Description

2002 FIFA World Cup is the official World Cup video game published by EA Sports. An amalgamation between the game engines of FIFA 2002 and FIFA 2003, the game still incorporates the power bar for shots and crosses but with a steeper learning curve and customization of the chances of being penalized by the match referee.

Some kits are licensed, along with player likenesses and the stadia of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Unlike the previous games in the FIFA series, the game had an original soundtrack performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

The game features each of the 32 teams that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and 9 teams that did not qualify.

Qualified teams: Argentina Belgium Brazil Cameroon China PR Costa Rica Croatia Denmark Ecuador England France Germany Italy Japan South Korea Mexico Nigeria Paraguay Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Tunisia Turkey United States Uruguay

Teams that did not qualify: Australia Austria Czech Republic Finland Greece Israel Norway Scotland Switzerland.

Information

- Platform: GameCube

- Compatibility: PAL

- Genre: Sports, Football

- PEGI Rating: 3+

- Manufacturer: Electronic Arts

- Release Date: 2002

- Mode: Multiplayer Video Game

PAL Version

This game is PAL Version. PAL is an abbreviation for Phase Alternate Line. This is the video format standard used in many European countries.

PAL systems are much more common around the world and can be found in Australia, most of Western Europe, China, some parts of Africa, India, and elsewhere.

A PAL picture is made up of 625 interlaced lines and is displayed at a rate of 25 frames per second.