NBA Live 2000

NBA Live 2000 is the 2000 installment of the "NBA Live" video game series. The cover features Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs. The game was developed by EA Sports and released in 1999. Don Poier is the play-by-play announcer with Reggie Theus on color commentary. A release of the game for the Game Boy Color was planned, but cancelled. The game features Michael Jordan in his first official appearance in the series. The PC version of the game introduced EA's "Face in the Game" feature, allowing players to use custom facial photographs on created players. It was also the final NBA Live game released for Nintendo 64. "NBA Live 2000" is followed by "NBA Live 2001".
Reception.
The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator GameRankings. Rob Smolka of "NextGen" said of the PlayStation version, "This is as good as a basketball game gets on the PlayStation." In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Victor on February 24, 2000, "Famitsu" gave it a score of 27 out of 40.
Brett Alan Weiss of "AllGame" gave the PlayStation version four-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "the most complete and most fun basketball game to ever grace the PlayStation." However, Anthony Baize of the same website gave the Nintendo 64 version three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, ""NBA Live 2000" is probably the best basketball simulation to hit the N64 in the late 1990s. If you like hard-driving basketball action, then "NBA Live 2000" is a game you want in your collection." William Abner of "Computer Games Strategy Plus" gave the same PC version four stars out of five, saying, ""NBA Live 2000" is a fun basketball game even with the quirks. If you are a fan of the "NBA Live" series then "Live 2000" is a must buy." Martin Kitts of "N64 Magazine" gave the N64 version 65%, saying, "Dedicated Michael Jordan fans will lap it up but "NBA Live 2000" isn't the basketball game for the rest of us."
"PC Gamer US" nominated the PC version for their 1999 "Best Sports Game" award, which ultimately went to "High Heat Baseball 2000". They wrote, "the on-court play is the best in the business thanks to a major improvement of the computer AI, and the franchise mode is as much fun as the actual gameplay."
Said PC version alone sold 73,101 copies by April 2000.