FIFA 2001 (known as FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer in North America and FIFA 2001: World Championship in Japan) is a 2000 football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. It is the sequel to FIFA 2000 and was followed by FIFA Football 2002. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and PlayStation 2.
Paul Scholes appears on the British and Irish cover, while Ben Olsen appears on the North American cover and Gaizka Mendieta on the Spanish cover. The PlayStation 2 version was a European launch title. Its North American release was originally scheduled for 7 November 2000, before being delayed until later that month. A Game Boy Color version was planned but cancelled.
Reception
According to review aggregator Metacritic, FIFA 2001 received "generally favorable" reviews on all three platforms. CNET Gamecenter gave the PC version a score of 9 out of 10. In Japan, the PlayStation 2 version was published by Electronic Arts Square as on 7 December 2000. Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.
GamePro gave the PlayStation version perfect scores for graphics, sound, control and fun factor, praising its gameplay and features. The magazine also reviewed the PlayStation 2 version favourably, awarding scores between 4 and 4.5 out of 5 across its four categories. Extended Play gave the PlayStation 2 version four stars out of five, praising its accessibility, depth and presentation.
The PC version won "Sports Game of the Year" in GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2000 Awards. It was also a finalist for Computer Gaming Worlds "Sports" award, and was nominated for Sports Game of the Year at the CNET Gamecenter Computer Game Awards for 2000. The PlayStation 2 version was nominated for GameSpot's "Best Sports Game (Traditional)" award.
At the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the PC version shared the "PC Sports" award with Motocross Madness 2. It was also a finalist for "PC Game of the Year" and "Game of the Year", both of which were won by Diablo II, and was nominated for "Visual Engineering".
The PlayStation version received a "Gold" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 units in the United Kingdom.
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