ESPN NBA 2Night 2002

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ESPN NBA 2Night 2002
ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 cover.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: February 26, 2002 (PS2) [1]
  • JP: March 28, 2002
  • NA: April 16, 2002 (Xbox)
  • EU: May 3, 2002 (PS2)
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 is a video game in the ESPN NBA 2Night Basketball franchise, developed by Konami and released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is a sequel to ESPN NBA 2Night , which had been released for Dreamcast in 2000 and PlayStation 2 in 2001.

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Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] [3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 on both platforms. [5] [6]

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