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Sydney 2000

by Attention To Detail·published by Eidos Interactive, Capcom

2000Everyone26
PCWindowsPlayStationPS1Dreamcast

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The official video game of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad held in 2000 in Sydney. It includes 32 nations, going for gold in 12 events divided by 6 sports: Athletics (100m dash, 110m hurdles, hammer and javelin throw, triple jump and high jump), Aquatics (200m freestyle and 10m platform diving), Kayak K1 Slalom, Super Heavyweight Weight Lifting, Skeet Shooting and Three-man track cycling pursuit. All events feature 3D graphics with cameras that mimic the ones used in TV broadcasts.

Gameplay is the usual found in games of the genre - button mashing the two power buttons is required in most events to build up strength/speed, with an additional third button setting the actions, such as jumping or throwing angle. Other events feature alternate control methods, such as Slalom (where it's possible to press certain buttons to dodge the rower between the gates if the Kayak is going to hit one or place the paddle to force into a certain direction), Diving (following a "click-along" sequence of keys) and Skeet (the direction keys controlling the aim, one button to start and other to shoot).

Along an arcade and 8-player action, the Olympic mode gives the player the option to build their athlete from the national open trials to the Olympics. By completing training drills in the Cyber Gym, the athlete increases his athletic abilities: Citius, Altius, Fortius, as told by the Olympic Motto. Before joining the competition, the player must beat national, continental and international opponents.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerSplit screen

Perspective

Third person

Ported as

Sydney 2000

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

x86 (32-bit)

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse, Other Input Devices

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Multiplayer Options

Internet

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium MMX

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

32 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 7.0a

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

8X (1.2 MB/s)

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480, 800×600

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Released

2000

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS1Dreamcast

Age ratings

ESRBEveryoneUSK0 (ohne Altersbeschränkung)

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Top 43% by visits

Tags

3rd-person (Other)Olympiad / mixed sportsOceaniaLicensed