Sydney 2000 is the official video game of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, hosted by Sydney, Australia in 2000. Developed by Attention to Detail and published by Eidos Interactive, it was released for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Dreamcast. There were versions developed for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color, but both versions were cancelled. Events 100 m sprint 110 m hurdles Javelin (F) Hammer Triple Jump High Jump (F) Skeet shooting Super Heavyweight Weight Lifting 100 m Freestyle Swimming (F) 10 m Platform Diving (F) Chase Cycling Kayak K1 Slalom Playable nations Up to 32 countries were available to be played on the game. They are: Australia Belgium Brazil Canada China Denmark Finland France Great Britain Germany Greece Hungary India Israel Italy Japan Kenya South Korea Mexico Netherlands Norway New Zealand Poland Portugal Russia South Africa Singapore Spain Switzerland Sweden Chinese Taipei United States of America Gameplay Although the button mashing-laden gameplay has not changed from previous games, the main competition itself become more complex with the inclusion of the Virtual Gym and a complete Olympics qualifying tour, composed by four stages, and the player can only run for the medals of the events they qualified for. While some of the events are the women's, each event is only set to one gender: it is not possible to run the women's 100 m hurdles or the men's high jump. Individually, there is not much difference in gameplay from previous games: two action buttons control speed a third performs an extra action, such as jumping, passing a hurdle, setting the angle and releasing the hammer or javelin, or touching the wall. All events rely on this formula, except Skeet, K1 Slalom, and diving (which uses "click-a-long" rather than the freeform jumping of Olympic Gold). Chase Cycling also requires pacing by the player, or the final cyclist will run out of long pace before the final sprint. The biggest difference from previous games in the series lies in the Olympic mode: instead of starting in the Olympics, the player must improve and qualify an athlete for the event. Each event has four stages (Open Trials, Invitation Event, The Championship, and Olympic Class), and for each stage the player must complete minigames in the Cyber Gym that range from running on a treadmill, climbing a pole, squats or reaction training, for a total of 20 minigames. Completing a Cyber Gym