OCTOBER 19, 2001

"NFL FEVER ON MONDAY NIGHT" ON XBOX CONTINUES

NFL Fever 2002's Simulated Monday Night Highlight Reel to Appear Weekly on Xbox.com

 

Today, Microsoft announced week two of NFL Fever on Monday Night.  NFL Fever on Monday Night is a simulated highlight reel that will appear every week on www.xbox.com previewing the upcoming Monday Night Football game.  All games will be played in incredibly realistic replicas of NFL stadiums with current rosters, using the new Microsoft Game Studios' NFL Fever 2002 to simulate the game.

For the past two weeks, NFL Fever 2002 has simulated the Monday night games and is off to a good start with its predictions.  In a test run, NFL Fever 2002’s artificial intelligence correctly picked the Rams to shut out the Lions (28-0).  In the first official simulation, the AI accurately predicted a low scoring contest between the Redskins and the Cowboys.  If not for a last minute fumble in the real game that gave the Cowboys the win, the AI would have been close when it predicted a Redskins victory (7-3). 

In this week’s installment of NFL Fever on Monday Night, the Philadelphia Eagles claimed sole possession of first place in the NFC East by defeating the New York Giants 21-14.  Quarterback Donovan McNabb led the Eagles to a decisive road victory over their bitter NFC rivals.  McNabb passed for 177 yards and 3 touchdowns, while the Eagles defense held “Thunder and Lightning,” Ron Dayne and Tiki Barber, to only 60 yards on the ground.

NFL Fever 2002 is due out in stores with the launch of the Xbox on November 15th.  The eagerly anticipated football game will feature motion capture and football expertise from All-Pro Quarterback Peyton Manning, music from Public Enemy's Chuck D and the hip-hop group N*E*R*D along with play-by-play from NFL analysts Dick Stockton and Ron Pitts. 

To check out this week's Eagles versus Giants simulated highlights, visit www.xbox.com beginning at 1:00 PM (PST).

NFL Fever 2002 is an Officially Licensed Product of PLAYERS INC.  The PLAYERS INC. logo is a registered trademark of the NFL players. © 2001 NFLP.  Team names and logos are trademarks of the teams indicated.  All other (NFL-related marks) are trademarks of the National Football League and NFL Properties. © 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft’s future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever.  Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality.  Xbox will be available in North America on November 15, 2001 at the suggested retail price of $299.99.

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