<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
International	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
AI	B-Application
earned	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
helped	O
Rage	O
develop	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
use	O
tactics	O
and	O
strategies	O
used	O
in	O
real	O
football	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
International	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
's	O
review	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
;	O
it	O
said	O
Microsoft	B-Application
International	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
"	O
arguably	O
...	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
crop	O
of	O
football	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commentary	O
had	O
a	O
mediocre	O
reception	O
—	O
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Ron	O
Atkinson	O
...	O
sounds	O
as	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
reading	O
from	O
a	O
script	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Sports	O
Gaming	O
Network	O
complained	O
that	O
"	O
frequently	O
the	O
announcers	O
were	O
broadcasting	O
the	O
play	O
by	O
play	O
when	O
the	O
play	O
was	O
already	O
over	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sports	O
Gaming	O
Network	O
complained	O
of	O
some	O
lag	B-Application
in	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
footballers	O
not	O
responding	O
to	O
commands	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
had	O
passed	O
the	O
ball	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
straightforward	O
arcade	O
stuff	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
an	O
exciting	O
game	O
of	O
football	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high	O
paced	O
gameplay	O
was	O
likened	O
to	O
Sensible	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
several	O
glitches	O
in	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
which	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
"	O
highly	O
sophisticated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
