Football Mania
Soccer Mania | |
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Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance |
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Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Football Mania (known as Soccer Mania or Lego 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.[3][4]
Reception[]
Aggregator | Score | ||
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GBA | PC | PS2 | |
GameRankings | 49%[5] | 51%[6] | 58%[7] |
Metacritic | N/A | N/A | 61/100[8] |
Publication | Score | ||
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GBA | PC | PS2 | |
AllGame | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | N/A |
Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 7/10[10] |
GamesMaster | 12%[11] | N/A | 45%[12] |
GameSpot | N/A | 4.6/10[13] | 5.9/10[3] |
GameSpy | N/A | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameZone | 7.3/10[15] | 7/10[16] | 5.8/10[17] |
IGN | N/A | N/A | 5.5/10[2] |
Nintendo Power | 3.5/5[18] | N/A | N/A |
OPM (UK) | N/A | N/A | 5/10[19] |
OPM (US) | N/A | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ a b Schneider, Peer (1 July 2002). "LEGO Soccer Mania (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b Shoemaker, Brad (16 July 2002). "Lego Soccer Mania Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Bits N' Bricks Season 4, Episode 42: How a Soccer Net Almost Killed Football Mania" (PDF). 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. 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. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Steinberg, Scott (28 July 2002). "GameSpy: Lego Soccer Mania (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. 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.
External links[]
- 2002 video games
- Association football video games
- Lego video games
- Game Boy Advance games
- PlayStation 2 games
- Tiertex Design Studios games
- Windows games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom