NTSC

Photo label AGB-A2ME-USA on the fixed gray GBA display shell. Exterior rulers are excluded; source references are linked below.

Label source and display

USA printing AGB-A2ME-USA. The label artwork is shown on a fixed catalogue shell. The shell colour is a display convention. Original printed marks are retained, with exterior measurement rulers excluded. This is a display composite, not a photograph of the assembled cartridge or a print-ready label.

Source photograph — Games A Plunder / retailer · Independent printing reference

Source cartridge photograph: Games A Plunder, https://gamesaplunder.com/products/madden-2002 ; original image https://gamesaplunder.com/cdn/shop/products/Madden2002_1024x1024.jpg?v=1619901598 . Public retailer photograph; no Creative Commons licence claimed. Only the complete AGB-A2ME-USA label paper is projected onto the fixed gray GBA catalogue shell. Source halftone, mild surface marks and lighting retained; no official title, code, rating or seal repainted. This composite does not authenticate the physical cartridge.

Game Boy Advance Version on record: NTSC

Madden NFL 2002

GBANTSC

Take an NFL team into an exhibition match or through a season on Game Boy Advance. Choose formations and plays, then control the on-field football action.

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Provenance thegameboyabyss.neocities.org USA GBA photographic label AGB-A2ME-USA on the fixed gray display shell

Specification — NTSC

Platform: Game Boy Advance
Region: NTSC
Release year: 2001
Developer: Budcat Creations
Publisher: EA Sports
Language: English
Entry type: Official release
Archive code: AGB-A2ME-USA

About this game

This portable Madden entry brings professional NFL American football to Game Boy Advance. Choose a team and plan its offensive and defensive formations. Play a single exhibition match, work through a full NFL season or simulate the season results. Select plays before the action begins, then control your team on the field while observing football rules and avoiding penalties.

Archive notes

USA AGB-A2ME-USA Madden NFL 2002 label on the fixed gray GBA catalogue shell, replacing an unrelated Madden NFL07 packaging image. Complete title, rating, code and printed marks retained without repainting. Source photographic halftone, mild surface wear and pale gold seal retained. Fixed shell colour is a display convention, not factory-colour or specimen authentication. Source photograph and credit: Source cartridge photograph: Games A Plunder, https://gamesaplunder.com/products/madden-2002 ; original image https://gamesaplunder.com/cdn/shop/products/Madden2002_1024x1024.jpg?v=1619901598 . Public retailer photograph; no Creative Commons licence claimed. Only the complete AGB-A2ME-USA label paper is projected onto the fixed gray GBA catalogue shell. Source halftone, mild surface marks and lighting retained; no official title, code, rating or seal repainted. This composite does not authenticate the physical cartridge. Independent physical title/code/layout comparison: https://poshmark.com/listing/Nintendo-Madden-NFL-2002-2003-2004-Game-Boy-Advance-GBA-Cartridges-Lot-6abfad78fa43c1e8beed06c3 Background and core gameplay paraphrased from The Game Boy Abyss first-hand GBA review: https://thegameboyabyss.neocities.org/reviews/madden02mmii77. This is a community review, not a publisher manual. Removed legacy console-commentary, television-advert and Japan-release text and the unsupported August 14, 2001 date. The existing 2001 release year is retained; no exact launch date, multi-platform feature or language claim is newly inferred.

Source & provenance

External reference: thegameboyabyss.neocities.org

Catalogued from USA GBA photographic label AGB-A2ME-USA on the fixed gray display shell.

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Reference title: The Game Boy Abyss — Madden NFL 2002 GBA first-hand review, 05/12/24