FIFA 2001

FIFA 2001 (known as FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer in North America and FIFA 2001: World Championship in Japan) is a 2001 FIFA video game and the sequel to FIFA 2000 and was succeeded by FIFA Football 2002. It features Paul Scholes in the UK cover and Ben Olsen in the North American cover. It was released on October 30, 2000 for Microsoft Windows, November 8, 2000 for PlayStation, and November 24, 2000 for PlayStation 2 (a launch title in Europe). A Game Boy Color version was planned, but it was cancelled. The game was given positive reviews.

FIFA 2001
United Kingdom PlayStation cover art featuring Manchester United’s Paul Scholes
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
PlayStation
  • EU: November 8, 2000
  • NA: November 14, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • EU: November 24, 2000
  • NA: November 24, 2000
  • JP: December 7, 2000
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer (Offline, Online)

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.[16]

The PlayStation version received "Gold" by from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[17] with at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

References
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  15. IGN Staff (2000-10-23). "FIFA 2001". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  16. GameSpot Staff (January 5, 2001). "Best and Worst of 2000". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 13, 2002.
  17. "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009.
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