International Track & Field 2000

International Track & Field 2000

North American Nintendo 64 cover art
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Platform(s) PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Release date(s) PlayStation
  • NA October 31, 1999
  • JP July 13, 2000
  • EU 2000
Nintendo 64
  • EU June 1, 2000
  • JP July 13, 2000
  • NA September 6, 2000
Game Boy Color
  • JP July 13, 2000
  • EU September 8, 2000
  • NA October 3, 2000
Dreamcast
  • JP August 31, 2000
  • EU September 22, 2000
  • NA September 26, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • JP August 31, 2000
  • NA October 25, 2000
  • EU December 8, 2000
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Distribution CD-ROM
Cartridge
GD-ROM

International Track & Field 2000 is a track and field game for PlayStation in 1999 and Nintendo 64 in 2000. It was released in Europe under the name International Track & Field: Summer Games and in Japan as Ganbare Nippon! Olympics 2000. Versions were also released for the Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Color as ESPN International Track & Field in North America and Europe.

Events

PlayStation Version

Nintendo 64 version

PlayStation 2 & Dreamcast Versions

Game Boy Color Version

Playable nations

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS) 72.79%[1]
(GBC) 72.75%[2]
(PS2) 70.78%[3]
(DC) 66.86%[4]
(N64) 60.33%[5]
Metacritic(PS2) 72/100[6]
(DC) 61/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(DC) [8]
(GBC) [9]
(PS) [10]
Edge6/10[11][12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly(PS) 6/10[13]
(PS2) 4.5/10[14]
Eurogamer6/10[15]
Famitsu30/40[16]
GameFan78%[17]
Game Informer(N64) 7/10[18]
(PS2) 6.75/10[19]
GamePro[20]
Game Revolution(PS2) C−[21]
(DC) D+[22]
GameSpot(PS2) 8.1/10[23]
(DC) 7.8/10[24]
(PS) 6.9/10[25]
(N64) 4.7/10[26]
IGN(GBC) 8/10[27]
(PS2) 7.5/10[28]
(PS) 6.5/10[29]
(N64) 6.1/10[30]
(DC) 6/10[31]
Nintendo Power(N64) 7.3/10[32]
(GBC) 7.1/10[33]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US)(PS) [34]
(PS2) [35]

The game was met with average to mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 72.79% for the PlayStation version;[1] 72.75% for the Game Boy Color version;[2] 70.78% and 72 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[3][6] 66.86% and 61 out of 100 for the Dreamcast version;[4][7] and 60.33% for the Nintendo 64 version.[5] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation version a score of 30 out of 40.[16] The earliest review of the game came from Nintendo Power, which gave the N64 version a score of 7.3 out of 10 in the March 2000 edition, even though the game itself was not out until six months later.[32]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "International Track & Field 2000 for PlayStation". GameRankings. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ESPN International Track & Field for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ESPN International Track & Field for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "ESPN International Track & Field for Dreamcast". GameRankings. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "International Track & Field 2000 for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "ESPN International Track & Field for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ESPN International Track & Field for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "ESPN International Track & Field (DC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Woods, Nick. "ESPN International Track & Field (GBC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ Kanarick, Mark. "International Track & Field 2000 (PS) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Edge staff (January 2000). "International Track & Field 2 (PS)". Edge (80).
  12. ↑ Edge staff (December 2000). "ESPN International Track & Field (PS2)". Edge (91).
  13. ↑ "International Track & Field 2000 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 2000.
  14. ↑ "ESPN International Track & Field (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. December 2000.
  15. ↑ MacDonald, Ewan "nach0king" (December 2, 2000). "[ESPN] International Track & Field (GBC)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 30, 2001. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "プレイステーション - がんばれ! ニッポン! オリンピック2000". Famitsu 915: 24. June 30, 2006.
  17. ↑ "REVIEW for ESPN International Track & Field (PS2)". GameFan. November 30, 2000.
  18. ↑ Fitzloff, Jay (May 2000). "International Track & Field 2000 - Nintendo 64". Game Informer (85). Archived from the original on October 26, 2000. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (December 2000). "ESPN International Track & Field (PS2)". Game Informer (92): 99. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ Ash (October 21, 2000). "ESPN International Track & Field Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ Liu, Johnny (December 2000). "ESPN International Track and Field - PS2 Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  22. ↑ Liu, Johnny (October 2000). "ESPN International Track and Field Review (DC)". Game Revolution. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  23. ↑ Provo, Frank (October 31, 2000). "ESPN The Games: [sic] International Track & Field Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  24. ↑ Provo, Frank (October 12, 2000). "ESPN The Games: [sic] International Track & Field Review (DC)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  25. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (December 30, 1999). "International Track and Field 2000 Review (PS)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  26. ↑ Taruc, Nelson (June 23, 2000). "International Track & Field 2000 Review (N64)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  27. ↑ Harris, Craig (October 11, 2000). "ESPN International Track & Field (GBC)". IGN. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  28. ↑ Harris, Craig (November 6, 2000). "ESPN International Track & Field (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  29. ↑ Nix, Marc (January 20, 2000). "International Track & Field 2000 (PS)". IGN. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  30. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (June 1, 2000). "International Track & Field 2000 (N64)". IGN. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  31. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (October 3, 2000). "ESPN International Track & Field (DC)". IGN. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "International Track & Field 2000". Nintendo Power 130. March 2000.
  33. ↑ "ESPN [International] Track & Field". Nintendo Power 135: 121. August 2000.
  34. ↑ "International Track & Field 2000". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. 2000.
  35. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (December 2000). "ESPN International Track & Field". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Archived from the original on January 27, 2000. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

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