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NHL 2002

SimulatorSport

Released

Sep 17, 2001

9,175 days ago
Platforms
  • PC
  • PS2
  • Xbox
Ratings

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Dec 10, 20019,091 days ago
    • Xbox
  2. Sep 24, 20019,168 days ago
    • PS2
  3. Sep 17, 20019,175 days ago
    • PC

About

NHL 2002 is a video game released by EA Sports in 2001. It is the predecessor to NHL 2003. The game's cover man is Pittsburgh Penguins superstar and owner Mario Lemieux, who had just made a stunning comeback after being retired for three and a half years. It was the first installment of the NHL series to be released on Xbox.

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 5 players
Main story
27 h
Completionist
95 h

Reviews

Critics (IGDB)70/1001 review
IGDB players78/10023 ratings

Game info

Released
2001 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

Other versions

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBEComic Mischief, Violence
  • PEGI3No content descriptors

Languages

1 language
English
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
EnglishEnglish (US)––

Themes & tags

Story & names

Also known as

  • EA Sports NHL 2002Alternative title

Release dates by region

3 releases in 1 region

worldwide

  • Sep 17, 2001PC
  • Sep 24, 2001PS2
  • Dec 10, 2001Xbox

The EA Sports NHL series

All 46 games
  1. NHL 951994
  2. NHL 961995
  3. NHL 971996
  4. NHL 981997
  5. NHL 991998
  6. NHL 20001999
  7. NHL 20012000
  8. This gameNHL 20022001
  9. NHL 20032002
  10. NHL 20042003
  11. NHL 20052004
  12. NHL 062005

Showing 3–14 of 39 main games, in release order.

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.