Konami ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Gamecube Sports Review

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Price Paid:  $20.00 from Video Game Heaven (in Winnipeg)

Summary:
Man, this game was surprisingly fun! Super fun! It's a whole bunch of winter events kind of in minigames. Where else can you play curling in a video game? (For Non-Canadians, curling is a sport kind of like giant shuffle board on ice). The curling is super fun to play. You can also play figure skating, bobsled, snowboarding, speed skating, and a whole whack of skiing events. You can probably find this game cheap and used at lots of places like blockbuster, and its definitely worth 20 or 30 bucks.

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Price Paid:  $50.00 from gamestore

Summary:
after about half an hour it dawned on me how shallow this game is.i went through all the events trying to find one that i actually enjoyed playing but i was wasting my time.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Summary:
Very poor game. I hated these general athletic games back when they were everywhere (the Summer Games, Winter Games, etc. etc. from Epyx) and this is the same bad game with great graphics.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Summary:
I rented this game with an open mind, and found a wealth of fun and excitement.
If you like the old school multi event games, you will like this one.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Price Paid:  $55.00 from Local Game Store

Summary:
The ESPN IWS 2002 is REALLY a simple game to control. But to master it really needs timing and not getting desperate. Maybe it´s not the best winter sports game ever made, but you can really spend a nice time playing it. I would advise you to rent it first before you decide to buy it.
The bottomline is just pushing the buttons at the right time, from smashing 2 buttons, to a little more complex using buttons and arrows. And, of couse, in some events you can entirely control your character. You can get the most fun of it with a friend, deciding who is the dumbest is the snow (Me several times)
There are 10 sports events to choose from.
-Downhill Alpine Skiing
-Slalom Alpine Skating
-K90 Individual Ski Jump
-K120 Individual Ski Jump
-Moguls Freestyle Skiing
-Halfpipe Snowboarding
-Speed Skating 500m
-Bobsleigh
-Curling
-Figure Skating