A week ago or so I subscribed to your boards to find out some info on FIFA World Cup 2002; whether it was a good buy for Playstation 2, or whether I should stick with FIFA Soccer 2002. No help. Nobody gave a rats ***. I've been to dozens of boards and I moderate a board myself (car club) actually, it's always sad to see threads go unanswered, this time it was mine.
So I tried it. I went out and blew $50 USD on the game and beat it within the hour. No editing, no additional leagues, no teams, no players, except for the 24 National teams. It must be different on PC, because there's got to be some reason you guys like the game...
I just don't see how EA can justify charging full price for this half-*** game. FIFA Soccer gave seemingly unlimited editing capabilities for PS2; as all of the FIFA's have since N64... The only missing link was the World Cup itself - I have no idea why it wasn't just thrown into FIFA Soccer 2002. So what else should one expect when buying another EA title of the same genre? The same capabilities - not some 'single-tourney mode' arcade-ish kid's game with absolutely nothing to offer other than the ridiculously simple 7-game march to the World Cup. This game should have been sent to the purchasers of FIFA Soccer 2002 as a fu**ing patch - not sold for the same amount!!
EA has always been a great title - despite what others may swear by, in the US, it's seemingly the ONLY damn sports title that's worth a flip. Thankfully I was able to take this pathetic excuse for a 'game' back to the retailer and receive a full refund. I'll wait until Aug 15th when Madden 2003 is released and purchase it instead... I only hope EA hasn't taken the Super Bowl out to sell it under a different title. However it wouldn't surprise anyone at this point.
Thanks for reading my rant if you made it this far - I know it's not PC-related and it probably should be locked, but, I just wanted to leave one last post to say a sarcastic "thanks" - you guys sure are helpful. I asked if the game blew, I got nothin'. Ironically a week later someone posted "the game blows, there's only one mode..." which was great, damn helpful a week later. Hope you guys enjoy the PC version, I'm sure it's badass - I played NHL 2002 religiously for a while on PC, nothin' like having the capability to patch, edit, and fix whatever you deem necessary... Just hope you help people like me a little more promptly in the future.
Adios muchacos...
So I tried it. I went out and blew $50 USD on the game and beat it within the hour. No editing, no additional leagues, no teams, no players, except for the 24 National teams. It must be different on PC, because there's got to be some reason you guys like the game...
I just don't see how EA can justify charging full price for this half-*** game. FIFA Soccer gave seemingly unlimited editing capabilities for PS2; as all of the FIFA's have since N64... The only missing link was the World Cup itself - I have no idea why it wasn't just thrown into FIFA Soccer 2002. So what else should one expect when buying another EA title of the same genre? The same capabilities - not some 'single-tourney mode' arcade-ish kid's game with absolutely nothing to offer other than the ridiculously simple 7-game march to the World Cup. This game should have been sent to the purchasers of FIFA Soccer 2002 as a fu**ing patch - not sold for the same amount!!
EA has always been a great title - despite what others may swear by, in the US, it's seemingly the ONLY damn sports title that's worth a flip. Thankfully I was able to take this pathetic excuse for a 'game' back to the retailer and receive a full refund. I'll wait until Aug 15th when Madden 2003 is released and purchase it instead... I only hope EA hasn't taken the Super Bowl out to sell it under a different title. However it wouldn't surprise anyone at this point.
Thanks for reading my rant if you made it this far - I know it's not PC-related and it probably should be locked, but, I just wanted to leave one last post to say a sarcastic "thanks" - you guys sure are helpful. I asked if the game blew, I got nothin'. Ironically a week later someone posted "the game blows, there's only one mode..." which was great, damn helpful a week later. Hope you guys enjoy the PC version, I'm sure it's badass - I played NHL 2002 religiously for a while on PC, nothin' like having the capability to patch, edit, and fix whatever you deem necessary... Just hope you help people like me a little more promptly in the future.
Adios muchacos...