NHL 2000
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = NHL 2000
| image = NHL 2000 Coverart.png
| caption = Cover art featuring Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues
| developer = EA Canada
Tiertex Design Studios (GBC)
| producer = Kevin Wilkinson
| publisher = EA Sports
| series = NHL series
| released = Windows
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{{vgrelease|NA|September 22, 1999{{Cite web |date=September 15, 1999 |title=NHL 2000 Shipping Next Week |url=http://www.psxnation.com/news/091599b.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010129072800/http://www.psxnation.com/news/091599b.shtml |archive-date=January 29, 2001 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=PSX Nation}}|EU|1999}}Game Boy Color
{{Video game release|NA|December 20, 1999{{Cite web |archive-date=April 16, 2004|date=December 20, 1999|title=THQ Ships NHL 2000 and FIFA 2000 for Game Boy Color |url=http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-163.asp |access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416011138/http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-163.asp }}|UK|April 7, 2000{{Cite web |title=NHL 2000 |url=http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2680 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020711073607/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2680 |archive-date=July 11, 2002 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Windows
}}
NHL 2000 is an ice hockey video game developed by Electronic Arts Canada. It was released in 1999 and was the successor to NHL 99.
Gameplay
A season mode (later developed into a Franchise mode) with a retirement feature, drafting, and player trades were added to the series in this game, as well as the ability to use any photo for created players' faces, which is textured onto the head. Similar gameplay was used in this version, as well as the previous version, NHL 99.
Another mode in NHL 2000 is the Tournament mode, in which the user chooses 16 countries (only 18 countries were available in the game) to play a round robin. After the round robin, eight teams are eliminated and then the remaining eight have a "playoff," but instead of it being out of seven games it was single-elimination. Eventually, a winner is crowned gold in the championship match. There is also a third place match for the losers of the semi-finals.
The game has a total of 28 NHL teams, including the new expansion Atlanta Thrashers, which was the only team in the game that did not exist in the 1998–99 season. Online leagues of the game also became more organized.
Daryl Reaugh left the series as colour commentator in this game and was replaced by Bill Clement. Jim Hughson remained as play-by-play announcer throughout the series.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GBC = true
| PC = true
| PS = true
| na = true
| GR_GBC = 61%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/198167-nhl-2000/index.html |title=NHL 2000 for Game Boy Color |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409083854/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/198167-nhl-2000/index.html |archive-date=April 9, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| Allgame_GBC = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Brad |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20354&tab=review |title=NHL 2000 (GBC) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115161426/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20354&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 21, 2015}}
| CNG_PC = 9/10{{cite web |last=Goble |first=Gordon |date=October 21, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3309,00.html |title=NHL 2000 (PC) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816093050/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3309,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 5, 2021}}
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Todd |first=Brett |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_186.pdf |title=Too Much of a Good Thing? (NHL 2000 Review) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=186 |date=January 2000 |pages=120–21 |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| EGM_PS = 8.75/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=NHL 2000 (PS) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=124 |date=November 1999}}
| GI_PS = 8.5/10{{cite magazine |last1=McNamara |first1=Andy |last2=Anderson |first2=Paul |last3=Reiner |first3=Andrew |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4290 |title=NHL 2000 - PlayStation |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=79 |date=November 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204225100/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4290 |archive-date=December 4, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 21, 2015}}
| GameFan_PS = 75%{{cite magazine |last=Higgins |first=Geoff |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_12/page/n97/mode/2up |title=REVIEW for NHL 2000 (PS) |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=12 |date=December 2000 |page=96 |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| GameRev_PC = B{{cite web |last=Leong |first=George |date=October 1999 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33151-nhl-2000-review |title=NHL 2000 Review (PC) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621211039/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/nhl-2000 |archive-date=June 21, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| GSpot_GBC = 4.4/10{{cite web |last=Trueman |first=Doug |date=February 16, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2000-review/1900-2536198/ |title=NHL 2000 Review (GBC) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 21, 2015 |archive-date=April 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094247/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-2000-review/1900-2536198/ |url-status=live }}
| GSpy_PC = 86%{{cite web |last=Bowen |first=Kevin |date=October 6, 1999 |url=http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/nhl2k_a.shtm |title=NHL 2000 (PC) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020203111522/http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/nhl2k_a.shtm |archive-date=February 3, 2002 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 21, 2015}}
| IGN_GBC = 5/10{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=January 28, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/29/nhl-2000 |title=NHL 2000 (GBC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=June 21, 2015}}
| NGen_PS = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Preston |first=Jim |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n115/mode/2up |title=NHL 2000 |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=60 |date=December 1999 |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Kujawa |first=Kraig |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_3_Issue_2_1999-11_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n133/mode/2up |title=NHL 2000 |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=2 |date=November 1999 |page=135 |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| PCA_PC = 8/10{{cite magazine |author=PCA staff |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL16Dec1999/page/n115/mode/2up |title=NHL 2000 |magazine=PC Accelerator |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=16 |date=December 1999 |page=113 |access-date=June 5, 2021}}
| PCGUS_PC = 89%{{cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/PCGamer199912/page/n167/mode/2up |title=NHL 2000 |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=6 |issue=12 |date=December 1999 |page=163 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315142129/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/nhl_2000.html |archive-date=March 15, 2006 |url-status=live |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| rev1 = USA Today
| rev1_PS = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite news |last=Mowatt |first=Tom |date=April 14, 2000 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/408835183 |title=More value for your puck: NHL games pass on aggressive realism to hockey fans |newspaper=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621064729/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408835183.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS&date=Apr+14%2C+2000&author=Mowatt%2C+Todd&pub=USA+TODAY&edition=&startpage=&desc=More+value+for+your+puck+NHL+games+pass+on+aggressive+realism+to+hockey+fans |archive-date=June 21, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=June 21, 2015}}
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The PlayStation and PC versions received "favorable" reviews, while the Game Boy Color version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Jim Preston of NextGen said of the PlayStation version, "EA Sports once again proves it does hockey better than anyone else on the planet."
Nash Werner of GamePro said of the PC version that "it's easy to overlook the flaws when everything else fits like a glove. If you're a fan of NHL '99, you'll love NHL 2K {{sic}}. It was worth the wait."{{cite magazine |last=Werner |first=Nash |url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/2292.shtml |title=NHL 2000 Review for PC on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |year=1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209085142/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/2292.shtml |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 21, 2015}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PC version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 5/5 for control.}} William Abner of Computer Games Strategy Plus gave the same PC version three stars out of five, saying, "In the end, NHL 2000 is more of a side step than it is a leap forward. While the super goalie problem is gone and the online play is compelling, the AI problems mar the solo game to the point that in order to have a good time you must put limitations on yourself so as to not destroy the computer opponent at will. And that's just not much fun."{{cite web |last=Abner |first=William |date=September 15, 1999 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/022/176/nhl2k_review.html |title=NHL 2000 |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030512030749/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/022/176/nhl2k_review.html |archive-date=May 12, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
PC Gamer US nominated the PC version for their 1999 "Best Sports Game" award, which ultimately went to High Heat Baseball 2000. The staff wrote of the game, "Arcade-style hockey just doesn't get any better."{{cite magazine |author=PC Gamer staff |title=The Sixth Annual PC Gamer Awards (Best Sports Game) |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=7 |issue=3 |date=March 2000 |page=54}} It was also a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 1999 "Computer Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to FIFA 2000.{{cite web |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_pc.html |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards: Personal Computer |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000903024505/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_pc.html |archive-date=September 3, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 10, 2021}} The game was named the best sports game of 1999 by CNET Gamecenter.{{cite web |author=Gamecenter staff |date=January 21, 2000 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Awards99/ss02v.html |title=The Gamecenter Awards for 1999! (Sports Winner) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000606213005/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Awards99/ss02v.html |archive-date=June 6, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 9, 2021}}
Said PC version alone sold 97,219 units in the US by April 2000.{{cite magazine |author=PC Gamer staff |title=PC Gamer Editors' Choice Winners: Does Quality Matter? |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=7 |issue=4 |date=April 2000 |page=33}}
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Category:Electronic Arts games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:NHL (video game series)
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:Tiertex Design Studios games
Category:Video games developed in Canada
Category:Video games scored by Rom Di Prisco
Category:Video games scored by Saki Kaskas
Category:Video games set in 1999
Category:Video games set in 2000
Category:Video games set in Canada