ESPN International Winter Sports 2002

"Fun, BUT"

This is a great game! It has ten events, each very fun. However, a create a player mode would be nice. A more realistic olympic compitition would be great. Also, IT NEEDS REAL ATHLETES!

Speed Skating 6/10
It's fun, but pressing O and X at various speeds isn't THAT fun.

Figure Skating 6/10
You have to press buttons at certain time to get the skater to do tricks. Not really that good.

Moguls 9/10
This is really fun. You can perform a ton of tricks of the two ramps. The turns with the L and R button are also nice.

Slalom 2/10
I HATE this event. It is impossible not to miss a gate. Ughhhh!

Downhill 4/10
It is is a little easier to not miss a gate, but it is still really hard.

Bobsleigh 8/10
This is another great event. At the start you press O and X rapidly and then L to get the each athlete in the bobsleigh. Then, you steer the Bobsleigh to the end.

Half-Pipe Snowboarding 6/10
It's okay... but it's not really that fun. You just have to press the right button at the right moment.

Ski Jumping K90 10/10
NO JOKE! This is one AMAZING event. First, you press the left and right control stick down to set the wind. Then, you hold them to to gain speed and push them both of when you get to the jump.Push them bothe slowly down as you fall to keep up with the yellow line. Press L or R to land.

Ski Jumping K120 4/10
This is what happens when you take K90, replace everything with button mashing, and excpect it to be fun. Ughhhh!

Curling 5/10
I know how to play but... It's not really all that fun in Winter Sports 2002. The computers are also unrealistically good.

My usual rating system is still in effect for this game.

Graphics 10%
Sound 05%
Control 25%
Gamplay 30%
Fun Factor 30%

ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 got the following scores:

Graphics: 8(.8)
They are pretty good. I would like to see something better
in certain places
Sound: 9(.45)
The announcers are good and so is the croud. It could be a
bit better, but not a lot better
Control: 5(1.25)
The controls in certain events are button mashing, but
when it is not the controls are okay. (K90 rules!)
Gameplay: 6(1.8)
Just an average of the 10 events.
Fun Factor 6(1.8)
It's fun in a lot of places, but it does not have enough
replay value, nor does it have enough GOOD events.

Final Score is a 6.1 rounds to a 6

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 05/27/02, Updated 10/18/02