FIFA 2001

FIFA 2001 (known as FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer in North America and FIFA 2001: World Championship in Japan) is a football simulation video game and the sequel to FIFA 2000. It was succeeded by FIFA Football 2002. It features Paul Scholes on the UK cover and Ben Olsen on the North American cover. The game's Spanish cover features Gaizka Mendieta on it. It was released on 31 October 2000 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation, and on 24 November 2000 for PlayStation 2 as a launch title in Europe. A Game Boy Color version was planned but cancelled. The game was given positive reviews.

FIFA 2001
British and Irish PlayStation cover art featuring Manchester United's Paul Scholes
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleaseWindows, PlayStation
PlayStation 2
  • EU: 24 November 2000
  • NA: 28 November 2000[4]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

The game received positive reviews, GameRankings holds an score of 85.50% for PlayStation, 84.60% for PC, and 82.57% for PlayStation 2, Metacritic utilizes an 85 for the PlayStation & PC, and an 83 for the PlayStation 2. IGN gave FIFA 2001 a 9.2/10 for PlayStation, 9/10 for PS2, and 8.8/10 for PC. GameSpot gave it a 9/10, but PlayStation 8.3/10. FIFA 2001's PlayStation 2 version was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Sports Game (Traditional)" prize among console games, which went to NFL 2K1.[18]

The PlayStation version received "Gold" by from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[19] with at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

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