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{{Infobox video game
|title = ESPN International Winter Sports 2002
|image = ESPN International Winter Sports 2002.jpg
|caption = PAL version cover art
|developer = [[Konami#Former subsidiaries|Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka]]
|publisher = [[Konami]]
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{collapsible list|title=January 29, 2002|{{vgrelease|NA|January 29, 2002<ref>{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |date=December 6, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-announces-north-american-release-dates/1100-2830715/ |title=Konami announces North American release dates |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120110424/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/espninternationalws2002/news_2830715.html |archivedate=November 20, 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>|JP|January 31, 2002|PAL|February 1, 2002 (GBA)|PAL|February 8, 2002 (PS2)|JP|February 22, 2002 (Xbox)|PAL|April 12, 2002 (Xbox)|PAL|May 3, 2002 (GC)}}}}
|genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[GameCube]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
}}

'''''ESPN International Winter Sports 2002''''',{{efn|PlayStation 2 version is known in Europe as '''''ESPN International Winter Sports''''' and GameCube and Xbox versions are known in Europe as '''''International Winter Sports'''''.}} known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Hyper Sports 2002 Winter'''''|ハイパースポーツ2002 WINTER|Haipā Supōtsu 2002 Wintā}}, is the name of two [[sports video game]]s released in 2002 by [[Konami]], one for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], and [[GameCube]], and the other for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. In Japan the game is part of the ''Hyper Sports'' series, known internationally as the ''[[Track & Field (video game)|Track & Field]]'' series.

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| GBA = true
| NGC = true
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| MC_GBA = 74/100<ref name=MCGBA>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/espn-international-winter-sports-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 critic reviews (GBA) |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719065816/https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/espn-international-winter-sports |archivedate=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| MC_NGC = 62/100<ref name=MCGC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/espn-international-winter-sports-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 critic reviews (GC) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121081947/https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/espn-international-winter-sports-2002 |archivedate=January 21, 2019 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 62/100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/espn-international-winter-sports-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 critic reviews (PS2) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214192354/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/espn-international-winter-sports-2002 |archivedate=February 14, 2019 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 62/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/espn-international-winter-sports-2002/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 critic reviews (Xbox) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522013053/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/espn-international-winter-sports-2002 |archivedate=May 22, 2019 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| Allgame_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35315&tab=review |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (PS2) - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115205428/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35315&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref>
| EGM_PS2 = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dudlak |first=Jonathan |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f8/EGM_US_152.pdf |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (PS2) |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=152 |date=March 2002 |page=139 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424183157/https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f8/EGM_US_152.pdf |archivedate=April 24, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| Fam_GBA = 26/40<ref name=FamGBA>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12230&redirect=no |title=ハイパースポーツ2002 WINTER [GBA] |language=ja |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002160222/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12230&redirect=no |archivedate=October 2, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| Fam_NGC = 29/40<ref name=FamGC>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14278&redirect=no |title=ハイパースポーツ 2002 WINTER [ゲームキューブ] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002160419/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14278&redirect=no |archivedate=October 2, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| Fam_PS2 = 29/40<ref name=FamPS2>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9236&redirect=no |title=ハイパースポーツ 2002 WINTER [PS2] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002160554/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9236&redirect=no |archivedate=October 2, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| Fam_XBOX = 26/40<ref name=FamXB>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14223&redirect=no |title=ハイパースポーツ 2002 WINTER [Xbox] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002160727/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14223&redirect=no |archivedate=October 2, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (PS2) |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[FuncoLand]] |issue=107 |date=March 2002 |page=79}}</ref>
| GI_XBOX = 3/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Leeper |first=Justin |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=107 |date=March 2002 |page=85}}</ref>
| GSpot_PS2 = 5.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |date=January 23, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/espn-international-winter-sports-2002-review/1900-2841765/ |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020127003152/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2841765,00.html |archivedate=January 27, 2002 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 4.6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Villoria |first=Gerald |date=March 7, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/espn-international-winter-sports-2002-review/1900-2853594/ |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Review (Xbox) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020315064447/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2853594,00.html |archivedate=March 15, 2002 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = 87%<ref>{{cite web |last=Bub |first=Andrew S. |date=March 5, 2002 |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/espnwinterxbox/ |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (Xbox) |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217082058/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/espnwinterxbox/ |archivedate=February 17, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref>
| GameZone_GBA = 8.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lafferty |first=Michael |date=February 15, 2002 |url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18757_GBA.htm |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Review - Game Boy Advance |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051112010700/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18757_GBA.htm |archivedate=November 12, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref>
| GameZone_NGC = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lafferty |first=Michael |date=February 14, 2002 |url=http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18757.htm |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Review - GameCube |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210211436/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18757.htm |archivedate=February 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref>
| GameZone_PS2 = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Parrotta |first=Dylan |date=February 12, 2002 |url=http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18757.htm |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Review - PlayStation 2 |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725111421/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18757.htm |archivedate=July 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref>
| IGN_NGC = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |date=February 11, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/11/espn-international-winter-sports-2002-2 |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (GCN) |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505154811/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/11/espn-international-winter-sports-2002-2 |archivedate=May 5, 2019 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |date=February 11, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/11/espn-international-winter-sports-2002-3 |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (PS2) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006235703/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/11/espn-international-winter-sports-2002-3 |archivedate=October 6, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |date=March 26, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/26/espn-international-winter-sports-2002 |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (Xbox) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325045032/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/26/espn-international-winter-sports-2002 |archivedate=March 25, 2016 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| NP_NGC = 2.8/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (GC) |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] |volume=153 |date=February 2002 |page=150}}</ref>
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Zuniga |first=Todd |url=https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-54-march-2002/page/n103/mode/2up |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=54 |date=March 2002 |page=105 |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
| OXM_XBOX = 5.9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |date=March 2002 |page=78}}</ref>
}}

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCGBA/><ref name=MCGC/><ref name=MCPS2/><ref name=MCXB/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 29 out of 40 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions,<ref name=FamGC/><ref name=FamPS2/> and 26 out of 40 for the Game Boy Advance and Xbox versions.<ref name=FamGBA/><ref name=FamXB/>

Star Dingo of ''[[GamePro]]'' called the PlayStation 2 version one of the "healthier" clones of ''[[Decathlon (1992 video game)|Decathlon]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Star Dingo |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/ef/GamePro_US_162.pdf |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (PS2) |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=162 |date=March 2002 |page=116 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206181509/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/19829.shtml |archivedate=February 6, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 2, 2023}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation 2 version 3.5/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and fun factor.}} Major Mike called the Xbox version "universally fun" and recommended it for fans of the winter sports genre.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Major Mike |url=http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/21342.shtml |title=ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (Xbox) |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=162 |date=March 2002 |page=116 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204052822/http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/21342.shtml |archivedate=February 4, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the Xbox version two 4/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 3/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control.}}

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==See also==
* ''[[Nagano Winter Olympics '98]]''
* ''[[International Track & Field 2000|ESPN International Track & Field]]''

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{moby game|id=/13098/espn-international-winter-sports-2002/|name=''ESPN International Winter Sports 2002'' (Game Boy Advance)}}

{{Konami Track & Field video games}}
{{Konami ESPN series}}

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