<s>
Sydney	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
XXVII	O
Olympiad	O
,	O
hosted	O
by	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Australia	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
versions	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
but	O
both	O
versions	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
events	O
rely	O
on	O
this	O
formula	O
,	O
except	O
Skeet	O
,	O
K1	O
Slalom	O
,	O
and	O
diving	O
(	O
which	O
uses	O
"	O
click-a-long	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
freeform	O
jumping	O
of	O
Olympic	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sydney	B-Application
2000	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
26	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
and	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
faithful	O
an	O
exponent	O
of	O
[	O
the	O
key-bashing	O
dynamic ]	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
Decathlons	B-Application
distant	O
children.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cheat	O
Monkey	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
hankering	O
for	O
some	O
Olympic	O
competition	O
and	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
beyond	O
the	O
standard	O
track	O
and	O
field	O
events	O
,	O
Sydney	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
decent	O
pick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
gold	O
medal	O
winner	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
finishes	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
invitational	O
with	O
a	O
bronze.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
Sydney	B-Application
2000	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
more	O
ways	O
than	O
one	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
held	O
to	O
a	O
bronze	O
medal	O
finish	O
in	O
the	O
sports	O
games	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
Olympic	O
fever	O
,	O
Sydney	B-Application
2000	I-Application
will	O
carry	O
the	O
torch	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Wright	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
seems	O
that	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
computers	O
continue	O
to	O
exist	O
,	O
companies	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
release	O
decathlon-style	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
button-mashing	O
game	O
mechanics	O
may	O
appeal	O
to	O
novice	O
gamers	O
or	O
those	O
on	O
a	O
nostalgia	O
kick	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
familiar	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
means	O
that	O
Sydney	B-Application
2000	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
get	O
the	O
gold.	O
"	O
</s>
