NFL GameDay 2001
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox VG
| title = NFL GameDay 2001
| image = NFL GameDay 2001 cover.jpg
| caption = North American PS2 box art
| developer = Red Zone Interactive
989 Sports
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| designer =
| series = NFL GameDay
| engine =
| released = PlayStation
{{vgrelease|NA|August 15, 2000{{cite web |date=August 14, 2000 |url=http://www.scea.com/news/press_example.asp?ReleaseID=9575 |title=NFL GAMEDAY™ 2001 FOR THE PLAYSTATION GAME CONSOLE HITS THE LINE AT FULL SPEED ON AUGUST 15 |website=Sony Computer Entertainment America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010805075821/http://www.scea.com/news/press_example.asp?ReleaseID=9575 |archive-date=August 5, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 14, 2024}}}}PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|November 16, 2000{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |date=November 16, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/next-generation-gameday-released/1100-2655187/ |title=Next Generation GameDay Released |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010209004338/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2655187,00.html |archive-date=February 9, 2001 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2024}}}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation, PlayStation 2
}}
NFL GameDay 2001 is a 2000 American football video game developed by Red Zone Interactive and 989 Sports and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation and the PlayStation 2. On the cover is Marshall Faulk.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| PS2 = true
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| MC_PS = 73/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/nfl-gameday-2001/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |title=NFL GameDay 2001 critic reviews (PS) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603085810/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/nfl-gameday-2001 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2023}}
| CNG_PS2 = 5/10{{cite web |last=Ham |first=Tom |date=November 15, 2000 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Ps2/Reviews/Nflgameday/ |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS2) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001206033900/http://www.gamecenter.com/Ps2/Reviews/Nflgameday/ |archive-date=December 6, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 7, 2021}}
| EGM_PS = 7/10{{cite magazine |last1=Hager |first1=Dean |last2=Funk |first2=Joe |last3=Kujawa |first3=Kraig |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/2/21/EGM_US_135.pdf |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=135 |date=October 2000 |page=184 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406193325/https://retrocdn.net/images/2/21/EGM_US_135.pdf |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2024}}{{efn|Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version each a score of 6.5/10, 7/10, and 7.5/10.}}
| EGM_PS2 = 2.67/10{{cite magazine |last1=Leahy |first1=Dan |last2=Hager |first2=Dean |last3=Kujawa |first3=Kraig |url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_138_January_2001_U/page/n207/mode/2up |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS2) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=138 |date=January 2001 |page=209 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126043700/http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0,11589,2658687,00.html |archive-date=January 26, 2001 |url-status=live |access-date=April 9, 2020}}{{efn|In Electronic Gaming Monthly{{'}}s review of the PlayStation 2 version, one critic gave it a score of 2/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 3/10.}}
| EPD_PS = 8.5/10{{cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Chris |date=September 5, 2000 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=3079&full=1#mr_toppy |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PSX) |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030717063953/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=3079&full=1#mr_toppy |archive-date=July 17, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 14, 2024}}
| GI_PS = 7/10{{cite magazine |title=[NFL] GameDay 2001 (PS) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=89 |date=September 2000}}
| GameFan_PS = 85%{{cite magazine |author1=Higgins, Geoff "El Nino" |author2=Jacques Strap |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_10/page/n83/mode/2up |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS) |magazine=GameFan |publisher=BPA International |volume=8 |issue=10 |date=October 2000 |page=80 |access-date=September 16, 2020}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it a score of 84, and the other 85.}}
| GSpy_PS = 76%{{cite web |last=Ballerine |first=Bill |date=September 5, 2000 |url=http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/gameday2001/ |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PSX) |website=SportPlanet |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219142023/http://www.sportplanet.com/features/reviews/gameday2001/ |archive-date=February 19, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 8, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/sportplanetindex/jr.shtm |title=SportPlanet Reviews -- Index J - R [console name mislabeled as "PC"] |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010821201025/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/sportplanetindex/jr.shtm#n |archive-date=August 21, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 8, 2020}}
| GSpy_PS2 = 69%{{cite web |last=Hiscock |first=Josh |date=December 29, 2000 |url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/dec00/gameday2001/ |title=NFL GameDay 2001 Review |website=PlanetPS2 |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010703034956/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/dec00/gameday2001/ |archive-date=July 3, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 8, 2020}}
| IGN_PS = 7.8/10{{cite web |last=Blache III |first=Fabian |date=August 21, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/22/nfl-gameday-2001-3 |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416230824/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/22/nfl-gameday-2001-3 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2024}}
| NGen_PS = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Donohue |first=Bill |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen70Oct2000/page/n117/mode/2up |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=70 |date=October 2000 |page=117 |access-date=April 8, 2020}}
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Zuniga |first=Todd |url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-37-october-2000/page/132/mode/2up |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS) |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=37 |date=October 2000 |page=133 |access-date=March 14, 2024}}
| rev1 = The Cincinnati Enquirer
| rev1_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite news |last=Saltzman |first=Marc |date=January 31, 2001 |url=http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/013101_nfl.html |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS2) |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |publisher=Gannett Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003002638/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/013101_nfl.html |archive-date=October 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 8, 2020}}
| rev2 = Maxim
| rev2_PS = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Alt |first=Eric |date=August 15, 2000 |url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=598 |title=NFL GameDay 2001 (PS) |magazine=Maxim |publisher=MaximNet, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010626151036/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=598 |archive-date=June 26, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 8, 2020}}
}}
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic, though the PlayStation version was better received than the PlayStation 2 version. Bill Donohue of NextGen said of the former, "This game deserves a spot in your sports line-up, but everyone we know wants the PS2 version. Is this the end of the line for the PlayStation GameDay series?" Rob Smolka of the same magazine later changed his tune and said of the latter, "Even if all of the abundant flaws were to magically disappear, GameDay 2001 still wouldn't hold up against Madden 2001, which is much better-looking, has better control, features a lot more options, and, most importantly, is actually a finished product."
Dr. Zombie of GamePro{{'}}s September 2000 issue said that the PlayStation version "flexes the PlayStation's muscles to the max."{{cite magazine |author=Dr. Zombie |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e4/GamePro_US_144.pdf |title=NFL GameDay 2001 Tears Up the Turf (PS) |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=144 |date=September 2000 |page=113 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711185909/https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e4/GamePro_US_144.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2024}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and control, and two 5/5 scores for sound and fun factor.}} Four issues later, however, Human Tornado said that the PlayStation 2 version "scores some points for its solid game options and a larger-than-life style that injects plenty of action into the gridiron game."{{cite magazine |author=Human Tornado |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e6/GamePro_US_148.pdf |title=NFL GameDay 2001: Second-String PS2 Football |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=148 |date=January 2001 |page=110 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206234702/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7393.shtml |archive-date=February 6, 2005 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2024}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version three 3.5/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for control.}}
The PS2 version was a runner-up for the "Most Disappointing Game" award at GameSpot{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, which went to Shenmue. The staff called the former "lackluster" and noted that Sony was "well known for producing superior sports games".{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |date=January 5, 2001 |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p5_02.html |title=The Best and Worst of 2000 (Most Disappointing Runners-Up) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010618180423/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p5_02.html |archive-date=June 18, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 7, 2021}}
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Category:NFL GameDay video games
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Category:Red Zone Interactive games