AbstractIf you're looking for a video game that uses the official insignia, mascots, and stadiums of the 2002 World Cup soccer event, this is the only place you'll find what you want. With action taking place in the 20 real stadiums of the 2002 tournament in Korea and Japan, the game also has all of the teams complete with actual strategies. Featuring a score by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, FIFA WORLD CUP 2002 is presented in a television-style manner, complete with awesome camera angles and replays.
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Full descriptionHot on the heels of FIFA Soccer 2002, Electronic Arts has readied a World Cup-themed alternate version of the game. As the name suggests, the game focuses squarely on the World Cup tournament which takes place in Japan and Korea (May 31 to June 30 2002). Though FIFA 2002 featured a Road to the World Cup mode, players who wanted to take their favorite national team to victory were out of luck: qualification was as far as you could go. 2002 FIFA World Cup picks up where the old game left off and brings the excitement of the tournament home like no other game.
The FIFA World Cup is the world?s largest, most-watched sports event. The passion, drama, and character of the tournament, coupled with the exclusive 2002 Fifa World Cup license, are the basis of this unique collector?s product. EA Sports 2002 FIFA World Cup captures every moment of glory, every emotion, every sound, and every aspect of a truly global event. An all-new ?airplay? model delivers intuitive, one-button headers, volleys, scissor kicks, juggling, and more. Gamers will find a whole new world of showboating and high-tempo, high-impact action, obvious from the first touch of the ball.
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AmazonFeaturing 16 of the best leagues and more than 75 national teams,
2002 FIFA World Cup brings the game of the world to your fingertips. You will execute curling corner kicks, awesome slide tackles, shots from the top of the box, crunching challenges, and palm-wringing penalty kicks.
Among the major enhancements to this version is the passing system--the core of any real soccer (football) game. It now emulates the same decisions made in a real match. Gamers can place the ball anywhere on the field of play, resulting in an immensely increased repertoire of developing plays. Teammates now make long up-field runs, diagonal runs through the midfield, and streaks across the back of an opponent's defense. They'll call for the ball as they break, letting you know to pass to the space ahead of them.
EA Sports also totally rewrote the AI. The AI now searches for space and key weaknesses in your team's positioning, and will make off-the-ball runs or build up intelligent passing plays before striking a precise through ball behind your last line. Depending on the difficulty level, the AI will create a much more interesting and challenging opponent than in previous versions.
The game features: real players, 20 real stadiums, awesome maneuvers, a great soundtrack, and multiplayer action.
