NFL QB Club 2002

NFL QB Club 2002
Cover featuring Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers and Rich Gannon of the Oakland Raiders.
Developer(s)	Acclaim Studios Austin
Publisher(s)	Acclaim Entertainment [a]
Series	NFL Quarterback Club
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release	PlayStation 2 NA: September 7, 2001 [1] EU: October 12, 2001 GameCube NA: December 20, 2001 [2]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

NFL Quarterback Club 2002, also known as NFL QB Club 2002, is a football video game developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment under their Acclaim Sports banner. It is the final game in Acclaim's NFL Quarterback Club series. A sequel was planned for Xbox, but cancelled. ^[3]

Some of the game's key features are:

• NFL Quarterback Challenge mode, featuring four head-to-head events: Speed and Mobility, Accuracy, Long Distance Throw and Read & Recognition.
• Unlock retired players like John Elway, Dan Marino, Steve Young, Jim Kelly and Phil Simms
• 31 NFL clubs and over 1500 NFL players.
• Play-by-play from Kevin Harlan and color commentary from Bill Maas.
• Player models feature blinking eyes, jaw motions, facial expressions and removable helmets.
• Player injuries, penalties and weather conditions affect season play and individual player performance.
• 5 modes of play: Season, Exhibition, Challenge Mode, Playoffs, and Pro Bowl.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GameCube	PS2
Metacritic	53/100 [4]	67/100 [5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GameCube	PS2
Electronic Gaming Monthly	4.5/10 [6]	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	7.5/10 [7]
GameSpot	5.5/10 [8]	7.2/10 [9]
GameSpy	39% [10]	N/A
GameZone	5.5/10 [11]	9/10 [12]
IGN	5.4/10 [13]	5.8/10 [14]
Nintendo Power	2.9/5 [15]	N/A
Nintendo World Report	3.5/10 [16]	N/A
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	8/10 [17]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[18]

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "QBC 2002 Ships". Acclaim Entertainment . August 29, 2001. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
2. "QBC 2002 GameCube Ships". Acclaim Entertainment. December 20, 2001. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
3. "NFL Quarterback Club 2003 video game". xbox.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
4. "NFL Quarterback Club 2002 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
5. "NFL Quarterback Club 2002 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
6. EGM staff (March 2002). "NFL QB Club 2002 (GC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 152. Ziff Davis. p. 141.
7. Kato, Matthew (November 2001). "NFL Quarterback Club 2002 (PS2)". Game Informer . No. 103. FuncoLand. p. 112. Archived from the original on November 18, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
8. MacDonald, Ryan (February 1, 2002). "[NFL] Quarterback Club 2002 Review (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 23, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
9. MacDonald, Ryan (September 6, 2001). "NFL Quarterback Club 2002 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 8, 2001. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
10. Brooks, Mark (February 1, 2002). "NFL Quarterback Club 2002 (GCN)". GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 3, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
11. Bedigian, Louis (January 28, 2002). "NFL Quarterback Club 2002 (GC)". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
12. Parrotta, Dylan (October 10, 2001). "NFL Quarterback Club 2002 (PS2)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
13. Mirabella III, Fran (January 10, 2002). "NFL QB Club 2002 (GCN)". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
14. Zdyrko, David (September 7, 2001). "NFL QB Club 2002 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
15. "NFL QB Club 2002". Nintendo Power . Vol. 153. Nintendo of America. February 2002. p. 151.
16. Berghammer, Billy (February 3, 2002). "NFL Quarterback Club 2002". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
17. Butt, Ryan (November 2001). "NFL Quarterback Club 2002". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine . No. 13. Future plc. p. 119. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
18. "NFL QB Club 2002". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . No. 50. Ziff Davis. November 2001. p. 160.

1. Released under the Acclaim Sports label

External links

• NFL QB Club 2002 at MobyGames