FIFA 2001

FIFA 2001 (known as FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer in North America) is a 2001 FIFA video game and the sequel to FIFA 2000 and was succeeded by FIFA Football 2002. It features Paul Scholes in the UK cover and Ben Olsen in the North American 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.

FIFA 2001
United Kingdom PlayStation cover art featuring Manchester United’s Paul Scholes
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
PlayStation
  • EU: November 8, 2000
  • NA: November 14, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • EU: November 24, 2000
  • NA: November 24, 2000
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer (Offline, Online)

Reception
Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings85.50% (PS)[3]
84.60% (PC)[4]
82.57% (PS2)[5]
Metacritic85/100 (PS, PC)[6][7]
83/100 (PS2)[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM7.5/10 (PS)
Eurogamer8/10 (PC)
7/10 (PS)[9]
Game Informer8/10 (PS2)
GamesMaster5.3/10 (PS2)
GameSpot9/10[10][11]
8.3/10 (PS)[12]
IGN9.2/10 (PS)[13]
9/10 (PS2)[14]
8.8/10 (PC)[15]
OPM (UK)6/10
OPM (US)4.5/5

The game received positive reviews, GameRankings holds an score of 85.50% for PlayStation, 84.60% for PC, and 82.57% for PlayStation 2, Metacritic utilizes an 85 for the PlayStation & PC, and an 83 for the PlayStation 2. IGN gave FIFA 2001 a 9.2/10 for PlayStation, 9/10 for PS2, and 8.8/10 for PC. GameSpot gave it a 9/10, but PlayStation 8.3/10.

The PlayStation version received "Gold" by from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[16] with at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

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References
  1. "FIFA 2001 - PC Review and Full Download | Old PC Gaming". Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  2. https://www.giantbomb.com/fifa-2001/3030-14647/releases/
  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. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_fifa2001
  10. Stahl, Ben (2000-12-06). "FIFA 2001 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  11. http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/fifa2001majorleaguesoccer/review.html
  12. http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/fifa2001majorleaguesoccer/review.html
  13. Perry, Doug (2000-12-05). "FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  14. Perry, Doug (2000-11-28). "FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  15. Staff, I. G. N. (2000-10-23). "FIFA 2001". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  16. "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009.
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