Madden NFL 2002 is an American football simulation developed by Budcat Creations and published by EA Sports for the Nintendo 64 — the final Madden game and one of the last licensed N64 releases. Fully NFL and NFLPA licensed, it features every team and player, franchise and season play, a create-a-player, and deep simulation gameplay with play-calling. It supports multiplayer.
How To Play Madden NFL 2002
Control
Action
Control Stick
Move the ball carrier or selected player; navigate menus
A Button
Snap the ball; pass to a receiver; dive/tackle on defense
B Button
Speed burst; jump/dive; switch defender before the snap
C Buttons
Select receivers / pass targets
Z Trigger
Juke / stiff-arm
Start
Pause / play selection
About Madden NFL 2002
Release date
NA: October 3, 2001
Developer
Budcat Creations
Publisher
EA Sports
Platform
Nintendo 64; also PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC
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