<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2002	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Madden	B-Application
2002	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
former	O
Minnesota	O
Vikings	O
quarterback	B-Application
Daunte	O
Culpepper	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2002	I-Application
commercial	O
first	O
aired	O
during	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
XXXVI	O
,	O
three	O
days	O
after	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2002	I-Application
started	O
selling	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2002	I-Application
features	O
play	O
now	O
,	O
season	O
,	O
franchise	O
,	O
tournament	O
,	O
create-a-player	O
and	O
create-a-team	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
being	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
launch	O
title	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2002	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
2002	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
is	O
a	O
slightly	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
93	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
roster	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
in	O
its	O
final	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
Slightly	O
better	O
than	O
last	B-Application
year	I-Application
's	I-Application
(	O
or	O
even	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
)	O
excellent	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
find	O
much	O
fault	O
with	O
this	O
outstanding	O
effort.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Control	O
and	O
sound	O
issues	O
aside	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
2002	I-Application
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
8.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
Harder	O
to	O
control	O
than	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
love	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GC	O
controllers	O
(	O
a	O
rarity	O
,	O
since	O
most	O
gamers	O
like	O
one	O
,	O
but	O
hate	O
the	O
other	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
Madden	O
was	O
not	O
developed	O
for	O
either	O
of	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Krause	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
of	O
8.9	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
so	O
feature-rich	O
,	O
so	O
extremely	O
customizable	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
realistic	O
that	O
I	O
'd	O
recommend	O
this	O
one	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
not	O
a	O
football	O
buff.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Lafferty	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
Solid	O
graphically	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
audio	O
department.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
award	O
categories	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
,	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
and	O
best	O
traditional	O
sports	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
