<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
viewed	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
a	O
minimally	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
physics	O
,	O
but	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
rival	O
golf	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
were	O
superior	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
golf	O
course	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
104,225	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
add-on	O
program	O
with	O
additional	O
courses	O
,	O
titled	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
10-Course	O
Pack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
21	O
championship	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
features	O
six	O
golf	O
courses	O
:	O
St.	O
Andrews	O
Old	O
Course	O
,	O
St.	O
Andrews	O
New	O
Course	O
,	O
and	O
St.	O
Andrews	O
Jubilee	O
;	O
Hawaii	O
's	O
Mauna	O
Kea	O
and	O
Hapuna	O
;	O
and	O
Indiana	O
's	O
Covered	O
Bridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
various	O
courses	O
to	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
previously	O
released	O
Links	B-Application
add-on	O
disks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
St.	O
Andrews	O
Old	O
and	O
Mauna	O
Kea	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
adds	O
four	O
new	O
golfers	O
,	O
including	O
Arnold	O
Palmer	O
and	O
Fuzzy	O
Zoeller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
new	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
including	O
MSN	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
LS	O
Tour	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
features	O
commentary	O
from	O
David	O
Feherty	O
and	O
Craig	O
Bolerjack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
online	O
events	O
included	O
e-World	O
Shotgun	O
2000	O
and	O
the	O
World	O
Links	B-Application
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
September	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
10-Course	O
Pack	O
is	O
an	O
add-on	O
program	O
for	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
21	O
championship	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Macintosh	B-Device
by	O
Green	O
Dragon	O
Creations	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
MacSoft	O
,	O
also	O
in	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
three	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1999	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
the	O
"	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
Hole-in-One	O
Sweepstakes	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
hole-in-one	O
on	O
the	O
seventh	O
hole	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Mauna	O
Kea	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2000	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
its	O
"	O
Father	O
's	O
Day	O
on	O
the	O
Fairway	O
Sweepstakes	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
grand-prize	O
winners	O
would	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
real	O
golf	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winner	O
would	O
get	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
round	O
of	O
golf	O
with	O
Arnold	O
Palmer	O
,	O
while	O
100	O
first-prize	O
winners	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
minimally	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
hopeful	O
that	O
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
would	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
substantial	O
update	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Wyss	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
but	O
with	O
more	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
minimal	O
feature	O
improvements	O
that	O
keep	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wyss	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
game	O
to	O
assess	O
as	O
a	O
reviewer	O
,	O
"	O
recommending	O
it	O
for	O
first-time	O
players	O
of	O
a	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
while	O
stating	O
that	O
owners	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1999	I-Application
might	O
want	O
to	O
reconsider	O
before	O
purchasing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Rosano	O
of	O
Hartford	O
Courant	O
wrote	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
$50	O
price	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
"	O
have	O
n't	O
updated	O
since	O
"	O
Links	B-Application
98	I-Application
"	O
or	O
earlier	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
definitely	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
purchase.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
believed	O
that	O
competitors	O
such	O
as	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
and	O
PGA	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
1999	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
were	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Poole	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
simply	O
assuming	O
the	O
latest	O
iteration	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
golf	O
sim	O
around	O
are	O
long	O
gone	O
-	O
especially	O
if	O
the	O
series	O
does	O
n't	O
begin	O
to	O
evolve	O
more	O
quickly	O
than	O
it	O
has	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
couple	O
of	O
installments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ham	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
gorgeous	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
courses	O
is	O
great	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
digitized	O
golf	O
players	O
resembled	O
cardboard	O
cutouts	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
trees	O
and	O
scenery	O
"	O
look	O
like	O
cheap	O
bitmap	O
leftovers	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
days.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Phillips	O
of	O
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
quite	O
nice	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
"	O
criticizing	O
the	O
pixelated	O
golfers	O
and	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
tad	O
disappointing	O
to	O
watch	O
clouds	O
that	O
are	O
still	O
and	O
water	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
move.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Abner	O
believed	O
that	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
had	O
more	O
realistic	O
putting	O
physics	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
while	O
Peterson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
physics	O
were	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
yet	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
golf-sim.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
104,225	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
bringing	O
in	O
revenue	O
of	O
$4.6	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Houston	O
Chronicles	O
Bob	O
LeVitus	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Dr.	O
Mac	O
,	O
"	O
included	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
in	O
his	O
"	O
Dr.	O
Mac	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
Awards	O
"	O
in	O
2001	O
;	O
it	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
For	O
Big	O
Kids	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
