ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002

ESPN MLS ExtraTime is a sports video game released in 2001-2002 by Konami. It is available for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. Clint Mathis is on the cover. The original ExtraTime was released for PS2 seven months after ESPN MLS GameNight on the PlayStation, with the GameCube and Xbox versions released in 2002 afterward as ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002. MLS ExtraTime was the last in the series as the MLS sold its video game license to EA Sports' FIFA series.

ESPN MLS ExtraTime
North American cover art for PlayStation 2, featuring Clint Mathis of the NY/NJ MetroStars.
Developer(s)	Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
Release	PlayStation 2 NA: April 24, 2001[1] Xbox NA: March 26, 2002[2] GameCube NA: April 3, 2002[3]
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	68/100[4]	77/100[5]	68/100[6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GC	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	5.67/10[7][a]	N/A
Game Informer	7.25/10[8]	6/10[9]	N/A
GameSpot	6.3/10[10]	N/A	6.4/10[11]
GameZone	N/A	N/A	7.8/10[12]
IGN	7.1/10[13]	8.2/10[14]	7.1/10[15]
Next Generation	N/A	[16]	N/A
Nintendo Power	3/5[17]	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[18]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	8.6/10[19]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	4/10[20]	N/A

Reception

The PS2 version received "generally favorable reviews", while the GameCube and Xbox versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[4][5][6] Frank O'Connor of NextGen called the original ExtraTime "one of two near-perfect renditions of the sport. PS2 soccer fans are spoiled indeed."^[16]

Notes

1. Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 4.5/10, 5.5/10, and 7/10.

References

1. IGN staff (April 24, 2001). "Konami's Ships ESPN Soccer [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
2. Frankle, Gavin (March 26, 2002). "ESPN MLS Extra Time Preview (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
3. Frankle, Gavin (April 3, 2002). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
4. "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 critic reviews (GC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
5. "ESPN MLS ExtraTime". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
6. "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 critic reviews (Xbox)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
7. Davison, John; Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean (June 2001). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 143. Ziff Davis. p. 107. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
8. "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 (GC)". Game Informer. No. 110. FuncoLand. June 2002. p. 81.
9. "ESPN MLS ExtraTime". Game Informer. No. 98. FuncoLand. June 2001.
10. Villoria, Gerald (April 4, 2002). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 Review (GC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
11. Villoria, Gerald (April 18, 2002). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
12. Lafferty, Michael (April 14, 2002). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
13. Schneider, Peer (April 5, 2002). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 Review (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 6, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
14. Perry, Douglass C. (April 24, 2001). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
15. Schneider, Peer (April 5, 2002). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
16. O'Connor, Frank (July 2001). "ESPN MLS Extra Time [sic]". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. p. 83. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
17. "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002". Nintendo Power. Vol. 156. Nintendo of America. May 2002. p. 133.
18. Davison, John (May 2001). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 44. Ziff Davis. p. 97. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
19. "ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. May 2002. p. 82.
20. Layton, Tommy (June 2001). "ESPN MLS ExtraTime". PSM. No. 46. Imagine Media. p. 31. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

External links

• ESPN MLS ExtraTime at MobyGames
• ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 at MobyGames