Football Mania

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Football Mania
Lego Soccer Mania Coverart.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: 18 June 2002 [1]
  • EU: 21 June 2002 (GBA)
  • EU: 5 July 2002 (PC)
  • EU: 2 August 2002 (PS2)
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Football Mania (known as Soccer Mania outside Europe) is a Lego-themed sports game released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. [1] It was developed by Silicon Dreams and published by Electronic Arts and Lego Interactive, and was the first Lego game to be co-published by Electronic Arts, as well as the first to lack the "Lego" branding in the name.

Contents

The game features a simplified version of association football, with six players per side and no offsides, throw-ins, or fouls. There are many different maps for the game all with music and sounds. Teams and stadia within the game are based upon existing Lego themes. [2] Power-ups, such as speed boosts and shields, spawn randomly on the pitch during play. The game features a number of modes, such as quick match, exhibition, a knock-out tournament, and training, which doubles as a series of minigames. In Lego Cup mode, the World Cup is played and there are 32 national teams to choose from. [3] [4]

Reception

The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [8]

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