Decathlons distant children." Colin Williamson of PC Gamer US criticised the button mashing-gameplay and frustration game control of the latter version, and stated, "All in all, Sydneys quality is disturbingly inconsistent, and there are, sadly, more bad games than good in this particular collection. If you want to recreate the Olympic experience, break into the local high school track and run a few laps, or hop into the La-Z-Boy with a big tub of popcorn and leave it to the professionals." Kevin Rice of NextGen called the former version "A weekend rental at best. It's somewhat amusing to relive childhood memories of the local arcade, but the game's lack of depth and repetitive game mechanics grow old quickly." Cheat Monkey of GamePro said of the PlayStation version, "If you're hankering for some Olympic competition and want to go beyond the standard track and field events, Sydney 2000 is a decent pick. It's not a gold medal winner, but it finishes the PlayStation invitational with a bronze." He then said of the Dreamcast version, "Overall, Sydney 2000 for the Dreamcast is a better game than the PlayStation version in more ways than one, but it's still held to a bronze medal finish in the sports games category. If you've got Olympic fever, Sydney 2000 will carry the torch for you, but only so far." Brian Wright, however, said of the PC version, "It seems that as long as computers continue to exist, companies will continue to release decathlon-style games. The button-mashing game mechanics may appeal to novice gamers or those on a nostalgia kick, but the familiar and repetitive gameplay means that Sydney 2000 doesn't get the gold." Notes References External links 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 video games Attention to Detail games Cancelled Game Boy Color games Cancelled Nintendo 64 games Capcom games Dreamcast games Eidos Interactive games Summer Olympic video games PlayStation (console) games Video games scored by Allister Brimble Video games set in 2000 Video games set in Australia Video games set in Sydney Windows games BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for Best Games winners Video games developed in the United Kingdom