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FIFA 2001
United Kingdom PlayStation cover art featuring Paul Scholes
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleasePC
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)

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 succeeded by FIFA Football 2002. It features Paul Scholes in the UK cover and Ben Olsen in the US and Canada 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.

Reception

The game received positive reviews, GameRankings holds an score of 85.50% for PlayStation[3], 84.60% for PC[4], and 82.57% for PlayStation 2[5], Metacritic utilizes a 85 for the PlayStation & PC,[6][7] and an 83 for the PlayStation 2.[8] IGN gave FIFA 2001 a 9.2/10 for PlayStation,[9] 9/10 for PS2,[10] and 8.8/10 for PC.[11] GameSpot gave it a 9/10[12]

The PlayStation version received "Gold" by from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[13] with at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ https://www.giantbomb.com/fifa-2001/3030-14647/releases/
  2. ^ "FIFA 2001 - PC Review and Full Download | Old PC Gaming". Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  3. ^ https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/436771-fifa-2001-major-league-soccer/index.html
  4. ^ https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/374765-fifa-2001-major-league-soccer/index.html
  5. ^ https://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/197307-fifa-2001/index.html
  6. ^ "FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  7. ^ "FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  8. ^ "FIFA 2001". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  9. ^ Perry, Doug (2000-12-05). "FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  10. ^ Perry, Doug (2000-11-28). "FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  11. ^ Staff, I. G. N. (2000-10-23). "FIFA 2001". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  12. ^ Stahl, Ben (2000-12-06). "FIFA 2001 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  13. ^ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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