<s>
Cricket	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1999	O
Cricket	B-Application
World	O
Cup	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Cricket	B-Application
Council	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cricket	B-Application
2000	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
four	O
distinctive	O
modes	O
:	O
quick	O
game	O
,	O
friendly	O
,	O
world	O
cup	O
tournament	O
and	O
super	O
6	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
computer	I-Application
controls	O
the	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
dictate	O
where	O
the	O
ball	O
is	O
thrown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
1999	O
Cricket	B-Application
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
world	O
governing	O
body	O
of	O
cricket	B-Application
,	O
the	O
International	O
Cricket	B-Application
Council	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
Cricket	B-Application
2000	I-Application
began	O
in	O
November	O
1998	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
in	O
the	O
South	O
Yorkshire	O
town	O
of	O
Rotherham	O
who	O
assembled	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
12	O
people	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krisalis	O
developed	O
motion	O
capture	O
footage	O
by	O
analysing	O
more	O
than	O
500	O
individual	O
movements	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
cricket	B-Application
players	O
and	O
brothers	O
Adam	O
Hollioake	O
and	O
Ben	O
Hollioake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benaud	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
commentator	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
ideal	O
choice	O
for	O
the	O
job	O
and	O
Benaud	O
suggested	O
to	O
them	O
that	O
Gower	O
be	O
approached	O
for	O
his	O
experience	O
and	O
reputation	O
in	O
the	O
cricket	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cricket	B-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cricket	B-Application
2000	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregate	O
review	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
69.00	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
review	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
57.00	O
%	O
based	O
upon	O
five	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Daniel	O
S	O
.	O
Evans	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
solely	O
for	O
cricket	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
while	O
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
's	O
Christian	O
Read	O
had	O
similar	O
feelings	O
towards	O
it	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
gameplay	O
remained	O
challenging	O
to	O
arouse	O
interest	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
John	O
Houlihan	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
premier	O
playable	O
cricket	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
today	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
's	O
reviewer	O
called	O
Cricket	B-Application
2000	I-Application
"	O
a	O
decent	O
enough	O
cricket	B-Application
game	O
"	O
that	O
provides	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
fair	O
degree	O
of	O
control	O
over	O
shot	O
selection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
