NBA 2K2
NBA 2K2 is a basketball video game. It is the third installment in the NBA 2K series of video games and it was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega Sports. It was released on October 24, 2001 on…
NBA 2K2 is a simulator developed by Visual Concepts, released 23 October 2001 on Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What NBA 2K2 is
NBA 2K2 is a simulator game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2001. It was published by Sega. It is available on Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
NBA 2K2 is a 2001 sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. NBA 2K2 featured more street courts such as Mosswood, Fonde Rec Center, Venice Beach, etc. The cover athlete is Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA 2K2 is the 63rd of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was NBA Live 2002 in 2001. Its critic score of 78 is 5 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA 2K2 holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What it launched against
NBA 2K2 launched on 23 October 2001, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NBA 2K2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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