NHL FaceOff 2000
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
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| image = NHL FaceOff 2000 cover.jpg
| developer = 989 Sports
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|989 Sports|EU|Sony Computer Entertainment}}
| series = NHL FaceOff
| release = {{vgrelease|NA|September 15, 1999{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=September 14, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/15/nhl-faceoff-in-stores-tomorrow |title=NHL FaceOff in Stores Tomorrow |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=May 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308153846/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/15/nhl-faceoff-in-stores-tomorrow |url-status=live }}|UK|March 3, 2000{{Cite web |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 |url=http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2350 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010830170947/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2350 |archive-date=August 30, 2001 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation
| title = NHL FaceOff 2000
}}
NHL FaceOff 2000 is an ice hockey video game developed by 989 Sports and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. On the cover is Philadelphia Flyers star John LeClair.
Reception
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| GR = 70%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198185-nhl-faceoff-2000/index.html |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501142604/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198185-nhl-faceoff-2000/index.html |archivedate=May 1, 2019 |accessdate=May 17, 2020}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Wigmore |first=Glenn |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20399&tab=review |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115232408/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20399&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=May 17, 2020}}
| CNG = 6/10{{cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Lewis |date=November 5, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Nhlfaceoff2000/ |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816205708/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Nhlfaceoff2000/ |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=October 13, 2021}}
| EGM = 8.67/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=124 |date=November 1999}}
| GI = 7.25/10{{cite magazine |last1=McNamara |first1=Andy |last2=Anderson |first2=Paul |last3=Reiner |first3=Andrew |url=https://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4292 |title=NHL Face Off 2000 [sic] |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=79 |date=November 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000522130712/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4292 |archive-date=May 22, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 17, 2020}}
| GameFan = 93%{{cite magazine |last1=Higgins |first1=Geoff "El Nino" |last2=Mylonas |first2=Eric "ECM" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_11/page/n99/mode/2up |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=11 |date=November 1999 |pages=98–99 |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it a score of 94, and the other 92.}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Air Hendrix |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/GamePro_US_134.pdf |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |issue=134 |date=November 1999 |page=150 |accessdate=October 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027182337/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/GamePro_US_134.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|GamePro gave the game 4/5 for graphics, 2.5/5 for sound, and two 3.5/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.}}
| GSpot = 6.4/10{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=September 28, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nhl-faceoff-2000-review/1900-2547449/ |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050321081751/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/nhlfaceoff2000/review.html |archivedate=March 21, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 17, 2020}}
| Hyper = 71%{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Keith "DMC" |url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-710-74.jpg |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 |magazine=Hyper |publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd |issue=80 |date=June 2000 |page=78 |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117183310/http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-710-74.jpg |url-status=live }}
| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Preston |first=Jim |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n115/mode/2up |title=NHL FaceOff 2000 |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=60 |date=December 1999 |page=114 |accessdate=May 17, 2020}}
| OPMUK = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Steve |url=https://archive.org/details/opm055/page/n111/mode/2up |title=NHL Face Off 2000 [sic] |magazine=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=55 |date=February 2000 |page=113 |accessdate=November 12, 2020}}
| OPM = {{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 FaceOff 2000 |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=2 |date=November 1999 |page=134 |accessdate=May 17, 2020}}
| rev1 = USA Today
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news |last=Mowatt |first=Todd |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=May 17, 2020}}
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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Jim Preston of NextGen called it "An impressive effort. If you don't like the style of NHL 2000, this may be the one for you."
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/playstation/nhl-faceoff-2000}}
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player 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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