NFL Fever 2002
{{Short description|2001 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = NFL Fever 2002
|image = Nfl fever 2002 cover.jpg
|caption = Cover art featuring Peyton Manning
|developer = Microsoft Game Studios
|publisher = Microsoft Game Studios
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 15, 2001{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/03/nfl-fever-2002-2 |title=NFL Fever 2002 (Preview) |author=IGN staff |date=November 2, 2001 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117192756/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/03/nfl-fever-2002-2 |archivedate=November 17, 2019 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}}}
|platforms = Xbox
|series = NFL Fever
|genre = Sports
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
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.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| MC = 79/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-fever-2002/ |title=NFL Fever 2002 |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20250218000940/https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-fever-2002/ |archivedate=February 18, 2025 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
| EGM = 6/10{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/3/31/EGM_US_150.pdf |title=NFL Fever 2002 |author1=Kujawa, Kraig |author2=Leahy, Dan |author3=Hager, Dean |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=150 |date=January 2002 |page=229 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331223540/https://retrocdn.net/images/3/31/EGM_US_150.pdf |archivedate=March 31, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}{{efn|Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 5.5/10, 6.5/10, and 6/10.}}
| EPD = 8.5/10{{cite web |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=7387&full=1 |title=NFL Fever 2002 |author=Mowatt, Todd |date=November 16, 2001 |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020817163842/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=7387&full=1 |archivedate=August 17, 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
| GI = 8.25/10{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-104-december-2001/page/104/mode/2up |title=NFL Fever 2002 |author=Kato, Matthew |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=104 |date=December 2001 |page=104 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041117123502/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200112/R03.0804.1805.12440.htm |archivedate=November 17, 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
| GameRev = B+{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34421-nfl-fever-2002-review |title=NFL Fever 2002 Review |author=Silverman, Ben |date=December 2001 |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221013449/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nfl-fever-2002 |archivedate=December 21, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}
| GSpot = 7.9/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nfl-fever-2002-review/1900-2823831/ |title=NFL Fever 2002 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |author=MacDonald, Ryan |date=November 9, 2001 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011111181456/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2823831,00.html |archivedate=November 11, 2001 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
| GSpy = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nfl-fever-2002/558020p1.html |title=GameSpy: NFL Fever 2002 |author=Wyss, Tony |date=November 15, 2001 |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316133410/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/nfl-fever-2002/558020p1.html |archivedate=March 16, 2006 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}
| NGen = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n37/mode/2up |title=NFL Fever 2002 |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=85 |date=January 2002 |page=36 |accessdate=April 17, 2020}}
| OXM = 9.1/10{{cite magazine |title=NFL Fever 2002 |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Imagine Media |date=December 2001}}
| XPlay = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0%2C24330%2C3358368%2C00.html |title='NFL Fever 2002' (Xbox) Review |author=Rubenstein, Glenn |date=November 9, 2001 |website=Extended Play |publisher=TechTV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020204022924/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3358368,00.html |archivedate=February 4, 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
}}
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. NextGen said that the game "might be the 'out of nowhere' system seller that NFL 2K1 was for Dreamcast."
The game was nominated at The Electric Playground{{'}}s 2001 Blister Awards for "Best Console Sports Game" and "Xbox Game of the Year", but lost to Madden NFL 2002 and Halo: Combat Evolved, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://www.elecplay.com/feature.html?id=8152&page=5 |title=Blister Awards 2001 (Console Games 2) |author=EP staff |year=2002 |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030713062025/http://www.elecplay.com/feature.html?id=8152&page=5 |archivedate=July 13, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 18, 2025}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elecplay.com/feature.html?id=8152&page=6 |title=Blister Awards 2001 (Console Games 3) |author=EP staff |year=2002 |website=The Electric Playground|publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030713062313/http://www.elecplay.com/feature.html?id=8152&page=6 |archivedate=July 13, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}
By July 2006, the game had sold 600,000 units 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 October 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.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century |author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe |date=July 29, 2006 |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Future US |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |archivedate=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead}}
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External links
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Category:Video games developed in the United States
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