<s>
NHL	B-Application
2002	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NHL	B-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
NHL	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Clement	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
Don	O
Taylor	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
2002	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
port	O
of	O
NHL	B-Device
96	I-Device
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
and	O
contains	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
that	O
past	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Preston	O
of	O
NextGens	O
December	O
2001	O
issue	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
Only	O
frustrating	O
defensive	O
controls	O
mar	O
another	O
brilliant	O
effort	O
from	O
EA	O
Sports.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
later	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
in	O
its	O
final	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
real	O
issue	O
we	O
have	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
defensive	O
AI	O
is	O
rather	O
flawed	O
,	O
somewhat	O
marring	O
an	O
otherwise	O
incredible	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Krause	O
of	O
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
9.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
A	O
landmark	O
release	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
to	O
support	O
Dolby™	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
and	O
DTS™	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
"	O
Biff	O
"	O
Giacobbi	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
A	O
great	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
true	O
hockey	O
fans	O
that	O
buy	O
the	O
latest	O
and	O
greatest	O
that	O
EA	O
gives	O
us	O
each	O
year	O
will	O
not	O
see	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
of	O
changes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Allen	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
unwise	O
decision	O
to	O
hire	O
Don	O
Taylor	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
2002	I-Application
will	O
appeal	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
action	O
camp	O
than	O
the	O
purist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
2002	I-Application
is	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
n't	O
particularly	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
sport	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
disturb	O
true	O
hockey	O
fans	O
with	O
its	O
slip	O
away	O
from	O
realism.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
High	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
GameSpots	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>
