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

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

• 100m Dash
• Long Jump
• Pole Vault
• Hammer Throw
• Javelin Throw
• Weight Lifting
• 50m Freestyle
• Horse Vault
• Cycling 1 km Time Trial
• Cycling Sprint
• Canoeing

Nintendo 64 version

• 100m Dash
• Long Jump
• Horizontal Bar
• Pole Vault
• Hammer Throw
• 100m Freestyle
• 110m Hurdles
• Javelin Throw
• Weight Lifting
• High Jump
• Triple Jump
• Breaststroke
• Vault
• Trap Shooting

PlayStation 2 & Dreamcast Versions

• 100m Dash
• 110m Hurdles
• Long Jump
• Pole Vault
• Javelin Throw
• 100m Freestyle
• Weight Lifting
• Horizontal Bar
• Trap Shooting
• Rhythmic Gymnastics

Game Boy Color Version

• High Jump
• 110m Hurdles
• Javelin Throw
• 100m Freestyle
• Vault
• Long Jump
• Pole Vault
• Weight Lifting
• Trap Shooting
• 100m Dash
• Fencing (Trial & Versus modes only)
• Table Tennis (Trial & Versus modes only)

Playable nations

•  Australia
•  Canada
•  China
•  France
•  Germany
•  Great Britain
•  Italy
•  Kenya
•  Japan
•  Netherlands
•  Russia
•  Spain
•  United States of America

Reception

Reception

Aggregate scores Aggregator Score 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 Publication Score AllGame (DC) [8] (GBC) [9] (PS) [10] Edge 6/10[11][12] EGM (PS) 6/10[13] (PS2) 4.5/10[14] Eurogamer 6/10[15] Famitsu 30/40[16] GameFan 78%[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] OPM (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

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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).
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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. "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. "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.

External links

• International Track & Field 2000 at MobyGames
• ESPN International Track & Field (Dreamcast and PlayStation 2) at MobyGames
• ESPN International Track & Field (Game Boy Color) at MobyGames