<s>
Premier	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
soccer	B-Application
management	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Premier	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Premier	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
football	O
management	O
simulation	O
game	O
that	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
English	O
divisions	O
(	O
Premier	O
League	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
division	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
or	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
Italian	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
and	O
Spanish	O
leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
and	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
using	O
the	O
Multitap	B-Device
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
shifted	O
in-house	O
to	O
Infogrames	O
Sheffield	O
House	O
from	O
Madrid-based	O
company	O
Dinamic	O
Multimedia	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
Premier	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
since	O
its	O
'	O
97	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
highlights	O
provided	O
in-game	O
utilise	O
Gremlin	O
's	O
Actua	O
Soccer	B-Application
3	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
simple	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
'	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
others	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
little	O
changed	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
Premier	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ninety	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
)	O
and	O
pointing	O
to	O
the	O
relative	O
strength	O
of	O
competitors	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
such	O
as	O
LMA	B-Language
Manager	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
Extreme	O
PlayStation	B-Device
magazine	O
Kendall	O
Lacey	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
interesting	O
and	O
fulfilling	O
challenge	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
willing	O
to	O
"	O
put	O
in	O
some	O
serious	O
hours	O
"	O
and	O
wrestle	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6/10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
face-lift	O
[	O
compared	O
to	O
Premier	O
Manager	O
:	O
Ninety	O
Nine ]	O
it	O
remains	O
old	O
skool	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
smart	O
enough	O
to	O
tackle	O
LMA	O
Manage''r	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
would	O
later	O
place	O
the	O
title	O
at	O
number	O
24	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Games	O
Ever	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
