Football Mania

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Football Mania
Lego Interactive
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: 18 June 2002[1]
  • EU: 21 June 2002 (GBA)
  • EU: 5 July 2002 (PC)
  • EU: 2 August 2002 (PS2)
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Football Mania (known as Soccer Mania outside Europe) is a

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

  1. ^
    CBS Interactive. Archived
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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Soccer Mania for Game Boy Advance Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Soccer Mania for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Soccer Mania for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Lego Soccer Mania for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. All Media Network. Archived from the original
    on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Review: Football Mania (GBA)". GamesMaster. Future Publishing. 2002.
  12. ^ "Review: Football Mania (PS2)". GamesMaster. Future Publishing. 2002.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Hollinghead, Anise (15 August 2002). "Soccer Mania Review - Game Boy Advance". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2 March 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  16. ^ Lafferty, Michael (8 August 2002). "Soccer Mania Review - PC". GameZone. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  17. ^ Romano, Natalie (5 August 2002). "Soccer Mania Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Lego Soccer Mania". Nintendo Power. Vol. 159. Nintendo of America. August 2002.
  19. ^ Wyatt, Mark (November 2002). "Lego Football Mania". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. No. 25. Future Publishing. p. 112. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Soccer Mania". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 59. Ziff Davis. August 2002. p. 110.

External links

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