the greatest box in the world! 5th on my mind for best game

Greatest FB game ever - but could be better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Madden 2002 is the best Fottbal game ever, but it could be even better. The gameplay is fanastic, the sound is great(Summerall aside), and the franchise mode is deep enough to allow for countless replay value. Despite it's greatness, it could have been better. The franchise mode is perhap my favorite feature, but it is also what could use the most improvement. First it is to easy to develope a great team. Drafting is easy and free agency offers no risk. If a player's salary becomes to cumbersome, simply trade him to any number of teams willing to gobble up his huge salary and declining skills. From early previews of Madden 2003, I hear that the draft system is getting a major overall and Al Michaels is a huge upgrade as play by play. The franchise mode promises to only get better with features such as preseason games and othe offseason events.

The best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Without any reservation I would recommend this game highly. With detailed control and options available it will keep you entertained for longer then you think(or assume).

Top reasons for 5 stars.

Franchise mode(none better as of yet on any system)
Create-a-player(incredible!)
Visuals( stunning! not like fever's ape like player movements.)
Adaptabilty and contol of gameplay and Roster.

To be honest this is the first game I have been impressed enough to write a review for. Now don't get me wrong halo and Payne were great and so far I really like Test Drive. I'm not saying that Madden 02 is better than those games in general. But in its genre it is better than the rest and I wanted to pass on my recommendation for anyone looking for a great x-box football experience.

J.

Madden NFL 2002

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Madden 2002 is a solid football game, but there's no hiding from the fact that it wasn't specifically built to take advantage of the Xbox's capabilities. Because of this, I can't shake the feeling that this game isn't all that it could've been. The improvements in graphics are definitely noticable but not on par with what we expect from the Xbox.

But the 64 dollar question is which game is the best out of NFL 2K2, Madden 2002 and NFL Fever 2002. Fever and NFL 2K2 are in more direct competition with each other than with Madden 2002. There's an obvious arcade-leaning gameplay mechanic in Fever and 2K2 that Madden just does not have. The EA game requires a play style that's been refined, learned and accepted over the years that can be pretty unforgiving to the uninitiated, but that is its charm. When I look at Madden objectively, which we try to do here, it plays a lot slower than either of the other two games, but I also see that it's intentional. Madden 2002 isn't going to wow you with its speed --even if you're running the ball with Edgerrin James-- because you're supposed to be awed by its authentic blocking and defensive AI.

It's NFL substance over style that we've come to expect from Madden games and that's what Madden NFL 2002 gives us.

Great Football Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is my first Football video game and so far I'm very pleased. I went with Madden due to to EA's reputation for quality in sporting games. The graphics are very good and the game play is very good as well. The commentary though has something to be desired. I'm a fan of Madden on TV but the commentary on 2002 puts you to sleep. The commentary often repeats itself and the tone of voice is dull. Other than that I would recommend the game to any football video game fan.

Another Good EA Sports game, but some problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

EA Sports has just pumped out another good game. There were several problems, hopefully they will be fixed in the 2003 version.

Graphics: Not much better than the PS2 version. Doesn't take advantage of the Xbox hardware like Fever does, no volumetric grass :( but still pretty good graphics that you shouldn't be disappointed with.
8.2
Gameplay: Great... couldn't ask for much more...
9.3
Sound: Really good sounds in the game... however, horribly repetitive (and annoying) commentary.
7.8
Depth: Not any sports game on any platform is deeper than Madden. Franshise mode (GREAT), Madden Cards, Training Mode, Two Minute Drill.
9.8
Presentation: The best of any football game, looks like real TV.
9.6

OVERALL: 8.9

This game is 4 1/2 stars

Boring....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

maybe it's just me, it seems I have no control over what's going on, I can't get a running game going, it seems like there is three seconds of actual gameplay and then 1 minute of play calling and instant replays. I played NFL Fever and it kept my interest much better. Is it really necessary to have 3 million different defensive formations?

Madden Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best football game ever made.The graphics are so amazing. My only problem with the graphics are that all the players look the same. They look nothing like what they do in real life.Otherwise, the graphics are far superior to any other football game. The gameplay is excellent. There are a few things I would like to see in Madden 2003. When the defense is on the field, the offense should be on the sideline, but there no where. Theres like five people on the bench. Same way when the offense is on the field, the defense should be on the sidelines.Also whenever you challenge a play and it is over turned, you still dont end up with the original call so challenging does nothing. These are the only problems I have with the game. This game is twice as good as NFL Fever. There's no comparison. If NFL 2K2 is gonna be better, it's gonna have to work. It's gonna be hard to beat Madden.

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