MLB 2000
{{Short description|1999 baseball video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox VG
| title = MLB 2000
| image = MLB 2000 Coverart.png
| caption = Anaheim Angels designated hitter Mo Vaughn featured on the cover.
| developer = 989 Sports
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| series = MLB
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|March 29, 1999{{Cite web |last=IGN staff |date=March 29, 1999 |title=MLB Ships Today |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/30/mlb-ships-today |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=June 2, 2020}}}}
| genre = Sports game
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation
}}
MLB 2000 is a 1999 baseball video game developed by 989 Sports and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The color commentary for the game is from Dave Campbell and the play by play announcer is Vin Scully. Anaheim Angels designated hitter Mo Vaughn was featured on the cover.
Reception
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| GR = 81%{{Cite web |title=MLB 2000 for PlayStation |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197959-mlb-2000/index.html |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521213104/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197959-mlb-2000/index.html |archivedate=May 21, 2019 |accessdate=June 2, 2020}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |title=MLB 2000 - Review |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16332&tab=review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115232242/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16332&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=June 3, 2020}}
| CNG = 8/10{{Cite web |last=Ham |first=Tom |date=May 18, 1999 |title=MLB 2000 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Mlb2000/ |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816205353/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Mlb2000/ |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=December 2, 2021}}
| EGM = 7.375/10{{Cite magazine |last1=Hager |first1=Dean |last2=Ricciardi |first2=John |last3=Smith |first3=Shawn |last4=Williams |first4=Ken "Sushi-X" |title=MLB 2000 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/63/EGM_US_119.pdf |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=119 |date=June 1999 |page=133 |accessdate=December 2, 2021}}{{efn|Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 8/10, one gave it 7/10, and another gave it 6.5/10.}}
| GI = 8.5/10{{Cite magazine |title=MLB 2000 |url=https://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3083 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=73 |date=May 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000604142051/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3083 |archive-date=June 4, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 3, 2020}}
| GameFan = 86%{{Cite magazine |last=Higgins |first=Geoff "El Nino" |last2=Mowatt |first2=Todd "Video Cowboy" |title=MLB 2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_05/page/n57/mode/2up |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Metropolis Media |volume=7 |issue=5 |date=May 1999 |page=58 |accessdate=October 19, 2020}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 86, and the other 85.}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |author=The Rookie |title=MLB 2000 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/42.shtml |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |issue=128 |date=May 1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040707013108/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/42.shtml |archivedate=July 7, 2004 |accessdate=June 3, 2020}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game two 4/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.}}
| GameRev = B+{{Cite web |last=Leong |first=George |date=April 1999 |title=MLB 2000 Review |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34198-mlb-2000-review |url-status=live |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001125200/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/mlb-2000 |archivedate=October 1, 2015 |accessdate=June 3, 2020}}
| GSpot = 8/10{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=April 7, 1999 |title=MLB 2000 Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mlb-2000-review/1900-2548435/ |url-status=live |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314072410/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/mlb2000/review.html |archivedate=March 14, 2011 |accessdate=June 2, 2020}}
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |title=MLB 2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_55/page/n95/mode/2up |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=55 |date=July 1999 |page=94 |accessdate=June 2, 2020}}
| OPM = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Kujawa |first=Kraig |title=MLB 2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_9_1999-06_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n93/mode/2up |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=2 |issue=9 |date=June 1999 |page=92 |accessdate=June 2, 2020}}
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The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said that the game "swings for the fences, but falls short. It doesn't do anything truly innovative, and it needed to in order to make up for some of the more annoying features of the game. It's still a fun game, but not the leader of the pack." Kraig Kujawa of Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine said, "If you're a die-hard fan of the MLB series, then MLB 2000 is worth picking up since it offers more of exactly the same. But if you have last year's MLB or no baseball game at all, then pick up EA's Triple Play 2000. It's better, and [it] has taken better advantage of its time in the off-season."
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References
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External links
- {{IGN|id=mlb-2000}}
- {{moby game|id=/playstation/mlb-2000-}}
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{{succession box | title=Major League Baseball Officially Licensed Videogame | before=MLB '99 | years=2000 | after=MLB 2001}}
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:North America-exclusive video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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