Software:Football Mania

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Football Mania
Lego Soccer Mania Coverart.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: 18 June 2002[1]
  • EU: 21 June 2002 (GBA)
  • EU: 5 July 2002 (PC)
  • EU: 2 August 2002 (PS2)
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Football Mania (known as 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. In Lego Cup mode, the World Cup is played and there are 32 national teams to choose from.[3][4]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAPCPS2
AllGameN/A3/5 stars[9]N/A
Game InformerN/AN/A7/10[10]
GamesMaster12%[11]N/A45%[12]
GameSpotN/A4.6/10[13]5.9/10[3]
GameSpyN/AN/A3/5 stars[14]
GameZone7.3/10[15]7/10[16]5.8/10[17]
IGNN/AN/A5.5/10[2]
Nintendo Power3.5/5[18]N/AN/A
OPM (UK)N/AN/A5/10[19]
OPM (US)N/AN/A3.5/5 stars[20]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings49%[5]51%[6]58%[7]
MetacriticN/AN/A61/100[8]

The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8]

See also

  • Lego Sports
  • Lego Pirates
  • List of Lego video games

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GameSpot staff (18 June 2002). "Lego soccer game ships". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lego-soccer-game-ships/1100-2871206/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schneider, Peer (1 July 2002). "LEGO Soccer Mania (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/01/lego-soccer-mania. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shoemaker, Brad (16 July 2002). "Lego Soccer Mania Review (PS2)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/lego-soccer-mania/1900-2874537/. 
  4. ↑ "Bits N' Bricks Season 4, Episode 42: How a Soccer Net Almost Killed Football Mania". https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt380ca89dd537fa8b/bits_n_bricks_s04e42_feature_and_transcript.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "Soccer Mania for Game Boy Advance Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/561806-soccer-mania/index.html. 
  6. ↑ "Soccer Mania for PC". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/561944-soccer-mania/index.html. 
  7. ↑ "Soccer Mania for PlayStation 2". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/561805-soccer-mania/index.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Lego Soccer Mania for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/soccer-mania/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  9. ↑ Beam, Jennifer. "Soccer Mania (PC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38438&tab=review. 
  10. ↑ Kato, Matthew (September 2002). "Lego Soccer [Mania (PS2)"]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (113): 81. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200209/R03.0801.1527.03079.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2021. 
  11. ↑ "Review: Football Mania (GBA)". GamesMaster (Future Publishing). 2002. 
  12. ↑ "Review: Football Mania (PS2)". GamesMaster (Future Publishing). 2002. 
  13. ↑ Walker, Trey (10 July 2002). "Soccer Mania Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/soccer-mania-review/1900-2873940/. 
  14. ↑ Steinberg, Scott (28 July 2002). "GameSpy: Lego Soccer Mania (PS2)". IGN Entertainment. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/lego-soccer-mania/604517p1.html. 
  15. ↑ Hollinghead, Anise (15 August 2002). "Soccer Mania Review - Game Boy Advance". http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20081.htm. 
  16. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (8 August 2002). "Soccer Mania Review - PC". http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20081.htm. 
  17. ↑ Romano, Natalie (5 August 2002). "Soccer Mania Review - PlayStation 2". http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20081.htm. 
  18. ↑ "Lego Soccer Mania". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 159. August 2002. 
  19. ↑ Wyatt, Mark (November 2002). "Lego Football Mania". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine (Future Publishing) (25): 112. https://archive.org/details/ops2025/page/n111/mode/2up. Retrieved 20 March 2021. 
  20. ↑ "Soccer Mania". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (59): 110. August 2002. 

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