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Game Informer
Review [9.75/10]. "Puts last year's Madden in the dust, and should do the same to everyone else." [PlayStation 2]
http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200110/R03.0805.1116.27099.htm

Gaming Age
Reviewed by Fabian Blache, grade: B. "If you have the PS2 version of the game, it may not be money well spent trying to gain some visual improvements at the cost of some game speed and a more convoluted control scheme." [GameCube]
http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=gamecube&game=madden2002

Gaming Age
Reviewed by Fabian Blache, grade: B+. [PlayStation 2]
http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=ps2&game=madden2002

Armchair Empire
Reviewed by Tolen Dante, score: 9.1 out of 10. "Graphically, it is a step above the PS2 as there is less flicker in the background and less aliasing in general. It is missing the graphical improvements given the Xbox version, however." [GameCube] (February 23, 2002)
http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/GameCube/madden_2002.htm

The Sports Gaming Network
Reviewed by: James Smith, score 95%. "The great AI, realistic QB decisions, incredible off season, and improved graphics makes this the football game of choice." [Xbox] (December 12, 2001)
http://www.sports-gaming.com/football/madden_2002/review_xbox.shtml

GameZone
Reviewed by Louis Bedigian, score: 8.9 out of 10. "Harder to control than it should be. I love both the Xbox and GC controllers (a rarity, since most gamers like one, but hate the other), but Madden was not developed for either of them." [GameCube] (December 3, 2001)
http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18458.htm

GameZone.com
Reviewed by: Louis Bedigian, score 9/10. "Control and sound issues aside, this is the best version of Madden 2002 available." [Xbox] (November 26, 2001)
http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18458.htm

IGN
Review of GameCube version by Matt Casamassina. Features screen shots, gameplay movies, and game guides. Score: 8.7 out of 10. (November 16, 2001)
http://cube.ign.com/articles/166/166413p1.html

GamePro.com
Reviewed by: Brother Buzz, score 4.5/5. "If anything, character visuals look slightly sharper with brighter colors than the PS2 game's, and the post-play highlights are still cool." [Xbox] (November 15, 2001)
http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/18282.shtml

GameSpy.com
Review of Xbox version by Tony Wyss. Includes screen shots. Score: 90 out of 100. (November 15, 2001)
http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/madden-nfl-2002/559941p1.html

GameSpot
Review of GameCube version by Ryan Mac Donald. Includes screen shots, movies, cheat codes, and new. Score: 8.6 out of 10. (November 14, 2001)
http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/sports/maddennfl2002/review.html

GameSpot
Reviewed by: Ryan Mac Donald, score 8.6/10. "Madden 2002 is the best game of simulation-style football on any platform." [Xbox] (November 13, 2001)
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/maddennfl2002/review.html

IGN
Reviewed by: Aaron Boulding, score 8.6/10. "In the end, Madden 2002 is a solid football game." [Xbox] (November 8, 2001)
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/166/166236p1.html

GameSpot
Reviewed by: Ryan Mac Donald, score 9.1/10. "A wonderful re-creation of the sport of football that controls well." [Nintendo 64] (October 23, 2001)
http://www.gamespot.com/n64/sports/maddennfl2002/review.html

Sports Gaming Network
Reviewed by: Tim Martin, score 87%. "Madden is hands down the best series on the PlayStation." [PlayStation] (September 24, 2001)
http://www.sports-gaming.com/football/madden_2002/review_psx.shtml

Sports Gaming Network
Reviewed by James Smith [95/100]. "While there are some minor nagging issues with the gameplay, overall the game is vastly superior to previous editions of the game." Includes screen shots. [PlayStation 2] (September 10, 2001)
http://www.sports-gaming.com/football/madden_2002/review_ps2.shtml

GameZone
Reviewed by Kevin Krause, score: 8.9 out of 10. [PlayStation 2] (September 5, 2001)
http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18458.htm

GameZone
Reviewed by Kevin Giacobbi, with screen shots. Score: 9.5 out of 10. (September 4, 2001)
http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18458.htm

Game Revolution
Reviewed by: Joe, score B. "In truth, there isn't a whole lot more you can do with this series on the PSX." [PlayStation] (September, 2001)
http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/sony/sports/madden_2002.htm

Game Revolution
Reviewed by Ben Silverman [Grade: A-]. "Madden 2002 encompasses just about everything a pigskin fan could want in a football game." Includes screen shots. [PlayStation 2] (September, 2001)
http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/ps2/sports/madden_2002.htm

GameSpy.com
Review of PlayStation 2 version by Will Abner. Includes screen shots. Score: 91 out of 100. (August 29, 2001)
http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/august01/madden2002/

Sports Gaming Network
Reviewed by James Chheng, score: 79 out of 100. "Great graphics, boring commentary, good sound effects, good gameplay with a few major problems in the game play and ability to run online leagues. I would only suggest this game if you plan to play the game online if you can overlook some of the stuff I mentioned." [Windows] (August 28, 2001)
http://www.sports-gaming.com/football/madden_2002/review.shtml

IGN
Reviewed by Dave Zdyrko, score: 7 out of 10. "It's an okay, but unfulfilling experience that really could've and should've been much better." [Windows] (August 27, 2001)
http://pc.ign.com/articles/166/166806p1.html

GameSpot
Review of Windows version, by Brett Todd. Includes cheats, FAQs, and screen shots. Score: 6.7 out of 10. (August 24, 2001)
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/maddennfl2002/review.html

GameSpot
Reviewed by: Ryan Mac Donald, score 9.3/10. "The game is just superfun to play." [PlayStation] (August 24, 2001)
http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/maddennfl2002/review.html

GamePro
Review [5/5]. Includes screen shots. [PlayStation 2] (August 21, 2001)
http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/16245.shtml