<s>
FIFA	B-Application
2000	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
FIFA	B-Application
2000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Major	I-Application
League	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Tiertex	O
Design	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
currently	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
47%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
;	O
the	O
site	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
87%	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
85%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2000	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Max	O
awarded	O
a	O
gold	O
rating	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
looks	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
did	O
criticise	O
the	O
ease	O
with	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
score	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
went	O
further	O
with	O
their	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
believing	O
the	O
passing	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
too	O
precise	O
"	O
and	O
it	O
being	O
unrealistically	O
easy	O
to	O
beat	O
defenders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
GamePro	O
review	O
,	O
The	O
Freshman	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
EA	O
Sports	O
knows	O
football	O
,	O
both	O
American	O
and	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soccer	O
fans	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
go	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
better	O
soccer	O
sim	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
into	O
soccer	O
,	O
FIFA	O
ranks	O
as	O
an	O
automatic	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
I	O
like	O
FIFA	B-Application
99	I-Application
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
