2002 video game
2002 video game
Football Mania (known asSoccer Mania outside Europe) is aLego -themedsports game released in 2002 for thePlayStation 2 ,Microsoft Windows andGame Boy Advance .[ 1] It was developed bySilicon Dreams and published byElectronic Arts andLego 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 ofassociation 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 existingLego 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]
The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic .[ 8]
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