It was released on November 7 , 2002 in North America , November 8 , 2002 in Europe , and December 3 , 2002 in Japan . The game was first released in North America on November 4 , 2002 and then in Australia on November 6 , 2002 . It was later released in PAL regions on November 8 , 2002 , and in Japan on December 3 , 2002 .