Software:NASCAR 2000

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Short description: 1999 video game by EA Sports
For the 2000 NASCAR season bearing the same name, see 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
NASCAR 2000
NASCAR 2000 PlayStation Coverart.jpg
North American PlayStation cover art featuring the cars of Dale Earnhardt, Terry Labonte, and Mark Martin
Developer(s)Stormfront Studios
Software Creations (GBC)
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesNASCAR
Platform(s)Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color
ReleaseNintendo 64
  • NA: September 13, 1999[1]
PlayStation
  • EU: September 24, 1999
  • NA: September 27, 1999[2]
Windows
Game Boy Color
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

NASCAR 2000 is a racing simulator video game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by EA Sports.

Publication history

The game was released in 1999 for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation and in 2000 for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color. The game is based on the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, with Adam Petty's 1999 Busch Series car and several legends such as Richard Petty and Alan Kulwicki also included. The game, along with NASCAR 98, is regarded as one of the best of EA Sports NASCAR series of video games. It was the last game for PC until NASCAR Thunder 2003. This game was the fourth title of the series.

The Windows version of the game includes manufacturer branding on the cars.

The soundtrack to the game features an instrumental version of the songs from a Blues Traveler album Save His Soul.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBCN64PCPS
AllGame3/5 stars[10]3.5/5 stars[11]3/5 stars[12]3.5/5 stars[13]
CGSPN/AN/A3/5 stars[17]N/A
CGWN/AN/A3.5/5 stars[18]N/A
EGMN/AN/AN/A8/10[19]
Game InformerN/AN/AN/A7/10[20]
GameFanN/A42%[21]N/A78%[22][lower-alpha 1]
GameSpot7.6/10[23]7.4/10[24]7/10[25]7.5/10[26]
GameSpyN/AN/A85%[27]N/A
IGN7/10[28]6.5/10[29]7.2/10[30]7/10[31]
Next GenerationN/AN/AN/A2/5 stars[32]
Nintendo Power5.5/10[33]6.8/10[34]N/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/AN/A4/5 stars[35]
PC Gamer (US)N/AN/A70%[36]N/A
Aggregate score
GameRankings59%[6]58%[7]70%[8]72%[9]

The PlayStation and PC versions received above-average reviews, while the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color versions received below-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6][7][8][9] However, Doug Trueman of NextGen said that the PlayStation version "would have been a terrific title several years ago, but now it looks and sounds incredibly dated."[32]

Michael Lafferty of GameZone gave the PC version nine out of ten, calling it "an adrenaline rush."[37] However, Ash of GamePro said that the Nintendo 64 version "has a lot going for it, but it just couldn't close out the race."[38][lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. ↑ In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it a score of 68, and the other 87.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version three 3/5 scores for graphics, sound, and overall fun factor, and 3.5/5 for control.

References

  1. ↑ IGN staff (September 13, 1999). "NASCAR 2000 Turns Left into Stores". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/14/nascar-2000-turns-left-into-stores. 
  2. ↑ GameSpot staff (September 27, 1999). "PlayStation NASCAR 2000 Ships [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-nascar-2000-ships/1100-2450223/. 
  3. ↑ Fudge, James (March 23, 2000). "Electronic Arts Ships NASCAR 2000". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/027/013/nascar2000.html. 
  4. ↑ "NASCAR 2000". http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2946. 
  5. ↑ "PR - 7/24/00 - THQ SHIPS NASCAR 2000 FOR GAME BOY COLOR SYSTEM". 2004-04-16. http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-206.asp. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "NASCAR 2000 for Game Boy Color". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250611-nascar-2000/index.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "NASCAR 2000 for Nintendo 64". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/198038-nascar-2000/index.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "NASCAR 2000 for PC". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198037-nascar-2000/index.html. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "NASCAR 2000 for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198039-nascar-2000/index.html. 
  10. ↑ Woods, Nick. "NASCAR 2000 (GBC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=24394&tab=review. 
  11. ↑ Cook, Brad. "NASCAR 2000 (N64) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19223&tab=review. 
  12. ↑ Kanarick, Mark. "NASCAR 2000 (PC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23586&tab=review. 
  13. ↑ Kanarick, Mark. "NASCAR 2000 (PS) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20395&tab=review. 
  14. ↑ Mowatt, Todd (August 28, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 (GBC)". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Pocket/Reviews/Nascar/. 
  15. ↑ Goble, Gordon (April 11, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 (PC)". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3979,00.html. 
  16. ↑ Chick, Tom (November 19, 1999). "NASCAR 2000 (PS)". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Nascar2000/. 
  17. ↑ Hicks, Michael (April 11, 2000). "NASCAR 2000". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/027/080/nascar2k_review.html. 
  18. ↑ Todd, Brett (July 2000). "Back to the Track (NASCAR 2000 Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (192): 92. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_192.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2021. 
  19. ↑ EGM staff (November 1999). "NASCR 2000 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (124). 
  20. ↑ Fitloff, Jay; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (November 1999). "NASCAR 2000 (PS)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (79). http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4289. Retrieved August 2, 2021. 
  21. ↑ "REVIEW for NASCAR 2000 (N64)". GameFan (Shinno Media). October 6, 1999. 
  22. ↑ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Joe Kidd (December 1999). "NASCAR 2000 (PS)". GameFan (Shinno Media) 7 (12): 94. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_12/page/n95/mode/2up. Retrieved August 2, 2021. 
  23. ↑ Provo, Frank (August 7, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 Review (GBC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-2000-review/1900-2612599/. 
  24. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (October 29, 1999). "NASCAR 2000 Review (N64) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-2000-review/1900-2557951/. 
  25. ↑ Poole, Stephen (March 30, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-2000-review/1900-2543743/. 
  26. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (October 29, 1999). "NASCAR 2000 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-2000-review/1900-2548543/. 
  27. ↑ Grignard (April 29, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 (PC)". IGN Entertainment. http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/nascar2k_a.shtm. 
  28. ↑ Nix, Marc (August 4, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 (GBC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/05/nascar-2000. 
  29. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (September 17, 1999). "NASCAR 2000 (N64)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/18/nascar-2000-6. 
  30. ↑ IGN staff (March 31, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 (PC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/01/nascar-2000-3. 
  31. ↑ Cleveland, Adam (October 29, 1999). "NASCAR 2000 (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/30/nascar-2000-4. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Trueman, Doug (December 1999). "NASCAR 2000 (PS)". NextGen (Imagine Media) (60): 112. https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n113/mode/2up. Retrieved August 2, 2021. 
  33. ↑ "NASCAR 2000 (GBC)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 135: 121. August 2000. 
  34. ↑ "NASCAR 2000 (N64)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 125: 128. October 1999. https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-367-128.jpg. Retrieved August 2, 2021. 
  35. ↑ Kujawa, Kraig (November 1999). "NASCAR 2000". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 3 (2): 144. https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_3_Issue_2_1999-11_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n143/mode/2up. Retrieved August 2, 2021. 
  36. ↑ "NASCAR 2000". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 7 (7). July 2000. 
  37. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (March 30, 2000). "NASCAR 2000 Review - PC". http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r13343.htm. 
  38. ↑ Ash (November 1999). "NASCAR 2000 (N64)". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (134): 151. https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-1939-151.jpg. Retrieved August 2, 2021. 

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