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List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $4.99
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New (4) Used (6) from $3.89
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 24335
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Age: 6 - 17 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
UPC: 083717200086
EAN: 0083717200086
ASIN: B00005NCAB
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed Original Version/There is a cut and hole in the plastic over the UPC Code that goes through into the thin plastic cover of the case--it doesn't affect the game but it does affect the cosmetic look/This game has never been opened.
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Amazon.com Review
ESPN offers up its own NFL coverage on the occasional Sunday and Thursday nights. It's not as wacky as Fox's nor as staid as CBS's--and it isn't as prestigious as ABC's Monday Night Football--but it is a recognizable name to mainstream fans who might notice it in a field dominated by other football video games. ESPN NFL Primetime doesn't outdo the other titles in rushing and passing, but its gameplay holds its own in a crowded market, plus it has a franchise option that can't be touched. The graphics are quite good. Although not as flashy as NFL 2K2 or Madden NFL 2002, they at least offer a great deal of speed. All the animations are performed quickly and with little of the slowdown that's plagued many a first-time sports game franchise. The result is slightly faster-than-normal gameplay that's quite exhilarating, but makes the game somewhat more difficult to get into. It doesn't help that tackles are performed from a bit too far away, and too many tacklers seem capable of stretched out 5-yard leaps. The running game is a bit frustrating at first. Basically, only the best backs in the business can gain even 2 to 3 yards per carry; the rest get stopped in the backfield by the defense. Passing isn't much more realistic as long bombs are a bit too easy to catch, even in traffic, but that same complaint can be leveled at every football game this year. Primetime's extensive franchise play is as deep as the competition's, but offers a hard-core NFL fan's attention to detail when it comes to stat and scouting reports. Stats even include such real-life minutiae as a player's 40-yard-dash time and how much he can bench press. Combine that with the excellent use of ESPN's visual style and commentary from Chris "Boomer" Berman and Tom Jackson, and the game really does look and feel like a Sunday night broadcast. This one is recommendable to true football fans--even if they're already playing with the competition. --Andrew S. Bub Pros: - Excellent presentation and stats tracking
- Probably the best franchise mode available
Cons: - The running game isn't perfect
- Neither is the passing game
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 If you love ESPN you'll love PrimeTime February 19, 2002
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
While many game sites have given NFL Primetime 2002 a mediocre rating, I think it's a great football game. Personally, I love the ESPN style and presentation of professional sports games. I love the music, the screen overlays / score box, commentators, etc.., so this game is perfect for me. While there are some minor gameplay flaws, the pros of this game outweigh the few minor issues. The Season/Franchise mode is great, I'm already in my 2nd season w/ my Jets. The tourny mode is great, along with the practice mode and exhibition mode. You can even customize the game to start with a certain situation, like a score, or at a certain field position. In the season mode, you can even watch the games that you aren't playing, 100% ESPN style. The game play is fast and fluid, and is not choppy and laggish like NFL 2k2. The game has 5 or 6 different ESPN Music themes, including the PrimeTime theme and the themes they play during the highlight reels on NFL 2night. The menu system is spectacular, all the menus have that ESPN red line on the top of the title. Berman does great play by play, and although Tom Jackson's commentary could be a little better, it's still great announcing. NFL Primetime 2002 is a complete NFL game package that includes many great features that will keep you entertained for many hours.
 EXCELLENT December 9, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is a lot of fun. It's not as sim-like as Madden, but has a fast arcade-like feel. The Franchise mode is excellent. I really love the ESPN style overlays and Chris Berman is excellent. The graphics are great, with some of the best tackle animations I've ever seen.
 Dissappointing November 29, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game was very dissappointing to me. First the graphics aren't very good. Secondly, the gameplay is near impossible on any mode but rookie. When you control players, it feels like they are floating, there is no such thing as momentum in this game. There are very few moves that can be performed on defense. You either knock your guy down, get knocked down or end up locked to the other teams blocker. It seems like players are magnetically attracted to each other. The commentary is poor. There is a lot of repetition, but that is prevalent in all sports games. However, Tom Jackson sounds like he is reading from que cards and having trouble seeing those que cards. Sometimes the commentary is irrelevant to what is going on on the field. This game has some good features, the create a player is good and the TV style presentation is attractive. However these are not enough to save the game. I purchased this game because I have EA sports NCAA football and I wanted something different in a pro football game. Needless to say I should have stuck with Madden or NFL 2k2. Konami is going to have to make some huge improvements before I ever buy another football game that they make.
 Yuck. Stick with Madden or NFL2k2 November 21, 2001
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
One word can describe Konami's Primetime 2002 - cheesy. The graphics, although quite sharp, make one feel like they are watching Saturday morning cartoons, not the game on Sunday. Couple that with TV like captions (scoreboard, on screen updates, etc.) and you get a pretty bizarre picture. Not to mention the announcing... Berman does a solid job in my opinion, but unfortunately Tom Jackson sounds choppy and scripted... obviously reading his lines. It may not seem like a big deal first, but after 3 or 4 games of hearing it, you're more than likely to mute the TV like I did. Gameplay is fast and furious and not at all Tecmo-like, as some previews described it as. There is no depth whatsoever to the game, simply drop back and tap the corresponding receiver button... no route-based passing or even the ability to lob or throw a bullet, which leads to constant incomplete passes as defenders zoom to break up ridiciously thrown balls. The running game plays decently, but it becomes quickly frustrating when a defender 10-12 yards away from you flys out of nowhere and makes a spectacular, mind-boggling, not to mention quite unrealisitc tackle... again and again and again. Altogether Primetime 2002 lacks the genuine look and feel of the real game and does nothing but provide complete annoyance to the player. Stick with Madden or NFL2k2.
ESPN NFL PRIME TIME November 20, 2001
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I BELIEVE GIVING THIS SORRY GAME A 2 STAR RATING IS BEING VERY GENEROUS. IT TRULY PLAYS SORRY. THE GRAPHICS (...). NUFF SAID. WITH TECHNOLOGY NO GAME SHOULD BE THIS SORRY.
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