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| title = Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002
| title = Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002
| jpntitle = 熱チュー! プロ野球2002
| jpntitle = 熱チュー! プロ野球2002
| image =  
| image = Necchuu Pro Yakyuu 2002 front box art.png
| releasedate = Japan: April 18 2002
| releasedate = Japan: April 18 2002
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Arcade
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Arcade
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| teamnames = Real NPB teams
| teamnames = Real NPB teams
| playernames = Real NPB players
| playernames = Real NPB players
}}Description
| followedby = [[Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2003]]
}}Namco ventured into a more realistic style of baseball game for the first time with '''''Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002''''', an arcade and PlayStation 2 title set in NPB.
 
The game's title is licensed from Fuji Television's baseball broadcasts, which from 2002-2004 were titled "Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu." The first word in the title is a portmanteau of the word for heat/fever and the word for broadcast or relay.


== Gameplay Video ==
== Gameplay Video ==
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== Description ==
== Description ==
Masaharu Miyake provided play-by-play commentary.  
This is the first realistic-styled game developed by Namco, released one year after the cartoon-styled ''World Stadium 5'' for the original PlayStation. Masaharu Miyake provided play-by-play commentary. Similar to Reiko Nagase for the ''Ridge Racer'' series, a virtual idol named Hitomi Yoshino stars on the box art and intro cinematics for the ''Necchuu!'' series. 
 
Gameplay modes: 
 
* Pennant - Play through one season as an NPB team. The season length is configurable at 5, 15, 30, 70, or a real 140 game length.
* Open - A single-game exhibition mode. Single-player, two-player, or CPU vs. CPU options are available.
* Training - A mode allowing repeated practice in a scenario you set, or a guided tutorial.
* Asunaro - A single-season create-a-player mode with missions and ability improvement mechanics. The title means something like "grow into tomorrow."
* Trade - Edit rosters for use in the other modes. Players created in Asunaro mode are available.
* Highlight - Results and highlights can be saved from matches in the Pennant and Open modes.  


== Intro ==
== Intro ==
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The opening theme song is "al di là" by HΛL.  
The opening theme song is "al di là" by HΛL.  
== Commercial ==
<youtube>052Q2uO7pzI</youtube>


== Physical Media ==
== Physical Media ==
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<gallery>
File:Necchuu Pro Yakyuu 2002 box art.png|Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002 PlayStation 2 box art
File:Necchuu Pro Yakyuu 2002 insert front.png|Front side of the Namco Sports newspaper insert included with the game.
File:Necchuu Pro Yakyuu 2002 insert back.png|Back side of the Namco Sports newspaper insert included with the game.
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==


* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/nechu2002/products/index.html Official website (JP)]
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/nechu2002/products/index.html Official website (JP)]
* [https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Necchuu!_Pro_Yakyuu_2002 StrategyWiki page with some details on the arcade version]
* [https://baseballking.jp/ns/column/326491 Baseball King column on the game's history (JP)]
* [https://baseballking.jp/ns/column/326491 Baseball King column on the game's history (JP)]
* [https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ms3m-tks/game/nechu2002/nechu2002_doc.htm A fan site with player data and info on hidden controls (JP)]
* [https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ms3m-tks/game/nechu2002/nechu2002_doc.htm A fan site with player data and info on hidden controls (JP)]