NFL Fever 2002

"A good Franchise"

Pros
Graphics, Addictive, Gameplay, Learning Curve

Cons
Arcade Like, Madden Fans would frown on this

The Bottom Line
great game, madden fans frown on it, otherwise great.


Full Review
Alright, so here goes...

NFL Fever 2002, is simply a nice game. I am not going to build up to it with a short story of how I found it, I find those whilst fun to read, not needed. So I am going to jump right down to it...

Graphicwise...The game is visually stunning, I kid you not get an eighty year old women and sit her in front of this game, the odds are with you that she will think it is Television....Ok so I exhaggerated, while that is untrue this game is very stunning.

It has graphics that (are) out of this world! The player models look crisp and clean, small details are seen everywhere. The small holes in the jersey are seen here vividly, the crowd while mostly 2D, is very well made. Simply put-Amazing. So ok, the faces may not look spot on, but for me, they are close enough.

Sound...The game does not excel in this category, in my opinion it meets standards. The sound of the crowd does fine, the onfield chatter is clear and funny. The announcers, are, well there. At first they sound pretty good, but in due time they get repetitive.

So that is the basics in the sound category. Nothing special, other than a few catch phrases. My personal favorite (on Special Teams) ''Its just a kicker! No ones afraid of a kicker!''. Or on defense a linebacker will say..''McNabb....Mcnabb....better watch out. Hope you have your insurance paid'' and so on so forth.

Game Modes...There are a few Game Modes in NFL Fever,

Practice: Here you can take your team and work out your skills on the GRidiron, there is Training Camp and Open Practice. Open Practice is 11 on 11 scrimmage. Training Camp is for the Novice Players whom need to learn a bit about the game before heading out to the field.

Dynasty: One of the better parts of the game. You take a team (or draft one) and work throughout 25 (I believe) seasons. After each game or two your players attributes will go up or down. For example I drafted Michael Vick onto my team (rating 85) and after six or seven games he was (92). This is called Dynamic Player Perfomances.

Season: And than of course there is the season mode, this is for fans who don't want to play that long and only play for the Season to the Super Bowl.

Exhibition: There is the basic game, you set the time and so on and than play. You can choose from any team a few special teams. Such as the Pansies, Commandos, and a bunch others.

Along with these you can also create your own character or edit your team to whatever you want them to look like.

I really like this game (and) to this day I still play it as much as I can (I don't own it, I rent it alot). SO I let you waste your time reading this review so I decided to give ya a treat...

Create a Profile on this game and put the name as BROADWAY. (No period). And this will automatically unlock all hidden teams ^.^. Have a nice day.

Recommended
Yes

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 01/03/04