''NFL GameDay 2002'' is the seventh video game in the ''

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'' series. It was developed by

989 Sports 989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their games include ''EverQuest'', '' Twisted Metal III'', ''Twisted Metal 4'', ''Syphon Filte ...

and Red Zone Interactive and published

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for the

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and the

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in 2001. On the cover is

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Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the

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website

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, though the PlayStation version was a little more well-received than the PlayStation 2 version. Jim Preston of '' NextGen'' said that the former console version "restores some of the shine to the franchise."

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* 2001 video games NFL GameDay video games North America-exclusive video games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation 2 games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in 2002 {{Amfoot-videogame-stub