<s>
FIFA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
FIFA	O
2002	O
and	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
FIFA	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2002	I-Application
:	O
Major	O
League	O
Soccer	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
FIFA	O
edition	O
(	O
not	O
counting	O
the	O
World	O
Cup	O
versions	O
)	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
Japanese	O
national	O
team	O
,	O
since	O
Japan	O
Football	O
Association	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
concede	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2002	I-Application
the	O
last	O
FIFA	O
for	O
10	O
years	O
to	O
only	O
have	O
one	O
person	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
star	O
,	O
before	O
Lionel	O
Messi	O
appeared	O
alone	O
on	O
FIFA	B-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Whitta	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
improved	O
tactics	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
FIFA	O
2002	O
once	O
again	O
cements	O
itself	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
soccer	O
universe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
82%	O
and	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
81%	O
and	O
81	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
;	O
79%	O
and	O
81	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
;	O
and	O
79%	O
and	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
FIFA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2002	I-Application
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
its	O
annual	O
award	O
category	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
traditional	O
sports	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
