MLB 2002

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MLB 2002
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Center fielder Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves featured on the cover.
Developer(s) 989 Sports
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment America
Series MLB
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
Genre(s) Sports (Baseball)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

MLB 2002 is a 2001 baseball video game developed by 989 Sports and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America for the PlayStation. The cover athlete is Center fielder Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves. Vin Scully is the play-by-play announcer with Dave Campbell on color commentary.

Contents

The game was preceded by MLB 2001 and succeeded by MLB 2003 .

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] GamePro said of the game, "Surprisingly, 989 has strengthened MLB's baseball simulation, so gamers need to take that into consideration when deciding who to back in the PlayStation world series." [10] [b]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the game, one critic gave it 5.5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 6.5/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the game two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, and two 4/5 scores for sound and control.

References

  1. ↑ "IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL AS 989 SPORTS' MLB 2002 TAKES THE FIELD FOR ANOTHER PLAYSTATION SEASON". Sony Computer Entertainment America . May 8, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2001. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "MLB 2002". Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig (July 2001). "MLB 2002" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 144. Ziff Davis. p. 109. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Zimmerman, Chris (June 4, 2001). "MLB 2002". The Electric Playground . Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on November 14, 2003. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Kato, Matthew (July 2001). "MLB 2002". Game Informer . No. 99. FuncoLand. p. 83. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Provo, Frank (May 10, 2001). "MLB 2002 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on May 15, 2001. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (July 2001). "MLB 2002". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . No. 46. Ziff Davis. p. 104. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Tokoya (July 2001). "MLB 2002". PSM . No. 47. Imagine Media. p. 32. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (June 18, 2001). "Original PlayStation titles keep arriving". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. ↑ Tokyo Drifter (July 2001). "MLB 2002: Update Only" (PDF). GamePro . No. 154. IDG. p. 101. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
Preceded by Major League Baseball Officially Licensed Videogame
2002		Succeeded by
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