2002 FIFA World Cup

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Description

2002 FIFA World Cup is the official game of the 17th FIFA World Cup, held in Korea and Japan between May 31 and June 30. It is based on the engine of FIFA Soccer 2002, so experienced Fifa players can get used for it quite fast.

It is based on the 2002 World Cup - Korea and Japan, and includes all of the countries who promoted to the World Cup, and a lot more. Small statistics are shown for every country - their last biggest win, appearances at the World Cup, etc.

The stadium and all players are really detailed. The player's texture's resolution is so high, you can easily recognize most of them. The stadium is big and impressive, and full of colored crowd.

As in FIFA Soccer 2002, animation were taken from real players, with motion sensors. Thus, some new animation were added - new sliding, falling, and more.

And the newest feature of 2002 FIFA World Cup, is the air ball control model. You can take balls from the air, and have much more control with them - creating great goals from the air.

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Alternate Titles

• "Mundial FIFA 2002" -- Spanish title
• "FIFA WM 2002" -- Common German abbreviation
• "FIFA Fussball Weltmeisterschaft 2002" -- German title
• "FIFA Fotbolls-VM 2002" -- Swedish title
• "Coupe du Monde FIFA 2002" -- French title
• "Copa do Mundo FIFA 2002" -- Brazilian title
• "2002 FIFA 世界杯" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
• "2002 FIFA ワールドカップ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• EA FIFA series
• EA Sports games
• FIFA World Cup licensees

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Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Xbox	Apr 24, 2002	4.5 out of 5	90
GameZone	PlayStation 2	May 09, 2002	8.5 out of 10	85
64 Power / big.N / N Games	GameCube	May, 2002	83 out of 100	83
4Players.de	GameCube	May 31, 2002	83 out of 100	83
Pelit	Windows	Jun, 2002	78 out of 100	78
GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Apr 24, 2002	7.4 out of 10	74
PC Zone	Windows	May 15, 2002	7.2 out of 10	72
Netjak	GameCube	Sep 28, 2002	7.1 out of 10	71
Game Revolution	GameCube	May, 2002	B-	67
NintendoWorldReport	GameCube	May 07, 2002	6.5 out of 10	65

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Trivia

Dinko Šakić rumour

According to Actiontrip's review of the game one can hear the fans sing the name "Dinko Šakić". Šakić was a Crotian concentration camp commander in WW2. From 1998 until his death in 2008 he was in a Croatian prison after having been tracked down by the Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff.

Oliver Kahn controversy

Goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, from club Bayern München, and the German national team sued Electronic Arts over the use of his name and portrait without permission in this game. In April 2003, a judge ruled that his claim was warranted and in January 2004 it was confirmed in another trial in Hamburg.

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: 2002 FIFA World Cup (Information about 2002 FIFA World Cup at Wikipedia)