The game NBA 2K2 was first released in the US and Canada on October 24, 2001, for the Sega Dreamcast. It was later ported to other platforms including the PlayStation 2 (May 23, 2002), Xbox (February 27, 2002), and Nintendo GameCube (March 20, 2002). The European release for Dreamcast was on March 8, 2002. Allen Iverson appeared on the game's cover.