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2002 video game
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.
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]
See also
References
^
a
b GameSpot staff (18 June 2002).
"Lego soccer game ships" .
GameSpot .
CBS Interactive .
Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014 .
^
a
b Schneider, Peer (1 July 2002).
"LEGO Soccer Mania (PS2)" .
IGN .
Ziff Davis .
Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^
a
b Shoemaker, Brad (16 July 2002).
"Lego Soccer Mania Review (PS2)" . GameSpot . CBS Interactive.
Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014 .
^
"Bits N' Bricks Season 4, Episode 42: How a Soccer Net Almost Killed Football Mania" (PDF) .
Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021 .
^
"Soccer Mania for Game Boy Advance Reviews" .
GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from
the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^
"Soccer Mania for PC" . GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from
the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^
"Soccer Mania for PlayStation 2" . GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from
the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^
a
b
"Lego Soccer Mania for PlayStation 2 Reviews" .
Metacritic . CBS Interactive.
Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ Beam, Jennifer.
"Soccer Mania (PC) - Review" .
AllGame .
All Media Network . Archived from
the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ Kato, Matthew (September 2002).
"Lego Soccer [Mania] (PS2)" .
Game Informer . No. 113.
FuncoLand . p. 81. Archived from
the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ "Review: Football Mania (GBA)".
GamesMaster .
Future Publishing . 2002.
^ "Review: Football Mania (PS2)". GamesMaster . Future Publishing. 2002.
^ Walker, Trey (10 July 2002).
"Soccer Mania Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]" . GameSpot . CBS Interactive.
Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ Steinberg, Scott (28 July 2002).
"GameSpy: Lego Soccer Mania (PS2)" .
GameSpy . IGN Entertainment.
Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ Hollinghead, Anise (15 August 2002).
"Soccer Mania Review - Game Boy Advance" . GameZone . Archived from
the original on 2 March 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ Lafferty, Michael (8 August 2002).
"Soccer Mania Review - PC" . GameZone . Archived from
the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ Romano, Natalie (5 August 2002).
"Soccer Mania Review - PlayStation 2" . GameZone . Archived from
the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ "Lego Soccer Mania".
Nintendo Power . Vol. 159.
Nintendo of America . August 2002.
^ Wyatt, Mark (November 2002).
"Lego Football Mania" .
Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine . No. 25. Future Publishing. p. 112. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ "Soccer Mania".
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . No. 59. Ziff Davis. August 2002. p. 110.
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