NHL 2002

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2001 video game

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FieldValue
titleNHL 2002
imageNHL 2002 Coverart.png
captionCover art featuring Mario Lemieux
developerEA Canada
Budcat Creations (GBA)
publisherEA Sports
released
genreSports
modesSingle-player, multiplayer
seriesNHL series
platformsPlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Game Boy Advance
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|title = NHL 2002 |image = NHL 2002 Coverart.png |caption = Cover art featuring Mario Lemieux |developer = EA Canada Budcat Creations (GBA) |publisher = EA Sports |engine = |released = |genre = Sports |modes = Single-player, multiplayer |series = NHL series |platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Game Boy Advance NHL 2002 is a video game released by EA Sports in 2001. It is the predecessor to NHL 2003. The game's cover man is Pittsburgh Penguins superstar and owner Mario Lemieux, who had just made a comeback after being retired for three and a half years. It was the first installment of the NHL series to be released on Xbox.

NHL 2002 was the only game in the series to be released on the Game Boy Advance. This version is an updated port of NHL 96 for the SNES, and contains many features from that past title.

Bill Clement is replaced by Don Taylor for NHL 2002. Taylor's quirky and often slapstick commentary style drew mixed reception from fans of the game.

Reception

| align = left | GBA = true | PC = true | PS2 = true | XBOX = true | na = true | MC_GBA = 80/100 | MC_PC = 87/100 | MC_PS2 = 92/100 | MC_XBOX = 89/100 | CGW_PC = 4/5 | EGM_PS2 = 8.83/10 | EPD_PC = 9.5/10 | EPD_PS2 = 8.5/10 | EPD_XBOX = 9/10 | EuroG_XBOX = 7/10 | GI_PS2 = 9.5/10 | GI_XBOX = 9.25/10 | GameRev_PS2 = A− | GameRev_XBOX = A− | GSpot_PC = 9.2/10 | GSpot_PS2 = 8.9/10 | GSpot_XBOX = 8.7/10 | GSpy_PS2 = 88% | IGN_GBA = 7.9/10 | IGN_PC = 9.2/10 | IGN_PS2 = 9.2/10 | IGN_XBOX = 9/10 | NGen_PS2 = 4/5 | NGen_XBOX = 4/5 | NWR_GBA = 8/10 | OPM_PS2 = 4.5/5 | OXM_XBOX = 8.6/10 | PCGUS_PC = 83% | rev1 = BBC Sport | rev1_XBOX = 90% | rev2 = Maxim | rev2_PC = 10/10

The PlayStation 2 version received "universal acclaim", while the rest of the console versions received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

Kevin Krause of GameZone gave the PS2 version 9.1 out of 10, calling it "A landmark release in that it is the first PS2 game to support Dolby™ Pro Logic and DTS™ sound. These surround sound technologies allow for realistic environmental surround sound like you've never heard it before." Kevin "Biff" Giacobbi gave the PC version 9 out of 10, calling it "A great game, but true hockey fans that buy the latest and greatest that EA gives us each year will not see a whole lot of changes." Christopher Allen of AllGame gave the same PC version three-and-a-half stars out of five, however, saying, "Despite the unwise decision to hire Don Taylor, NHL 2002 will appeal more to the arcade action camp than the purist. While most of the new additions don't work as well as planned, it is encouraging to see fresh ideas implemented. NHL 2002 is fun to play, but isn't particularly true to the sport, which may disturb true hockey fans with its slip away from realism." Will Abner of Computer Games Magazine gave the same PC version a similar score of three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "while some features are better, the most important part—the AI—has received little attention. While it's still a fun game, it's not much of an improvement over last year's edition."

Air Hendrix of GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 version, "While the PS2 competition from 989 Sports and Konami won't hit the ice until November at the earliest, NHL 2002 plays so well that it's this year's front-running favorite. If you're interested in hockey in the slightest, this is the game to buy." He later said of the Xbox version, "An excellent package of slick graphics and topnotch sound complete[s] NHL 2002s impressive outing." He also said of the Game Boy Advance version, "If fast, playable hockey sounds appealing, you won't go wrong with NHL 2002."

The staff of Computer Games Magazine nominated the PC version as the best sports game of 2001, but ultimately gave the award to High Heat Major League Baseball 2002. The game was also nominated for the "Best Sports Game" (PC version) and "Best Sports, Traditional Game" (console versions) awards at *GameSpot*s Best and Worst of 2001 Awards, both of which went to FIFA 2002 and NBA 2K2, respectively. The PC version also received a nomination for the "PC Sports" award at the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, but ultimately lost to FIFA 2002. The game was also nominated at *The Electric Playground*s 2001 Blister Awards for "Best Sports Game for PC" and "Best Canadian Console Game of the Year", but lost both to High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 and NHL Hitz 2002.

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