1999 · EA Orlando · American football · Sports

Madden NFL 2000

Madden NFL 2000 is a football video game. 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. The best offense in the game belongs to the Denver Broncos with a score of 97.

Released: 31 August 1999
Platforms: Game Boy Color Nintendo 64 PlayStation Windows macOS
Genres: American football Sports
Developers: EA Orlando
Publishers: EA Sports
Series: Madden NFL
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English

About

Madden NFL 2000 (also known as Madden 2000) is a football video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports in 1999 for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Microsoft Windows. A Mac OS port was published by Aspyr Media; it was the first football game ever ported to Mac.

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Reception

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. Pete Wilton of Official UK PlayStation Magazine gave the PlayStation version a Starplayer award, saying, "Madden NFL 2000 is more of a sim than an arcade game and so will never reach beyond the hardcore fans. That said, it could still teach many a soccer game a thing or two about capturing the true drama of a sporting contest." However, Greg Orlando of NextGen said of the same console version, "Madden loyalists will find more to love, but this franchise still plays second fiddle to GameDay."

Alexander Goldman of AllGame gave the PlayStation version four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "No matter what your preference, Arcade or simulation, realism or fantasy, Madden NFL 2000 has all of the pieces in place to make it the best football game available for the PlayStation as of 1999." Brad Cook gave the Nintendo 64 version four stars out of five, saying, "While Madden 2000 has made plenty of improvements, it still lags in some areas and even downgraded its play in a couple. This leaves it far from perfect, but it's still a lot of fun, and the addition of the franchise mode is a welcome new feature in the Nintendo 64 version which will keep you playing with your favorite team for a long time." He also gave the PC version three stars, calling it "a worthy addition to the long line of Madden football games.