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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