The most interesting games released in 2000

Strategy 12 September 2000

Start-Up 2000 is an economic strategy produced by Monte Cristo studio, in which players direct the activity of companies from the latest technologies. The creators tried to reproduce the market rules as realistically as possible and anticipated many scenarios of events that a modern company can experience.

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Strategy 28 April 2000

All World War II campaigns from Talonsoft's famous series of strategic games, including East Front and West Front.

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Simulation 23 July 2000

Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche versus Ka-52 Hokum is a new simulator for the creators of Enemy Engaged: Apache Havoc. This time the player has the opportunity to try out a Russian combat helicopter as well.

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Action 02 May 2000

An unusual action game that allows you to take part in an unusual aircraft competition, in which take part both monster and bizarre flying ships. Carried by the power of magic, in flying machines, on the backs of birds and lizards we fight for victory in heavenly competitions.

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Sports 23 August 2000

Golf 2001 is designed for beginners. It combines a simple user interface with the realism of this difficult game. The game allows you to enter such golf courses as Mauna Kea, Bountiful Ridge, Entrada at Snow Canyon, See Island, Kapalua Plantation, The Mountain at Bighorn and Three Canyons.

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Adventure 02 May 2000

A survival horror game set in the realities of science fiction. A reconnaissance group is sent to Mars to check what happened to the base crew. The player is given the opportunity to direct the fate of three characters. Each of them has its own unique abilities and has to fulfil different tasks.

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Strategy 28 April 2000

A representative of the real-time strategy genre, in which we become the commander of the army of one of the three large earthly groups fighting with each other for power and access to natural resources.

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Party 11 February 2000

Pleasant production, in which we take care of the virtual cat and set off on a journey around the world. The game consists of several scenes and introduces a lot of new items. We can also communicate with a virtual animal through speech. The production will appeal to younger customers, because it offers carefree moments with virtual little ones.

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Racing 19 May 2000

Racing of four-wheeled scooters on wild wilderness with authentic Kawasaki all-wheel-drive vehicles. The authors put at our disposal 12 vehicles, with which we crashed in six different locks, such as a windy desert, swamps, dangerous mine heaps, wooded terrain, a seaside lagoon, rocky hills.

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Strategy 01 June 2000

Stand up to the battle for the New World's lands on land and in the air. An interesting solution is the complete lack of classic RTS raw material management, which causes the player to focus on tactical solutions.

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Sports 20 September 2000

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is a continuation of the arcade game published in 1999, signed with the name of the famous skateboarder. As in the original, players have the opportunity to test their skateboarding skills by playing as skateboard masters. Developers from Neversoft Entertainment studio have prepared several hundred spectacular tricks that can be performed while playing. The soundtrack of the game included songs by bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Papa Roach and Naughty by Nature.

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Adventure 15 April 2000

An adventure game in which you play the role of a well-known cartoon hero - Pink Panther. Our pink hero, making money as a pedlar, accidentally ends up in a beautiful estate, inhabited by the family of a newly-enriched dentist....

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Arcade 04 November 2000

Unusual arcade game designed for up to four players of all ages. Its aim is to paint as much of the screen as possible, collecting various types of bonus items and trying to make it difficult for other participants of the game.

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Racing 27 June 2000

Crazy car races with Twisted Metal or Destruction Derby motif of destroying enemies. In the game we play the role of a driver who stands for crazy and dangerous competitions. On the routes you can use various weapons and attack your competitors. The creators prepared more than twenty tracks and about forty vehicles and a lot of different weapons.

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Strategy 30 November 2000

Become a great film star in the world of television soap opera, climbing the career ladder in all available ways.

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Strategy 06 November 2000

After being destroyed by an alien race, people send a mother-ship in search of a native invading planet, which was the only chance for a new home for mankind.

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Puzzle 06 August 2000

A logic-arcade game that is a variation of Tetris. Of course, the game is about arranging the blocks properly. The authors have prepared 100 levels located in 10 different worlds. We can also choose one of the two game modes: arcade and puzzle.

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Simulation 20 June 2000

Play the role of a tanker serving in modern armoured forces. In order to survive and defeat the enemy, it is necessary to demonstrate the ability to sense the tank, knowledge of the battlefield and tactics.

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RPG 13 June 2000

Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio, a role-playing game strongly inspired by the Final Fantasy series. The story focuses on a young man who embarks on a dangerous journey to rescue his kidnapped childhood friend. In the course of the adventure he discovers unusual powers, thanks to which he will be able to change the outcome of the ongoing war in the land. Production mechanisms do not differ significantly from other representatives of the genre.

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RPG 02 December 2000

Sea Dogs is an action adventure game in which players have the opportunity to taste the life of a 17th century pirate or a brave British sailor. The title was produced by Akella studio. The game combines elements of adventure, cRPG and even real-time strategy. Its advantages include a non-linear plot and an over 60-minute soundtrack recorded by Moscow Philharmonic Orchestras.

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Arcade 26 November 2000

Super Bust-A-Move is the fifth installment of the rather popular game series. These products combine elements of logical games and popular arcade games.

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RPG 22 November 2000

The next installment of the popular series of unusual jRPG games, in which the player plays the role of a young farmer. Its aim is to transform a decayed farm into a prosperous farm. In order to do this, it is necessary not only to take care of the planted plants and animals, but also to take care of good relations with the inhabitants of the surrounding town.

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RPG 31 January 2000

Eighth installment of the popular series of Japanese role-playing games SaGa. The production tells two different stories taking place in the fantasy world of Sandail. One of them focuses on the prince banished for his lack of magical abilities, the other draws the fate of several generations of the family of explorers of the mysterious artifact.

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Simulation 21 October 2000

Reno Air Racing is a helicopter race in which we compete with other pilots in complex air acrobatics.

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Arcade 24 October 2000

The third installment of the famous series of colourful 3D platformers. Production develops the assumptions of the cycle, adding, among other things, new playable characters with individual abilities.

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Adventure 22 November 2000

A bloody and dark adaptation of Alice's fairy tale in Wonderland, in which Alice has to deal with the evil Queen of the Dark with a whole arsenal of deadly weapons. Fun mechanics combines the typical platform exploration of large three-dimensional levels with a combat system realized as in the best shooters.

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Action 22 November 2000

Take on the role of the characters in The Mummy, and on your own monitor take on a mystical Egyptian story, fight dangerous enemies, and finally defeat Imhotep himself.

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Action 21 October 2000

In the distant future on Earth there is a war between psionics with supernatural powers. The governmental agent, Nathaniel Cain, must recover the mysterious artifact and find the truth about his past.

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Sports 23 August 2000

Madden NFL 2001 is the next installment of one of the Sports series published by Electronic Arts. The authors have introduced changes in the gameplay mechanisms, which further increase the realism of the matches. The line-up of all teams has been updated and the control system has been improved.

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Racing 10 October 2000

Another installment in a series of brutal and very controversial racing games. In similarity to the original game, what matters the most here, is mainly destruction and running pedestrians over in a spectacular fashion. The game focuses mainly on delivering a multiplayer experience and the players can compete against one another on a lot of unique tracks.

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Action 15 December 2000

A tactical FPS with strategy elements, developed by Interloop. The action takes place in the former Soviet Union, where, as a SAS officer, we have to find and capture American nuclear warheads and prevent a catastrophe similar to the one that happened in Chernobyl. The gameplay combines elements of tactical FPS and strategy game; before each mission we have to devise a detailed plan with the aim of staying undetected for as long as possible.

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RPG 16 February 2000

A fantasy isometric role-playing game with hack-and-slash elements, developed by Westwood Studios, the creators of such titles as Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore or Command & Conquer. The game take place on the planet Nox, once the arena of the great war between men and necromancers. Many years thereafter, a surviving necromancer named Hecubah decides to take revenge on men, using a magic wand filled with the souls of their allies.

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RPG 07 July 2000

The 9th main entry in a classic jRPG series, originally released in 2000 on PlayStation console, and ported to PC ten year later. After a few games featuring slightly cyberpunkish settings, Final Fantasy IX returns to the roots of the series, where we are once again met by knights, princesses, and dragons. Players take the role of a young thief, who, together with a company of other heroes, faces the evil queen Brahna, who is responsible for the outbreak of a great war.

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RPG 22 June 2000

A cyberpunk first-person perspective action RPG developed by Ion Storm, studio led by the legend of the video game industry, Warren Spector – co-creator of such cult series as Ultima and Wing Commander. Deus Ex takes place in the middle of XXI century, in a world filled with terrorism, corruption, poverty and a mysterious disease called the Gray Death.

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Strategy 24 October 2000

The official sequel to Command & Conquer: Red Alert, a game originally released on PCs in 1996 by the Westwood Studios company. The storyline of Red Alert 2 is a continuation of that of its predecessor, however, due to the results of the secret Soviet experiments, this time we will witness the emergence of several alternative reality scenarios.

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RPG 29 June 2000

A sequel to one of the biggest hits by Blizzard Entertainment. The plot of Diablo II follows the events of the first installment. The victory over Diablo turned out to be merely an illusion. Having possessed the body of his conqueror, Aidan, Diablo plans to unleash his brothers – Mefisto and Baal – with the purpose of enslaving the human kind once and for all. The player’s objective is to thwart the demon’s dreadful plans.

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