<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Madden	B-Application
2000	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
PAL	B-Language
edition	O
features	O
only	O
Dorsey	O
Levens	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Madden	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Madden	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
football	O
game	O
ever	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
delegate	O
off-season	O
duties	O
to	O
the	O
CPU	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
re-signing/releasing	O
players	O
,	O
drafting	O
future	O
stars	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pete	O
Wilton	O
of	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
Starplayer	O
award	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
sim	O
than	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
so	O
will	O
never	O
reach	O
beyond	O
the	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Greg	O
Orlando	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
Madden	O
loyalists	O
will	O
find	O
more	O
to	O
love	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
franchise	O
still	O
plays	O
second	O
fiddle	O
to	O
GameDay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
Goldman	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
No	O
matter	O
what	O
your	O
preference	O
,	O
Arcade	O
or	O
simulation	O
,	O
realism	O
or	O
fantasy	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
has	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
pieces	O
in	O
place	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
football	O
game	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
of	O
1999.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Cook	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
Madden	B-Application
2000	I-Application
has	O
made	O
plenty	O
of	O
improvements	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
lags	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
and	O
even	O
downgraded	O
its	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
couple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
leaves	O
it	O
far	O
from	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
welcome	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
playing	O
with	O
your	O
favorite	O
team	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
'd	O
also	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
elements	O
from	O
real	O
football	O
telecasts	O
such	O
as	O
more	O
complete	O
sidelines	O
and	O
shots	O
of	O
the	O
crowds	O
cheering	O
in	O
future	O
editions	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
general	O
I	O
'm	O
satisfied	O
with	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
would	O
recommend	O
it	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
likes	O
football	O
videogames.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Cook	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Translating	O
any	O
sports	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tough	O
task	O
,	O
and	O
football	O
by	O
its	O
very	O
nature	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
hardest	O
of	O
them	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
tiny	O
screen	O
on	O
the	O
GBC	O
and	O
you	O
'll	O
know	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
a	O
rough	O
road	O
ahead	O
of	O
them	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
port	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
to	O
the	O
8-bit	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sal	O
Accardo	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
83%	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
all-around	O
football	O
game	O
yet	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Zombie	O
of	O
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
a	O
no-brainer	O
must-buy	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
already	O
own	O
a	O
football	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
hardcore	O
Madden	O
players	O
will	O
go	O
nuts	O
over	O
the	O
excellent	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarry	O
Larry	O
called	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
in	O
football	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
reigning	O
king	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
never	O
picked	O
a	O
Madden	O
up	O
before	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
will	O
warm	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
your	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
's	O
excellent	O
strategy	O
and	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
alone	O
will	O
take	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Bowl.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Abner	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Madden	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
not	O
perfect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
winner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
CNET	O
Gamecenters	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
(	O
mislabeled	O
as	O
"	O
John	O
Madden	O
Football	O
2000	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
High	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
