Software:Supercross 2000

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Supercross 2000
Supercross2000.JPG
Box art
Developer(s)MBL Research
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Composer(s)Jerry Martin
Platform(s)Nintendo 64, PlayStation
ReleaseNintendo 64
  • NA: October 31, 1999
  • EU: February 2000
PlayStation
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Supercross 2000 is a 3D racing game based on the sport of Supercross. It was published by EA Sports for PlayStation and Nintendo 64 consoles in North America on October 31, 1999, and in Europe in February 2000. Its sequel, Supercross, was released in November 2000.

Gameplay

Supercross 2000 is licensed by the AMA and Pace Motor Sports. It includes all 16 real stadium tracks from the series, as well as 25 of the Supercross and freestyle riders from the 1998 season.

Features

  • Recreations of factory bikes with accompanying physics simulations.
  • Play-by-play announcing from ESPN commentators David Bailey[2] and Art Eckman.
  • The simulation of tracks wearing down during the course of each race, which gradually develops into grooves and ruts.
  • Nintendo Pak peripheral support, including support for the Controller Pak, Rumble Pak, and Expansion Pak.

Riders

  • Jeff Emig
  • Stefy Bau
  • Kevin Windham
  • Mike LaRocco
  • Mike Metzger
  • Greg Albertyn

Soundtrack

  • The Living End – "Prisoner of Society"
  • The Living End – "I Want A Day"
  • MxPx – "The Next Big Thing"
  • Pulley – "Over It"
  • All – "Perfection"
  • 40 Watt Domain – "Bubble"

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
N64PS
AllGame3/5 stars[3]2.5/5 stars[4]
Consoles +N/A60%[5]
CVGN/A3/5 stars[6]
EGMN/A17.5/40[7]
Game Informer6.75/10[8]N/A
GameFan82%[9]N/A
GamePro4/5 stars[10]3/5 stars[11]
GameSpot6.2/10[12]4.7/10[13]
Hyper82%[14]N/A
IGN8.1/10[15]4.2/10[16]
Jeuxvideo.comN/A10/20[17]
Mega Fun56/100[18]51/100[19]
N64 Magazine76%[20]N/A
Nintendo Power7.4/10[21]N/A
ONM85%[22]N/A
OPM (US)N/A1.5/5 stars[23]
Video Games (DE)76%[24]58%[25]
The Cincinnati Enquirer3/4 stars[26]3/4 stars[26]
Aggregate score
GameRankings73%[27]58%[28]

The game received mixed/average reviews on both the PlayStation and the Nintendo 64, according to video game review aggregator GameRankings.[27][28]

References

  1. "PSX Nation: News". 2000-01-20. http://psxnation.com/news/111199e.shtml. 
  2. Boulding, Aaron (1999-12-04). "Supercross 2000" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/04/supercross-2000. 
  3. McCall, Scott. "Supercross 2000 (N64) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=21141&tab=review. 
  4. Wigmore, Glenn. "Supercross 2000 (PS) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20768&tab=review. 
  5. "Supercross 2000" (in fr). Consoles + (98): 134. March 2000. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero098/Consoles%20%2B%20098%20-%20Page%20134%20(mars%202000).jpg. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  6. "Supercross 2000". Computer and Video Games (219): 82. March 2000. https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_219.pdf&page=82. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  7. Hager, Dean; Davison, John; Hsu, Dan; Chou, Che (February 2000). "Supercross 2000 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (127): 183. https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20127%20%28February%202000%29/page/n185/mode/2up. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  8. Reppen, Erik (January 2000). "Supercross 2000 (N64)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (81). http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4816. Retrieved March 10, 2016. 
  9. "REVIEW for Supercross 2000 (N64)". GameFan (Shinno Media). November 24, 1999. 
  10. Lamchop (January 2000). "Supercross 2000 (N64)". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (136): 126. http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-1669-128.jpg. Retrieved November 11, 2020. 
  11. "Supercross 2000 (PS)". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). 2000. 
  12. Gerstmann, Jeff (December 13, 1999). "Supercross 2000 Review (N64)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/supercross-2000-review/1900-2545267/. 
  13. Gerstmann, Jeff (December 23, 1999). "Supercross 2000 Review (PS)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/supercross-2000-review/1900-2549556/. 
  14. Adam, Arthur (May 2000). "Supercross 2000 (N64)". Hyper (Next Media Pty Ltd) (79): 70. http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-709-70.jpg. Retrieved November 11, 2020. 
  15. Boulding, Aaron (December 3, 1999). "Supercross 2000 (N64)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/04/supercross-2000. 
  16. Nix, Marc (November 19, 1999). "Supercross 2000 (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/20/supercross-2000-3. 
  17. Melo (2000). "Supercross 2000" (in fr). Archived from the original on February 3, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040203183321/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000552_test.htm. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  18. Swen (April 2000). "Supercross 2000" (in de). Mega Fun: 75. https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_2000-04.pdf&page=67. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  19. Georg (February 2000). "Supercross 2000" (in de). Mega Fun: 72. https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_2000-02.pdf&page=72. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  20. Bickham, Jes (March 2000). "Supercross 2000". N64 Magazine (Future Publishing) (39): 64. http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-520-64.jpg. Retrieved November 11, 2020. 
  21. "Supercross 2000". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 128: 144. January 2000. http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-370-144.jpg. Retrieved November 11, 2020. 
  22. "Supercross 2000". Official Nintendo Magazine (89): 32–35. February 2000. https://archive.org/details/nom89/page/n31/mode/2up?q=%22supercross+2000%22. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  23. Maruyama, Wataru (February 2000). "Supercross 2000". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 3 (5): 94. https://archive.org/details/Official_U.S._Playstation_Magazine_Issue_29_February_2000/page/n93/mode/2up. Retrieved November 10, 2020. 
  24. Axel (February 2000). "Supercross 2000" (in de). Video Games: 137. https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-2000-02/page/n131/mode/2up?q=%22supercross+2000%22. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  25. Alex (January 2000). "Supercross 2000" (in de). Video Games: 144. https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-2000-01/page/144/mode/2up. Retrieved December 1, 2021. 
  26. 26.0 26.1 Braxton-Brown, Justin (January 14, 2000). "Real-life cycle". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/supercross2k.html. 
  27. 27.0 27.1 "Supercross 2000 for Nintendo 64". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/198859-supercross-2000/index.html. 
  28. 28.0 28.1 "Supercross 2000 for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198860-supercross-2000/index.html. 

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