MLS ExtraTime 2002

Major League Soccer action for the 2002 season.

ANA release: 25th March 2002
JP release: N/A
EU release: N/A
Developer: Konami America
Publisher: Konami
NGC Magazine Score: N/A
Mods Used: Widescreen Hack

North America didn’t get International Superstar Soccer 2, instead, Konami got the license for America’s football league, Major League Soccer, and let their American division adapt ISS to their needs, while also licensing ESPN to make it feel like a TV airing of a football match. This means that this version has a lot more content in terms of clubs, modes and stadiums. It also has a slightly different feel to it.

The main difference to me was the passing, it felt much more reliable than in ISS2, making the game more enjoyable to me. This is a fun, decent football game. The series ended here as MLS gave an exclusive license to FIFA after this.

Fun

Although you’ll initially curse the rigid control system, ExtraTime soon comes together as an above average soccer game. It runs at a smooth 60 frames per second at all times, there’s virtually no load time, and it’s got a great set of modes and options. The objective-based Scenario Mode in particular adds a welcome dose of originality to the standard array of modes found in almost each and every soccer game. On the flipside, there are also a number of problems that keep this game from being a favorite. In-game strategy options aside, it’s simply not as well-rounded a package as last year’s FIFA, lacks key licenses, and plays nowhere near as well as Konami’s other soccer offerings.
Peer Schneider, IGN

Remake or remaster?

There are other football games to look at.

Official Ways to get the game

There is no official way to get MLS ExtraTime 2002.