ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 explained

ESPN International Winter Sports 2002
Developer:	Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka
Publisher:	Konami
Genre:	Sports
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms:	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Xbox

ESPN International Winter Sports 2002, known in Japan as, is the name of two sports video games released in 2002 by Konami, one for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube, and the other for the Game Boy Advance. In Japan the game is part of the Hyper Sports series, known internationally as the Track & Field series.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions, and 26 out of 40 for the Game Boy Advance and Xbox versions.

Star Dingo of GamePro called the PlayStation 2 version one of the "healthier" clones of Decathlon.^[1] Major Mike called the Xbox version "universally fun" and recommended it for fans of the winter sports genre.^[2]

See also

• Nagano Winter Olympics '98
• ESPN International Track & Field

Notes and References

1. Star Dingo . ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (PS2) . . . 162 . March 2002 . 116 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050206181509/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/19829.shtml . February 6, 2005 . live . October 2, 2023.
2. Major Mike . ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (Xbox) . GamePro . IDG . 162 . March 2002 . 116 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050204052822/http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/21342.shtml . February 4, 2005 . dead . January 16, 2015.