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NHL 2000

You can choose from all of the NHL teams, including the expansion Atlanta Thrashers. Play an Exhibition game to work on your tactics and strategies, and when you are ready for long-term competition, try to…

31 August 1999

NHL 2000 is a platform developed by EA Canada, released 31 August 1999 on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What NHL 2000 is

NHL 2000 is a platform game developed by EA Canada and released in 1999. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

You can choose from all of the NHL teams, including the expansion Atlanta Thrashers. Play an Exhibition game to work on your tactics and strategies, and when you are ready for long-term competition, try to endure an 82-game Season, or just skip straight to the Playoffs. While in the game, you will have to learn when to make line changes and determine when it's a good time to pull the goalie. In addition to these tactical decisions, you must also deal with penalties and infractions including offsides, two-line passes, and icing. However, you can customize the game by turning off certain rules and setting the referee's strictness. In addition, there are three different difficulty levels. Will…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the NHL series

NHL 2000 is the 34th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. The next entry was NHL Hockey 2000 in 1999.

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What it launched against

NHL 2000 launched on 31 August 1999, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear and Shadow Man.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, Shadow Man.

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When did NHL 2000 come out?
NHL 2000 was released on 31 August 1999 for PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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