<s>
NHL	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NHL	B-Device
99	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
boast	O
great	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
NHL	B-Device
99	I-Device
,	O
nor	O
did	O
NHL	B-Application
2001	I-Application
feature	O
any	O
idea	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
versions	O
did	O
not	O
until	O
NHL	B-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
gameplay	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
NHL	B-Device
99	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mode	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Tournament	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
chooses	O
16	O
countries	O
(	O
only	O
18	O
countries	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
round	O
robin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Preston	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
EA	O
Sports	O
once	O
again	O
proves	O
it	O
does	O
hockey	O
better	O
than	O
anyone	O
else	O
on	O
the	O
planet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
NHL	B-Device
'	I-Device
99	I-Device
,	O
you	O
'll	O
love	O
NHL	O
2K	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
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
side	O
step	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
leap	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
nominated	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
for	O
their	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
High	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1999	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
FIFA	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
