UEFA Euro 2000 (video game)

2000 video game

2000 video game

UEFA Euro 2000

Developer(s)| EA Canada
Publisher(s)| EA Sports
Series| UEFA Euro
Platform(s)| Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Release| Windows

* EU: 28 April 2000

PlayStation

* EU: 10 August 2000

Genre(s)| Sports, Football
Mode(s)| Single-player, Multiplayer

UEFA Euro 2000 is the official game of UEFA Euro 2000 football tournament hosted in Belgium and the Netherlands. The game was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Canada. It is available for PC and PlayStation.

The game was EA Sports' first game based on the European Championships after obtaining the official licence from UEFA, which had previously been held by Gremlin Interactive. The game features all 49 teams from the qualification stage of the Euro 2000 championships, as well as the hosts Belgium and the Netherlands who qualified for the finals automatically.[citation needed] The player can choose one of the teams and attempt to qualify them for the tournament and then participate in the finals themselves.

Paul Oakenfold provides the game's music, whilst commentary is from John Motson and Mark Lawrenson.

## Reception

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### Critical

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Reviewing the PlayStation version, PlayStation Max made several comparisons to EA Sports' other football video game, FIFA 2000. They considered Euro 2000 to very similar but slower and more jerky to play than FIFA 2000 and also noted that it contained fewer teams compared to FIFA due to its focus on European international teams, whereas FIFA has international teams from across the world as well as club teams. This led to a rating of 65%.[1] Eurogamer gave the same console version a negative review, stating, "It is tough to believe this game has been thoroughly playtested, but it's clearly passed all the necessary criteria to warrant shelf life. The whole product feels incredibly rushed, with more emphasis on making the menu system look nice than making a game worth playing."[2] The site went on to say, "Even in the graphics department, things have taken a slight nose-dive, with player definition not up to the usual standards. The one saving grace is the crowd and commentary, but it's made pretty much redundant when offset against the game's overall failings," which led to a score of three out of ten.[2]

IGN reviewed the PC version, commenting that the frame rate that the game ran at had dropped compared to FIFA 2000 possibly due to increased crowd and stadium detail. Noting the similarities between the game and FIFA 2000, they cited it as a "classic example of the company milking the soccer fan's money for yet another largely identical game of the FIFA soccer series"[3] and suggested to "wait for FIFA 2001".[3]

## References

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1. ^ East, Tom (June 2000). "Review: UEFA Euro 2000". PlayStation Max. No. 19\. Future plc. pp. 14–17.
2. ^ a b Ellis, Keith "DNM" (8 June 2000). "[UEFA] Euro 2000 (PSOne)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 7 January 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
3. ^ a b Jojic, Uros (6 July 2000). "UEFA Euro 2000 Report". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

## External links

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* UEFA Euro 2000 at MobyGames

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UEFA European Championship symbols

Albums|

* 1996: The Beautiful Game
* 2000: Euro 2000: The Official Album
* 2004: Vive O 2004!

Songs|

* 1992: "More Than a Game"
* 1996: "We're in This Together"
* 2000: "Campione 2000"
* 2004: "Força"
* 2008: "Can You Hear Me"
* 2012: "Endless Summer"
* 2016: "This One's for You"
* 2020: "We Are the People
* 2024: "Fire"

Mascots|

* 1980: Pinocchio
* 1984: Péno
* 1988: Berni
* 1992: Rabbit
* 1996: Goaliath
* 2000: Benelucky
* 2004: Kinas
* 2008: Trix and Flix
* 2012: Slavek and Slavko
* 2016: Super Victor
* 2020: Skillzy
* 2024: Albärt

Balls|

* 1968: Telstar Elast
* 1972: Telstar Durlast
* 1976: Telstar Durlast
* 1980: Tango River Plate
* 1984: Tango Mundial
* 1988: Tango Europa
* 1992: Etrusco Unico
* 1996: Questra Europa
* 2000: Terrestra Silverstream
* 2004: Roteiro
* 2008: Europass
* 2012: Tango 12
* 2016: Beau Jeu (group stage) & Fracas (knockout phase)
* 2020: Uniforia (until quarter-finals) & Uniforia Finale (from semi-finals)
* 2024: Fussballliebe

Video games|

* 1992: Champions of Europe
* 1996: UEFA Euro 96 England
* 2000: UEFA Euro 2000
* 2004: UEFA Euro 2004
* 2008: UEFA Euro 2008
* 2012: UEFA Euro 2012
* 2016: Pro Evolution Soccer: UEFA Euro 2016 France
* 2020: eFootball PES 2020 & 2021 Season Update
* 2024: EA Sports FC 24

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UEFA Euro 2000

Stages|

* Qualification
* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Broadcasting
* Squads
* Statistics

Official symbols|

* Terrestra Silverstream (ball)
* Benelucky (mascot)
* UEFA Euro 2000 (video game)
* "Campione 2000" (song)
* Euro 2000: The Official Album (album)

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EA Sports FC series|

* 24
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FIFA series|

* International Soccer
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* Road to World Cup 98
* 99
* 2000
* 2001
* Football 2002
* Football 2003
* Football 2004
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* 06
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FIFA World Cup series|

* World Cup 98
* 2002 FIFA World Cup
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* 2006 FIFA World Cup
* 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
* 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

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* Street (2005)
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Other FIFA and
EA Sports FC titles|

* FIFA Soccer 64
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UEFA series|

| European Championship series|

* UEFA Euro 2000
* UEFA Euro 2004
* UEFA Euro 2008

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Champions League series|

* UEFA Champions League 2006–2007

Related|

* Zico Soccer
* J-League Winning Goal
* The F.A. Premier League Stars
* 2001
* Football Academy
* FIFAe World Cup
* FIFAe Nations Series
* Ultimate Team

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