{"product_id":"refurbished-march-madness-2002-ps2-playstation-2-complete-refurbished","title":"March Madness 2002 PS2 PlayStation 2 Complete - Excellent","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne month out of each year is devoted to the insanity of the NCAA playoffs. The annual ritual of March Madness includes dozens of teams, the hottest young players, salivating scouts, chair-hurling coaches, small schools, big schools, cheerleaders, the hopes and dreams of thousands of alumni, and, of course, complete TV coverage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e With \u003ci\u003eMarch Madness 2002\u003c\/i\u003e, EA Sports brings its college basketball franchise to the PlayStation2 for another year. But despite fidelity to the college game, the result is more of a thud than a bounce. The problem isn't really the game itself. The Play Now exhibition and full-scale tournament modes are fine, and the game includes 150 teams all detailed down to players, uniforms, fight songs, cheerleaders, players, stats, and play styles. You even have the option of creating your own team with everything from uniforms to players. The problem is what's missing compared to the competition and to previous incarnations of \u003ci\u003eMarch Madness\u003c\/i\u003e on the PlayStation. About 150 teams, the dynasty mode, and even the season mode are MIA! Why are these key features missing? Disappointing, to say the least. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e At least the game plays a decent game of basketball and is true to NCAA rules and quirks. It shares some problems--the computer crowds the lane too much--and a graphics engine with \u003ci\u003eNBA Live 2002\u003c\/i\u003e, but at least the previous rebounding problems are fixed. And the game looks great, too, even though most of the players don't have their real faces like in the NBA version. The audio is also excellent; the game features roughly 60 distinctive fight songs, and the crowd roars and quiets down with the action. \u003ci\u003e--Bob Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePros:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlays and looks just like the college game \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent audio \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003eCons:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMissing 150 teams from previous instal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003ePS2\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48463803711796,"sku":"S77449641","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/3137\/9508\/files\/open-uri20250211-2791904-x01zi4.jpg?v=1759465231","url":"https:\/\/www.playthensell.com\/products\/refurbished-march-madness-2002-ps2-playstation-2-complete-refurbished","provider":"Play Then Sell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}