Madden NFL 2000

Madden NFL 2000 (also known as Madden 2000) is a football video game. This was the second of the Madden NFL games to not solely feature John Madden on the cover in North America. The only other one was Madden NFL '95. Most versions of the game cover featured Madden prominently in the foreground, and a recognizable Barry Sanders in a background action graphic. The European PAL edition features only Dorsey Levens on the cover.

Madden NFL 2000
North American PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesMadden NFL
Platform(s)PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Windows, Mac
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: July 31, 1999
  • EU: 1999
Game Boy Color
  • EU: August 1999
  • NA: November 1999
Nintendo 64 & Windows
  • NA: August 31, 1999
Apple Macintosh
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

The video at the introduction on the CD-ROM versions of the game is an unnamed track by rapper Ludacris. It was the first Madden game to be released for the Game Boy Color. It was also the first Madden game to be released on both PC and Mac.

The Green Bay Packers had the best team overall in the game with a score of 94. The worst team in the game was the Cleveland Browns with a score of 68, although the Philadelphia Eagles were close to being worse, with a rating of 72. The best offense in the game belongs to the Denver Broncos with a score of 97. The best defense in the game belongs to the Miami Dolphins with a score of 96. The best special teams in the game belongs to both the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons with a score of 97. A limited number of players or their names can now be either created or edited as modified rosters.

Changes

Franchise mode had improved somewhat and multiple owners can now participate in the same season. Unlike the previous version, Madden NFL 2000 allows the user to choose if he wants the computer to make his off-season decisions, such as re-sign/release players, draft future stars, etc. For the second straight year, created players can not be added to their respective teams, as well as to the list of free agents. Before a franchise can begin, the player must add all 31 coaches from the 1999 NFL season but its only exclusive to the PC download version.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(N64) 89%[2]
(PS) 86%[3]
(PC) 82%[4]
(Mac) 80%[5]
(GBC) 73%[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(PS) [7]
(N64) [8]
(PC) [9]
(GBC) [10]
EGM(PS) 8.67/10[11]
(N64) 8.5/10[12]
Game Informer(PS) 8.75/10[13]
(GBC) 7.75/10[14]
GameFan68%[15]
GamePro(PS) [16]
(PC) [17]
(N64) [18]
GameRevolutionA−[19]
GameSpot(N64) 9.4/10[20]
(PS) 9.3/10[21]
(GBC) 7.9/10[22]
(PC) 7.4/10[23]
GameSpy83%[24]
IGN(PC) 8.6/10[25]
(N64) 8.4/10[26]
8/10[1][27]
(GBC) 7/10[28]
Next Generation[29]
Nintendo Power7.4/10[30]
OPM (UK)9/10[31]
OPM (US)[32]
PC Gamer (US)90%[33]
Award
PublicationAward
OPM (UK)Starplayer

Greg Orlando reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Madden loyalists will find more to love, but this franchise still plays second fiddle to GameDay."[29]

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms except the Game Boy Color version, which received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator GameRankings.[2][3][4][5][6]

In the United States, the game's computer version alone sold 155,071 copies by April 2000.[34]

Further reading

References
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  5. "Madden NFL 2000 for Macintosh". GameRankings. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  6. "Madden NFL 2000 for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  7. Goldman, Alexander. "Madden NFL 2000 (PS) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  8. Cook, Brad. "Madden NFL 2000 (N64) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  9. Cook, Brad. "Madden NFL 2000 (PC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  10. Cook, Brad. "Madden NFL 2000 (GBC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  11. "Madden NFL 2000 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 1999.
  12. "Madden NFL 2000 (N64)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 1999.
  13. McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (October 28, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 (PS)". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 22, 2000. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  14. Helgeson, Matt (December 17, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 - Game Boy Color". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 26, 2000. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  15. Mears, Rick "The Wanderer" (August 24, 1999). "REVIEW for Madden [NFL] 2000 (PS)". GameFan. Archived from the original on March 1, 2000. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  16. Scary Larry (1999). "Madden NFL 2000 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  17. Knibbe, Willem (September 12, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on April 28, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  18. Scary Larry (1999). "Madden NFL 2000 Review for N64 on GamePro.com (score mislabeled as "5 out of 5")". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  19. Leong, George (September 1999). "Madden [NFL] 2000 Review (PS)". Game Revolution. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  20. MacDonald, Ryan (August 24, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 Review (N64)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  21. MacDonald, Ryan (August 25, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 Review (PS)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  22. Trueman, Doug (February 16, 2000). "Madden NFL 2000 Review (GBC)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  23. Sloan, Colin (September 24, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 Review (PC)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  24. Accardo, Sal (October 2, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 (PC)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on January 25, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  25. Boor, Jay (August 20, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 (PS)". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  26. Boulding, Aaron (September 2, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 (N64)". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  27. Bates, Jason (September 13, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 (PC)". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  28. Harris, Craig (November 5, 1999). "Madden NFL 2000 (GBC)". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  29. Orlando, Greg (November 1999). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 2 no. 3. Imagine Media. p. 119.
  30. "Madden NFL 2000 (N64)". Nintendo Power. 124. September 1999.
  31. "Madden NFL 2000". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. Future Publishing (53). December 1999.
  32. "Madden NFL 2000". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. October 1999.
  33. Smolka, Rob (August 2000). "Madden NFL 2000". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  34. Staff (April 2000). "PC Gamer Editors' Choice Winners: Does Quality Matter?". PC Gamer US. 7 (4): 33.
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